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~ 59 ~ Islam. We have heard of one example of this. This amnesty had different clause that protection was conditional on accepting Islam. We have heard of one example of this. This amnesty had different facets but did not include the acceptance of Islam as a prerequisite for pardon. Amnesty was declared for going to and entering different places, for coming under certain banners, by entering the Ka‘bah and by going to certain houses. This was, such a great example, the like of which cannot be seen anywhere else. An unqualified announcement was made that: 29 No blame shall lie on you this day. A thousand salutations and blessings on him sa who set these excellent examples and granted us such a teaching. May we also be enabled by Allah the Exalted to act upon it,'' 30 A Proposal to Remove Misconceptions In order to remove the misconceptions that exist between various religions and individuals and in order to promote peaceful coexistence, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian proposed the regular initiation of inter-religious 29 S u rah Y u suf, 12:93 30 Friday sermon, delivered on March 10, 2006, Baitul ‐ Fut uh Mosque, London, from Uswa ‐ e ‐ Ras u l aur Kh a ko ń k i H aq i qat , Second Edition, pp. 92 ‐ 111