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Islam one
of the great religions of the world: Dalai Lama
Tuesday November 23, 2010 07:17:40 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
The Dalai Lama Tuesday hailed Islam as one of the great religions
of the world, saying true jihad was about fighting "negative
emotions" within oneself.
Speaking after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt)
degree from Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university, the Tibetan
spiritual leader said that some mischievous elements were bringing
a bad name to Islam.
"I defend Islam," the Dalai Lama said, "we should not generalize
Islam due to few mischievous people. Such mischievous people are
there among Hindus, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, and all
religions".
"Islam is one of the very important religions for many centuries,
in the past, present and future it is the hope of millions of
people," he said.
"Some Muslims in this country (India) told me genuine Islam
practitioner must extend love and compassion to all creatures. If
a person creates bloodshed they are not Muslims," he said adding,
"the meaning of jihad is a struggle within ourselves against all
negative emotions like anger, hatred, attachment, that creates
problem in the society".
He said though he received similar honour from many universities
around the world, he was particularly honoured to receive it from
a renowned Islamic institution of higher learning in India.
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