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Islamic Model of Peaceful Coexistence… MR. Dodhiya and M. Ghanbari (119
It is to be in line with the the caliph and representative
instance so respect in of God is enough to dignify
accordance with the customs the whole of humanity. To
of nations and their different understand and cherish being
cultures and social norms. the masterpiece of God. It
However, to honor ourselves is only after the creations
or others it is primarily of human beings that God
important to know and acknowledged Himself saying:
realize our worth. “Then We created the
We cannot respect ourselves drop of fluid as a
or others if we are ignorant clinging mass. Then We
about the worth of our created the clinging mass
existence as a being. One as a fleshy tissue. Then
cannot expect honor and We created the fleshy
respect from a person who tissue as bones. Then We
doesn’t honor, respect, and clothed the bones with
value own self. We don’t need flesh. Then We produced
to possess any outstanding him as [yet] another
or unique-distinguishing creature. So blessed is
capabilities. Nor is it Allah, the best of creators”.
necessary to have external (Quran, 23: 14)
material achievements and
possessions. The fact that we We are human beings
are created as a vicegerent and we have the supreme
and possess the capacity to be divine grace, that is, the
power of discernment, choice,
