revival of the partisanship and tribalism of the Age of Ignorance, which died one thousand three hundred years ago. We have seen this.

Second Groundless Fear: By using this name specifically you make non-members feel alarm and anxiety ?

The Answer: I have explained this before, but because it has not been read or has been misunderstood, I am obliged to repeat it. It is like this:

What is meant when we say the Ittihad-i Muhammadi (Muhammadan Union) which is Islamic Unity, is the unity between all believers, whether potential or actual. It does not refer to the Society in Istanbul or Anatolia.

The single drop of water is still water. The word cannot be thought of as specific. Its true definition is as follows:

Its foundations stretch from East to West and from North to South, its center are the Holy Places of Mecca and Madina; its point of unity is Divine Unity; its oath and pledge is Belief; its code of regulations, the Practices of the Prophet (Pbuh); its code of laws, the commands and prohibitions of the Sharia; its clubs and councils, all the Religious Schools, Mosques, and Sufi Meeting-Houses; the Society’s eternal press organ are all Islamic books, and its constant one is foremost the Quran and all Quranic