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General kinship among peoples

الألفة العامة بين الشعوب

Muhammad Farid Wajdi's reading of the Qur'anic principle that God made people into peoples and tribes so that they might know one another, and that honour before God lies in taqwa rather than lineage. He holds that this principle struck tribal pride at its root and that Islam founded a universal kinship. The book calls the pre-Islamic world a time of constant conflict. The view is the author's and is attributed as such, and its comparisons are his own assertions 1 2 3.

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Muhammad Farid Wajdi's reading of the Qur'anic principle that mankind was made peoples and tribes to know one another, honor with God lying in piety not lineage: this struck tribalism at its heart, and Islam laid equality and good treatment of dissenters as the basis of a universal fellowship. The book describes pre-prophetic Arabia as mutual strife, and Islam as opening a new era of amity 1 4 5. This is the author's own reading — attributed to him, not presented as the museum's verdict; among his claims are comparisons with earlier nations and the speed of Islam's spread across three continents 2.

People and things also explored

The division of the community (al-iftiraq al-ummah)· The covenant of the prophets (confirming and supporting each messenger)· Umma· Unity of the Muslim community· Common origin of the message of the prophets· The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· Letters between Ali and Muawiya after the Camel· Ali's pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr

Sources

  1. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 26
  2. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 28
  3. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 31
  4. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 60
  5. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 64
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islam.museum contributors. “General kinship among peoples”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-ulfa-al-amma-bayn-al-shuub/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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