Diversity, Sisterhood, and Unity in Islam: A Guiding Light
Quranic Guidance
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Diversity:
"O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-divisions that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most honorable among you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware."
Quran 49:14
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ -
Unity:
"And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your tongues and colours. In that surely are Signs for those who possess knowledge."
Quran 30:23
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْعَالِمِينَ
Hadith on Unity and Sisterhood
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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The believers, in their mutual kindness, compassion, and sympathy, are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever."
Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim -
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "O people, your God is one and your father is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab; a white person is not better than a black person, nor is a black person better than a white person; except by piety."
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 23489
Teachings of the Promised Messiah and Khilafat of Ahmadiyya
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Promised Messiah (as): "God has ordained that all those who dwell on the earth shall be gathered together under the banner of one faith; this is the Divine purpose for which I have been sent to the world."
Tadhkirah, p. 1064 -
Promised Messiah (as): "I proclaim to all Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Aryas that I have no enemy in the world. I love mankind with the love that a compassionate mother has for her children; even more so."
Lecture Sialkot, p. 19 -
Fourth Caliph, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad: " Islam cherishes and zealously guards all fatherly, motherly, brotherly, sisterly and filial relationships. Islam wants to promote friendships, which are more platonic than sensual."
Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues -
Fifth Caliph, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad: "Whereby one cannot be a guarantor of true peace unless one becomes selfless in setting the standards of justice, compassion and love. This is the teaching that enables one to reach the pinnacle in fulfilling the rights of others."
True justice and Peace