Epigraph:
O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is All-knowing, All-Aware. (Al Quran 49:14)
Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch
Lead article collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
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