Epigraph:
Those who believe and do good deeds — the Gracious God will create love in their hearts. So We have made it (the Qur’an) easy in thy tongue that thou mayest give thereby good tidings to the righteous, and warn thereby a people given to contention. (Al Quran 19:97-98)
Virtues of love and altruism are the basis of all religions and so a respect for all religions is essential. All religions are a means of inner-peace. I give my full heartfelt support to the Conference of World Religions. His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad: the Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
Lead post collected by Zubair Khan, The Muslim Times’ Editor for Germany
Historic Conference of World Religions Held at Guildhall, London
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