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Sayyad Mohd. Kabil of Pakistan
the presence in our midst, of the Russian delegates representing both the Government and the people of the Russia is a definite pointer to the other side.
The Archpriest thrice raised the slogan-Victory for the World Religions Conference and One World Religion and said that the echoes thereof shall reverberate throughout the universe and shall prove a solace to the war-scared humanity and give a message of love and peace to them. We have this day determined to wipe out all differences between the West and the East that have ever been the cause of bitter struggles and unrest in the past.
Sayyed Mohd. Kabil of Pakistan
Friends, when I am here from Pakistan in the land of my birth, my boyhood, my manhood and when I see number of friends after such a long time, it reminds me of my attending another such religious conference in 1950, which also was held in Delhi and reminds me of the great saying of my respected Guru Shri Raja Ji. Of course for me an humble person and an humble soul, it is not to speak without thought, before this assembly of of thoughtful people.
Friends, I have just quoted certain verses from the holy teachings of Islam. 'Islam', as this word stands means, peace and security. When we say "Salam-Alekam', when we meet our friends, we mean nothing but peace, prosperity, safety and security to them. That is the basic point. I think, I should be allowed to explain the basic things which a Muslim has to follow and without which he is not a Muslim for he cannot be
called a Muslim. First of all he is to believe in God, in one God; and then, secondly, he believes in angels and thirdly, he believes in the holy books and fourthly in the Prophet, not one but all the prophets of the universe. If a Muslim believes only in one prophet, then he is not a true Muslim. When we say "We Muslims', we mean that we are brothers and members of one and the same family.
My friends, you who are here, I honour you as flowers of Human Unity. This land, this beautiful, this very beautiful land, of course, is the land of my dreams and thoughts, and I think of everyone's dreams. I am always reminded of this sacred land of Mahavira, Mahatma Buddha, Guru Nank, and Mahatma Gandhi. It is the same land of Dr. Rajendra Prasad with whom we had pleasure of having tea yesterday and saw his great simplicity. Simplicity always impresses. It reminds me also of the fact that when a gentleman spoke in high terms about the grandeur of the Rashtrapaty Bhawan, Rashtrapaty said, that if any one really wanted to see India he had to go to villages. Real India is not in cities or towns.
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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