Imam Ali And His Wisdom For The Interreligious Life

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Remember, people are of two kind: either your siblings in faith or your equals in humanity . Regardless of the many unique and important differences among people, one can always affirm the unity and shared bond within the human family. Imam Ali encourages his fellow human beings to focus on the elements that connect us instead of those that divide us. Faith-based sisterhood and brotherhood opens the door to countless connections while securing rights for those who are religiously unaffiliated. The clear tone of simple mercy, kindness and equality to all is echoed in these words.

Each human being is unique and special. Yet, we are all fashioned the same way. This sentiment is an echo of the Qur'anic teaching regarding the creation of the human being , which reminds us that our ultimate origin is the same: We created the human being from an essence of clay, then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place, then We made that drop into a clinging form, and We made that form into a lump of flesh, and We made that lump into bones, and We clothed those bones with flesh, and later We made him into other forms––glory be to God, the best of creators! (Qur'an 23:12-14 ).

We may come from different cultures, speak different languages and be of different complexions and colors, yet, we are in need of the same basic necessities for life and aspire to the same goals of love, freedom, justice and safety for all.

While being authentically rooted in his own Muslim tradition, Imam Ali was open to engagement with others. He exemplified principles of justice and fairness in his interactions with people of diverse backgrounds and remains a paragon of this Qur'anic wisdom , O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of God is the most righteous among you. God is truly All-Knowing, All-Aware.

• Dr. Zeyneb Sayılgan is the Muslim Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies in Baltimore. Her experience of being born and raised in Germany as the daughter of Muslim immigrants from Türkiye informs her work on Christian-Muslim relations

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