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Islamic Model of Peaceful Coexistence… MR. Dodhiya and M. Ghanbari (123

                  and practice regular charity,       faith,  the  Quran  reminds  a
                  to  fulfill  the  contracts         believer that  the declaration

                  which  we  have  made,              of faith in Allah, His Book,
                  and to be firm and patient,         and  the  Last  Day  is  not

                  in pain (or suffering) and          sufficient unless a conscious
                  adversity, and throughout           effort  is  also  made  to  care
                  all  periods  of  panic.            for  relatives,  orphans,  the
                  Such  are  the  people  of          needy, and travelers as well

                  truth, God-fearing. (Quran,         as to ensure the welfare of
                  2: 177)                             those  who  ask  for  help.
                                                      Similarly,  it  highlights  the
                  In  this  relatively  long          need  to  use  assets  for  the
               ayah,  the  Quran  refers  to          liberation  of  people  who
               social  obligations  that  are         have  been  denied  freedom

               more important than simply             and  liberty  in  their  own
               facing  towards  the  East  or         homeland or abroad.
               the  West  to  make  five                 When  an  institute  calls
               times daily prayer. Without            for the use of material and

               downgrading the importance             human resources to liberate
               of  prayers,  the  Quran               people from political oppression,
               integrates the meaning  and            this  political  activity  is

               purpose  of  prayer  with              normally considered a worldly
               socially  uplifting  policies          act. Nevertheless, the remarkable
               and concern for the welfare            approach of the Quran is to

               of  the  community.  While             place  its  emphasis  on  the
               talking about the articles of
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