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The common word means not only the acceptance of
Divine Unity but also attachment to the One with
our whole being and therefore including love of the
One and moreover the love of His creation or the
neighbor for the neighbor comes from the One and
returns to It. Consequently, one can say that not only
Divine Unity is a common word between us and you
but that there is also a single kalimah or Logos in its
principal reality in which we believe jointly except
that for you the Word is identified with Christ and
for us with the Qur’an. It would bring us closer to
each other if we realize that we are bound together
not only by the doctrine of the One but also by the
“doctrine of the Word”. Needless to say different
understandings of kalimah or logos have existed also
within each tradition as we see in the formulation of
different types of Christology and also different
understandings of the meaning of the Qur’an as
Word of God. In this context of similarities and
contrasts we each follow the teachings of a religion
that claims to have a universal message for the whole
of humanity. For the purpose of our present
discourse in the same way that it is not necessary to
enter into contentious theological discussions about
the nature of God. To live fully as a Muslim or
Christian does not require anything less of us than
loving the neighbor, whether he or she be Muslim or
Christian, and to ask not “is he or she one of us,” but
“is he or she one of His.
Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr . (2012) THE WORD OF GOD—THE BRIDGE BETWEEN HIM, YOU AND US, Iqbal Review, Volume , Issue 1.
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