“ O People of Faith, be upright for God, bearing witness for justice and never letting your hatred for a people to incite you to acts of inequity. Be just, it is nearer to being responsible. Be mindful of God and be aware that God knows what you do.” (5:8) – are there examples in our society where hatred leads to injustice? Who about Shia and Sunni fights? How about White Supremacist? How about ISIS and Boko Haram kidnapping young girls from schools? How about systemic racism against blacks in the western world? How about persecution of faithful in communist countries? How about ethnic cleansing in Myanmar? How about anti-immigrant rhetoric by far-right politicians in Europe and America? How about Islamophobia? How about anti-Semites? The list goes on…
