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The Holy Qur'an invites me to join with my ancestors and their
descendants who are dispersed all over the earth. Since the dawn
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of creation they have spread into Asia, the Islands of the Pacific,
North and South America, Europe, Africa and every other corner
of the earth. The Holy Qur'an is the first Book that tells me that we
are not only the children of one father and one mother, but that
we must also accept every human being as our brother or sister,
regardless of his or her color or national origin. It tells me that all
of us are the children of the same ancestor when it says, "O people!
We created you from a single [pair] of a male and a female, and
made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other
[not that you may despise each other!."18
PROPHET MUHAMMAD «
When we study the history of Prophet Muhammad S§, we can
descendants who are dispersed all over the earth. Since the dawn
4
5
INTRODUCTION TO AL-ISLAM
of creation they have spread into Asia, the Islands of the Pacific,
North and South America, Europe, Africa and every other corner
of the earth. The Holy Qur'an is the first Book that tells me that we
are not only the children of one father and one mother, but that
we must also accept every human being as our brother or sister,
regardless of his or her color or national origin. It tells me that all
of us are the children of the same ancestor when it says, "O people!
We created you from a single [pair] of a male and a female, and
made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other
[not that you may despise each other!."18
PROPHET MUHAMMAD «
When we study the history of Prophet Muhammad S§, we can