1. Islamic Unity in Practice

2.  The need for the unity among Muslims

3.  How to achieve the unity? –A fabricated unity or a genuine one?  Fabricated unity: based on race, language, interests, nationality, etc.  Genuine unity: based on –Goal –Values –Way of thinking –Plan of action –Leadership

4.  Dimensions of unifying work: –Educational and Cultural  Islamic identity  Islamic cultural heritage  Islamic education –Enhance the level of tolerance and brotherhood

5. –Economic  Islamic Common Market

6. –Political  Cooperative foreign policy apparatus

7.  How to avoid causes of discord? –Disinformation and misinformation campaigns –Misunderstanding –Inter-cultural differences

8.  Is scholarly dialogue harmful to the unity?

9.  Is it necessary to obliterate parts of the Islamic teachings for the sake of unity? –The reality of the existence of different schools of thought in Islam –The distinction between historical elements and the principal teachings of Islam  The authentic sources of Islamic knowledge –Prophet’s teachings and practices –Why avoid learning from the progeny of prophet? –انما یرید الله لیذهب عنکم الرجس اهل البیت ویطهرکم تطهیرا

10.  The Quranic direction for the unity –The Divine string : –واعتصموا بحبل الله جمیعا و لا تفرقوا –The Divine Leadership –من کنت مولاه فهذا علی مولاه