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To be genuine and effective, reconciliation between Muslims and those they refer to as 'People of the Book' (Jews and Christians), requires that Al-Fatihah and its meaning be discussed openly. That devout Muslims are daily declaring before Allah that Christians have gone astray and Jews are objects of divine wrath, must be considered a matter of central importance for interfaith relations. This is all the more so because the interpretation of verse 7 which relates it to Christians and Jews is soundly based upon the words of Muhammad himself. As Al-Fatihah is the daily worship of Muslims, and represents the very essence of Islam itself, the meaning of these words cannot be ignored or glossed over.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.markdurie.com/2009/12/greatest-recitation-of-surat-al-fatiha.html |title=Greatest recitation of surat al fatiha |author=[[w:Mark Durie| Durie, Mark]] |date=3 December 2009|}}</ref>}} | To be genuine and effective, reconciliation between Muslims and those they refer to as 'People of the Book' (Jews and Christians), requires that Al-Fatihah and its meaning be discussed openly. That devout Muslims are daily declaring before Allah that Christians have gone astray and Jews are objects of divine wrath, must be considered a matter of central importance for interfaith relations. This is all the more so because the interpretation of verse 7 which relates it to Christians and Jews is soundly based upon the words of Muhammad himself. As Al-Fatihah is the daily worship of Muslims, and represents the very essence of Islam itself, the meaning of these words cannot be ignored or glossed over.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.markdurie.com/2009/12/greatest-recitation-of-surat-al-fatiha.html |title=Greatest recitation of surat al fatiha |author=[[w:Mark Durie| Durie, Mark]] |date=3 December 2009|}}</ref>}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iti-dplakf4 The Greatest Recitation of Surat Al-Fatiha - Fahd Al Kanderi] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iti-dplakf4 The Greatest Recitation of Surat Al-Fatiha - Fahd Al Kanderi] | ||
==References== | ==References== |