Jordan’s King Abdullah on Thursday (March 1st) said the global anti-terrorism war is not a fight between different religions or peoples but one between moderates of all faiths and extremists "whose faith is hate and violence", the Jordan Times reported.
Giving a speech at the "Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding and Moderation" conference in New Delhi, the monarch noted that compassion, mercy and tolerance lie at the heart of the true essence of Islam and other faiths.
"These values require us, together, to act for our common future," he said, addressing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Islamic, religious, intellectual and political figures.
"The truth is that today’s global war against terror is not a fight between different religions or peoples. It is between moderates, of all faiths and communities, against extremists whose faith is hate and violence," he said.
Abdullah stressed the need for joint work among followers of all faiths to identify and reject the deviant ideologies of extremist groups and safeguard the young people against their influences.
"We need to recognise and reject the misinformation such groups promote about Islam, or indeed, any other faith," he said.
"We need to take back the airwaves and the Internet from the voices of hatred — those who have victimised our world, not only with bombs and terror, but with ignorance and lies."
The king called on followers of all faiths to come together and build on the values of tolerance and mercy they share and bring together different cultures around the common principles of humanity.
"It was wisely said, the world is one family," he said. "However different our countries and our peoples are, we have a shared responsibility — to each other, as well as to the future."
