73. How will unity come about when so many different sects exist in Muslims?

Difference is not an exuse. It is a part of life – it leads to discussion, dialogue and helps in intellectual development. The problem does not lie in differences, but in ghulu or extremism. It was said:

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much! (Walter Lippman, The Stakes of Diplomacy (1915), page 51)

Unity in times of differences can only come through unilateral adjustment.