Importance of Unity and Mutual Respect for Building A Better Muslim Community

Respect each other 

We have to respect each other;whole humanity –

as Allah says –ولقد كرمنا بني آدم

 (Verily We have honoured the humankind).

We do not hate any body. But we wish good only for all.

Allah says: 
وقولوا للناس حسنا

Say good only to the people

Allah says to Humankind;

يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ

O mankind, indeed ,We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted Allah says:

In another verse- وَ قُلْ لِعِبٌادِي يَقُولُوا الَّتِـي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ

“And say to My servants (O’ Muhammad) that they speak only that which is most excellent.

Qur’an about the need of unity of  the Community:
1-

انّ هذه امتكم امة واحدة وأنا ربكم فاعبدون

Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, and I am your Lord: therefore worship Me (and no other). (surah Anbiya :92)
Allah (SWT) makes it clear in Noble Qur'an that unity of the Muslim Ummah is very important. 

2-
Allah (SWT) tells us not to be divided and to hold tightly to the teachings of Noble Qur'an and the example of Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

واعتصموا بحبل الله جميعا ولا تفرقوا
 "And hold fast, All of you together, to the rope of Allah, and do not become disunited "(Al-i Imran 3:103)

3-
وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ ۖ وَاصْبِرُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: For Allah is with those who patiently persevere:

4-Allah says:

تعاونوا على البر والتقوى ولا تعاونوا على الاثم والعدوان
... And help one another unto righteousness and pious duty, but help not one another unto sin and transgression... (Al-Maidah 5:2)

Prophet (ﷺ) says about the unity :

The prophet (ﷺ) commanded us to be united, and condemned from be divided.

           Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales. Do not look for other's faults.

 Do not spy one another. Do not be jealous of one another and do not nurse enmity against one another. Do not sever ties with one another. Become the slaves of Allah, and be brothers to one another as he commanded. 

A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He should neither oppress him nor humiliate him. 

The piety is here! The piety is here!"
While saying so he pointed towards his chest.

 "It is enough evil for a Muslim to look down upon his Muslim brother. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in Faith: his blood, his wealth and his honour. Verily, Allah does not look to your bodies nor to your faces but He looks to your hearts and your deeds."
[Muslim].

Prophet (ﷺ) also says:

إِنَّمٌا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ فِي تَرٌاحُمِهِمْ وَ تَعٌاطُفِهِمْ بِمَنْـزِلَةِ الْجَسَدِ الْوٌاحِدِ إِذٌا اشْتَكى مِنْهُ عُضْوٌ وٌاحِدٌ تَدٌاعى لَهُ سٌائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالْحِمى وَالسَّهَرِ

“Surely the believers – in relation to the mercy and compassion and affection (that they show for one another) - are the same as one body.

Therefore, if one part of the body is feeling pain, then it complains about this pain to the other parts of the body through a fear and hurt
(so that the body can help the hurt or injured part).

Our  Hearts are corrupted ?

If we look at the global picture as a whole, we find that the number of Muslims has grown steadily to more than a billion today. 

Muslims possess the richest resources of the world and the most fertile lands of the earth. 

Coming to the religious level, we find that the number of mosques is growing everywhere. 

The number of Muslims going to mosques is also increasing.

The number of Muslim organizations has been growing steadily.

Whenever some differences arise among Muslims in one organization, they create another one and build another mosque.

Despite of all these efforts ummah is struggling. Because, No brotherhood. Because Hearts are corrupted. Moreover Egos dominates over Taqwa

Allama Iqbal about  Unity:

Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877 –1938) was the most famous Urdu poet of the whole time, and great philosopher, the most accomplished thinker and reformer of the modern Muslim world, who always emphasized On the good relationship among different sects of Muslim society. 

He says;

Manf-e-at ek hai is qaum ki nuqsaan bhi ek
ek hi sab ka nabi deen bhi iman bhi ek
harame paak bhi Allah bhi Quran bhi ek
 kuchh bari baat thi hote jo Musalman bhi ek«

"There is one common gain and one common loss for all Muslims.
 One Prophet (ﷺ) for all and one Iman for all. One Ka’aba, one Allah and one Qur’an for all.

 How great it would be if Muslims also were one?’’

He says also:

Yehi maqsood e fitrat, yehi ramz e musalmani
Ukhuwat ki jahangiri, mohabat ki farawani
This is the destiny of nature; this is the secret of Islam— World‐wide brotherhood, an abundance of love

Allah (swt) commands us how to deal in social life :

“O you who believe!  Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins.  And spy not, neither backbite one another.  Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?  You would hate it (so hate backbiting).  And fear God.  Verily, God is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful.” (Quran 49:12)

See who is a real Muslim? 

=Prophet (ﷺ) says:

 الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ النَّاسُ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ أَمِنَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى دِمَائِهِمْ وَأَمْوَالِهِمْ
“The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the people are safe, and the believer is the one people trust with their lives and wealth.”(An-Nasa’i)

Believers are Brothers and Sisters:

For the first time in history, a community of people that numbered hundreds of millions was brought together as brothers of one another and the following sentence was made their slogan and motto:

إِنَّمٌا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ...

“Without doubt the believers are brothers of one another…
Quran says:

Allah says in Quran surah Hujurat: 49:10
         
إِنَّمٌا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللٌّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُون

Without doubt the believers are brothers of one another so then make peace and harmony between your brothers and have consciousness of Allah so that maybe He will show you mercy.

Qur’an invites here humanity to unite and come together under the principles of love and affection and thus, has referred to the faithful believers of a society as being brothers (and sisters) of one another.
And also emphasizes on the concern that Muslims should have for solving internal disputes.

Manners in social life

Seeing as to how the previous verse stated that Muslims are brothers of one another, in the verse and the one that follows, some of the principles of manners are elucidated upon, which in reality are the effects of brotherhood in Islam.

يٌا أَيُّهٌا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاٌ يَسْخَرْ قَومٌ مِّنْ قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْراً مِّنْهُمْ وَلاٌ نِسٌاءٌ
مِّنْ نِّسٌاءٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُنَّ خَيْراً مِّنْهُنَّ وَلاٌ تَلْمِزُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلاٌ تَنٌابَزُوا بِالأَلْقٌابِ بِئْسَ الإِسْمُ الْفُسُـوقُ بَعْدَ الإِيـمٌانِ وَمَنْ لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُوْلٌئِكَ هُمُ الظٌّالِمُونَ

“O’ you who have true faith! Do not let men make fun of other men – perhaps they may be better than the other (group of men).

Also, do not let women make fun of other women, as it may be that they are better than the other (group of) women. 

Do not find faults in yourselves and do not defame one another by using bad names.
How bad it is after having true faith that a person (does these acts) but does not turn in repentance (to Allah) so then surely it is these people who are the oppressors.”(49:18)

Please remember our great past:

Under the greatness of this Islamic brotherhood, the Muslims were victorious over all of their difficulties and as long as this religious bond of love and affinity was amongst them, they had supremacy over the entire world.

Muslims should understand that unity is what will make us move forward in this world as well hereafter.

Remember the era when the Muslims were united and held on to Allah's rope tightly,

the Islamic empire spread from the east to west and Allah (SWT) blessed them with wealth, fame, victory and honour.

For a glorious future:

We need to be united now more than ever before.
We have to think about what we will and we can do to make our lives in this world
and
the hereafter better and blessed.

Five time congregational prayers, Friday prayer, Ied prayers and Hajj all are giving lessons of Islamic unity and brotherhood.

 In his last speech Prophet (ﷺ) had advised his Ummah ‘do not fight after me’

Conclusion:

we wish good for all. We will advise each other to build a great Society.
الدين النصيحةw‘ Religion of Islam  is  to give sincere advice’)Hadith)

كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ

You are the best nation raised up for men: you enjoin good and forbid evil and you believe in Allah(Alu Imran-110)