Imagine if more Jews and Muslims behaved like Anne. Imagine if we Muslims welcomed and befriended our Jewish neighbours. Imagine if we assisted people we saw in need. Imagine if we showed good conduct to all people.
When will we learn to stop fighting? When will we realise that the things we share in common are more important than the things that divide us?
Or, to adopt the words of one of the Talmudic elders: “If we are not for ourselves, who is for us? If we care only for ourselves, what are we? If we don't love now, when will we start?”
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The Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) had a Jewish neighbour who always hurled a constant stream of abuse at him. One day, the Prophet noticed that the neighbour was not hurling abuse over their common wall. He made inquiries and found out the neighbour was ill. The Prophet visited the neighbour and inquired as to his health. In doing so, the Prophet won the heart of his Jewish neighbour.
It’s all about winning hearts. Anne behaved more like the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) than many Muslims do. May Allah (or God) bless her and bring her even closer to Him.
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Irfan Yusuf is a New South Wales-based lawyer with a practice focusing on workplace relations and commercial dispute resolution. Irfan is also a regular media commentator on a variety of social, political, human rights, media and cultural issues. Irfan Yusuf's book, Once Were Radicals: My Years As A Teenage Islamo-Fascist, was published in May 2009 by Allen & Unwin.
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