A Common Word
"Love of God, and Love of the Neighbor" are commonalities and a base for dialogue between Islam and Christianity on which the final version of the A Common Word (ACW) document relied. The initiative was launched in Amman under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II in September 2007, during the general conference of the Royal Aal Al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, held under the title "Love in the Holy Quran".
"The ACW document poses as common constitution for numerous eminent and competent organizations and individuals that are active in the field of interfaith dialogue"
The ACW document poses as common constitution for numerous eminent and competent organizations and individuals that are active in the field of interfaith dialogue all over the world.
One month after the declaration of the initiative, 138 scholars addressed an open letter titled " A Common Word between Us and You," drafted by HRH Prince Ghazi Ben Mohammad, King's Adviser on Religious and Cultural Affairs and His Majesty's Personal Envoy. It was revised by key scholars and was dispatched from Abu Dhabi to all church leaders and Christians in the world, calling them to meet Muslims on a common ground of Love of God and Love of Neighbor.
As an outcome of ACW, the World Interfaith Harmony Week was launched. Read more about this initiative.
