Our God — Page 157
Great Benefits ofBelief in God 157 expanded. On the contrary, religion comprises doctrines, notions and a code of conduct pertaining to obligations to God and obli- gations to mankind; one accepts religion as truth and endeav- ours to disseminate it to others. Religion is like a building with its doors open for everyone, regardless of his nation or country; rather, every religious person invites others to this building. So anyone, who truly aims to fulfil the object of religion, can never perpetrate narrow-mindedness or strife. On the contrary, he will try his best to win others over with high morals and peaceful preaching, avoiding anything that may become a barrier for oth- ers to accept religion. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for one to commit intolerance and conflict after grasping the essence and objective of religion. Third, if at times religion leads to conflict and war, do other factors not also cause strife? There are many causes of conflict and war between individuals and nations, should these all be aban- doned for this reason? There are dozens of factors like national and political differences, national interests, business and eco- nomic matters, etc. , that lead to conflict and war between nations of the world. Likewise, undeniably there are hundreds of causes of discord between individuals. Will all these be forsaken just because at times they lead to disturbance of peace? If yes, then everyone should give up everything in life and become a recluse to avoid interacting with others and thus avoid all possibilities of conflict and discord. Look at the history of world. Religious difference was cer- tainly not the cause of most of the wars that took place. They were caused by national or political differences, national interests, eco- nomic and business matters, and at times by other factors. There