[AlAhram] El-Tayyeb encouraged dialogue among people as a "requirement necessitated by diversity and differences"Islam has established peace as a main principle for Moslems’ dealing with other people, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, said during his address to the 31st International Conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Saturday.
Mohammed El-Doweiny, al-Azhar’s deputy sheikh, delivered El-Tayyeb’s remarks during the conference which Cairo hosts on 13-14 March, titled "Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue."
...a promising title...
Egypt’s Minister of Religious Endowments Mohammed Mokhtar Gomaa and Mufti Shawki Allam took part in the conference.El-Tayyeb encouraged dialogue among people as a "requirement necessitated by diversity and differences in tongues and colours."
He added that dialogue among different people shall be on the plenty of things they have agreed upon.
”Let’s see... To start we all agree there might or might not be a god—“
“— or gods, O Wisdom of the Ages.”
“Yes, yes, Mahmoud. Or gods. And we all agree that God’s name is Allah and Mohammed is his final and true prophet, an example to Mankind of all the ways that are right to live and believe...”
“Oh dear. Fatima, run and get the purple pill — he’s doing that thing again. RUN, woman!!”
Inviting people to the way of Allah shall only be carried out through wisdom, good instruction, and quiet dialogue that does not hurt others or offend them or their beliefs, El-Doweiny said on behalf of El-Tayyeb.“— or gods, O Wisdom of the Ages.”
“Yes, yes, Mahmoud. Or gods. And we all agree that God’s name is Allah and Mohammed is his final and true prophet, an example to Mankind of all the ways that are right to live and believe...”
“Oh dear. Fatima, run and get the purple pill — he’s doing that thing again. RUN, woman!!”
...thus immediately pointing out and underlining in neon lights the key area where Muslims and everyone else most emphatically do not agree.
"Islam rejects every invitation to a belief by force of arms, coercion, or exploitation of the poverty or sickness of people, as Koran states 'there is no compulsion in religion’," El-Tayyeb said.That was the early period of Islam, followed fairly quickly by the compulsion-first approach that’s been preferred by the majority of the Beloved of Allah ever since, if only because it results in booty, slaves, and reduced competition for university places.
The grand imam explained that the word "peace" and its derivatives have been mentioned in the Koran 140 times, while the word "war" and its derivatives have been only mentioned six times.Yes, but one of the key derivatives is islam, meaning submission. And given that war is the alternative method to achieve submission of the target...
"In case you heard or read that a religion has licensed the bloodshed and dispossession, then you [should] know that this is a deceit in portraying the truth about this religion," El-Tayyeb added.And we will start to believe that when all Muslims everywhere who have engaged in bloodshed and/or dispossession are tried, convicted, jailed, and dispossessed of all they had taken in the process, including Love Jihad wives.
Related:
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb: 2019-02-05 Al-Azhar Grand Imam El-Tayyeb to Mideast Christian communities: 'You are part of this nation. You are not minorities'
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb: 2018-01-17 Egypt's Al-Azhar to hold international conference 'in support of Jerusalem' on Wednesday
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb: 2019-02-05 Al-Azhar Grand Imam El-Tayyeb to Mideast Christian communities: 'You are part of this nation. You are not minorities'
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb: 2018-01-17 Egypt's Al-Azhar to hold international conference 'in support of Jerusalem' on Wednesday
Related:
Al-Azhar: 2020-11-16 Jawanan Radio Entertains Questions on Consequences of Extremism, Similar Topics from Islamic Perspective
Al-Azhar: 2020-10-29 Al-Azhar Grand Imam calls for int'l legislation to protect Muslims against acts of hate, discrimination
Al-Azhar: 2020-10-05 Pope Francis Laments Failures Of Market Capitalism In Blueprint For Post-COVID World
Al-Azhar: 2020-11-16 Jawanan Radio Entertains Questions on Consequences of Extremism, Similar Topics from Islamic Perspective
Al-Azhar: 2020-10-29 Al-Azhar Grand Imam calls for int'l legislation to protect Muslims against acts of hate, discrimination
Al-Azhar: 2020-10-05 Pope Francis Laments Failures Of Market Capitalism In Blueprint For Post-COVID World