
Leadership Lessons for Modern Life: Applying Prophetic Diplomacy in Peace Building.
Mukarram AbdulJeleel Abdul Azeez
Imagine a world where leaders possess enormous wealth but lack required wisdom Where
government have advanced weapons but cannot build lasting peace, where families share the
same house but rarely speak to one another, where social media connects millions, yet hearts
mremain divided.
The world today is not suffering from a shortage of leaders rather It is suffering
from a shortage of Prophetic leadership.
Today, the greatest crisis before humanity is not merely economic, political, or technological. It
is a crisis of sincere character.
Since the earliest days of the Islam, diplomacy has been a founding pillar of Islamic
governance, to the effect of the Qur’anic injunction:ۚ ﭐﺩْﻉُ ﺇِﻟَﻰٰ ﺳَﺒِﻴﻞِ ﺭَﺑِّﻚَ ﺑِﭑﻟْﺤِﻜْﻤَﺔِ ﻭَﭐﻟْﻤَﻮْﻋِﻈَﺔِ ﭐﻟْﺤَﺴَﻨَﺔِ ۖ ﻭَﺟَـٰﺪِﻟْﻬُﻢ ﺑِﭑﻟَّﺘِﻰ ﻫِﻰَ ﺃَﺣْﺴَﻦُ
“Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction and argue with them in a way that is best” (Suratul Nahl 16:126).
Dialogue and the peaceful conflict resolution is elevated to the level of religious obligation by
the Islamic tradition, and the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and other related incident in Islamic history
is perhaps the most telling of this in action.
The Holy Qur’an identifies the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ not as a conqueror,
nor merely as a teacher, but as a mercy for all mankind.
Allah says:ﻟِّﻠْﻌَﺎﻟَﻤِﻴﻦَ
ﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔً
ﺇِﻻَّ
ﺃَﺭْﺳَﻠْﻨَﺎﻙَ
ﻭَﻣَﺎ
“And We have sent thee not but as a mercy for all peoples.” Surah Al-Anbiya (21:108)
That mercy was demonstrated through his wisdom, patience, forgiveness, consultation, justice,
and diplomacy. The Holy Prophet ﷺ built peace where others expected war, He united enemies
into brothers, He transformed tribes into one Ummah, He conquered hearts before he conquered
cities, this is the leadership model our world desperately needs today.
Leadership Lessons for Modern Life: Applying Prophetic Diplomacy in Peace Building.
This is not merely a historical topic, it is about our homes, our Jama’at, our workplace and our
Nation and our hearts.
What is Prophetic Diplomacy?
entirely different, it was diplomacy based on: Truth, Justice, Compassion, Patience, Diplomacy t
oday is often defined as negotiation for political advantage; the Prophetic model was
Consultation, wisdom, forgiveness and Trust in Allah.
The Holy Prophet ﷺ never compromised principles, He compromised only personal interests to
preserve peace, that distinction is one of the greatest leadership lessons in history.
Leadership Begins with Character
Before Allah entrusted Muhammad ﷺ with revelation, He had already earned a title, not
Commander, not King, not General. He became known as ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺩﻕ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﻦ
The Truthful, The Trustworthy. Leadership is never built on authority, is built on trust. Allah
therefore praised His Messenger in these words:ﻭَﺇِﻧَّﻚَ ﻟَﻌَﻠَﻰٰ ﺧُﻠُﻖٍ ﻋَﻈِﻴﻢٍ
“Surely thou dost possess the most exalted standard of moral excellence.”Surah Al-Qalam (68:5)
At first Allah did not praise his intelligence, nor his strategy, nor his courage, Allah praised his
character which is the foundation upon which diplomacy stands.
The Black Stone (Ḥajar al-Aswad): A Leader Solves a Crisis Before Prophethood
Even before Allah commissioned Muhammad ﷺ as His Messenger, Makkah had already
witnessed his extraordinary leadership. The disagreement became so intense that the tribes
prepared to fight one another, and bloodshed seemed inevitable, then someone proposed: Let the
first person who enters Ka’aba decide.
By the decree of Allah, the first person to enter was Muhammad ﷺ, as soon as they saw him,
they exclaimed: ٌﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍﻷَْﻣِﻴﻦُ، ﺭَﺿِﻴﻨَﺎ، ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪ This is Al-Amin (the Trustworthy). We are pleased this
is Muhammad.
His reputation had already become his greatest credential, then the Prophet ﷺ
spread out a cloth, placed the Black Stone upon it, invited the leaders of every tribe to hold its
corners together, and then he himself placed it in position. No tribe lost honor, every tribe shared
honor.
Allah’s Divine Strategy for Leadership
Allah Almighty says:ﻭَﺍﻋْﺘَﺼِﻤُﻮﺍ ﺑِﺤَﺒْﻞِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻌًﺎ ﻭَﻻَ ﺗَﻔَﺮَّﻗُﻮﺍ ۚ ﻭَﺍﺫْﻛُﺮُﻭﺍ ﻧِﻌْﻤَﺖَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﺇِﺫْ ﻛُﻨﺘُﻢْ ﺃَﻋْﺪَﺍﺀً ﻓَﺄَﻟَّﻒَ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﻗُﻠُﻮﺑِﻜُﻢْ ﻓَﺄَﺻْﺒَﺤْﺘُﻢ ﺑِﻨِﻌْﻤَﺘِﻪِ ﺇِﺧْﻮَﺍﻧًﺎ
“Hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favour of
Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies and He united your hearts in love,
so that by His grace you became brothers.” Surah Aal-e-‘Imran (3:104)
At first Allah did not unite their opinions, He united their hearts, A leader who unites hearts
accomplishes what force never can.
The Prophet’s First Diplomatic Mission
When the Prophet ﷺ began preaching, he was boycotted, mocked, stoned by the enemy of Islam
yet he never encourages revenge, yet he built relationships. He understood that changing hearts is
greater than defeating opponents, this remains one of the greatest lessons for community leaders.
The Visit to Ta’if – Leadership Under Rejection
Perhaps among the event better illustrates Prophetic diplomacy is the incident at Ta’if. The
Prophet ﷺ travelled seeking peaceful dialogue, instead He was mocked Children threw stones,
His feet bled, His body was wounded, His companions wept. Then came the Angel who sought
permission to crush the people of Taif. Imagine One command the city could disappear, instead
the Prophet ﷺ raised his bleeding hands in prayer, He said:ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺍﻫﺪ ﻗﻮﻣﻲ ﻓﺈﻧﻬﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻠﻤﻮﻥ
“O Allah, guide my people, for they do not know.”
This is not merely forgiveness, this is visionary leadership, He saw believers where others saw
enemies. Years later, Ta’if accepted Islam willingly, violence could have destroyed a city, but
Mercy transformed a nation.
Dear Fathers, How do we react when someone insults us? How do we react when another office bearer
disagrees? How do we react when family members hurt us? The Prophet teaches us that
emotional intelligence is stronger than emotional reaction.
The Vision of Prophetic Leadership
The Constitution of Madinah was based on the understanding that a leader’s role is not merely to
command but to unite.
The Constitution did not erase differences in religion, tribe, or culture. Instead, it created a
framework where diversity could exist peacefully. One of its well-known clauses declares:ﻭَﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟْﻴَﻬُﻮﺩَ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﺩِﻳﻨُﻬُﻢْ ﻭَﻟِﻠْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴﻦَ ﺩِﻳﻨُﻬُﻢْ
The Jews shall have their religion, and the Muslims shall have theirs.
The leader of the Islamic State guaranteeing religious freedom in writing, this is not weakness
rather it is justice based on diplomacy, and this demonstrates remarkable confidence. The
Prophet ﷺ did not force uniformity, he established justice. True leaders do not fear diversity,
rather they create an environment where people with different backgrounds can cooperate for the
common good.
The Madinah Revolution: Leadership Through Unity, Not Uniformity
The Hijrah was not simply a migration, it was the beginning of one of history’s greatest
leadership transformations. The Holy Prophet ﷺ entered Madinah where society was deeply
fractured, Aws versus Khazraj, Jews and Arab tribes with longstanding rivalries, Rich versus
poor.
A modern political analyst would predict the case at Medina then as civil unrest, yet within
a short time, Madinah became the most stable society in Arabia, how? not through military
power, not through economic pressure, but through Prophetic diplomacy.
The Brotherhood (ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺍﺧﺎﺓ)
The Holy Prophet ﷺ established Mu’ākhāt the brotherhood between the Muhājirūn and the
Ansār. He paired rich with poor, Arab with non-Arab, Young with old, each became the other’s
brother.
The Qur’an later praised this remarkable spirit of Holy Prophet:ﻭَﻳُﺆْﺛِﺮُﻭﻥَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺃَﻧﻔُﺴِﻬِﻢْ ﻭَﻟَﻮْ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺑِﻬِﻢْ ﺧَﺼَﺎﺻَﺔٌ
And they prefer others to themselves even though poverty is their own lot.
Surah Al-Hashr (59:10)
This is diplomacy through selflessness, Leadership asks: What can others do for me? Prophetic
leadership asks: What can I sacrifice for others?
The Constitution of Madinah (A Timeless Model of Leadership and Peacebuilding)
One of the greatest demonstrations of Prophetic leadership and diplomacy is the establishment of
the Constitution of Madinah (Ṣaḥīfat al-Madīnah). It was not merely a political document; it was
a blueprint for nation-building, conflict resolution, social justice, and peaceful coexistence. Long
before the modern concepts of constitutional democracy and human rights, the Holy Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ laid down principles that united a deeply divided society into a stable and
peaceful community.
When the Holy Prophet ﷺ migrated from Makkah to Madinah, he did not arrive in a peaceful
city. Madinah was a society burdened with deep divisions; the city was socially fragmented,
politically unstable, and economically uncertain. Such an environment could easily have
descended into civil conflict.
A worldly leader might have sought to establish dominance through force. The Holy Prophet ﷺ
chose a different path. His first major political act was not to raise an army but to draft a
covenant that guaranteed justice, cooperation, and mutual responsibility for all.
The Greatest Diplomatic Victory (The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (ﺻﻠﺢ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺒﻴﺔ)
Dear Beloved Fathers,
If there is one event every leader should study repeatedly, it’s the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. It
embodies the three hallmarks of Prophetic diplomacy: strategic patience (giving up short term
for long term profit), pragmatic flexibility (flexibility in given circumstances but never
compromising on values) and ethical consistency (sticking to promises despite other side’s bad
faith)which serve as a model of strategic diplomacy of such a high caliber that it has taught us a
lot from which to learn in contemporary international relations.
Many Companions initially saw it as humiliating, yet Allah described it as a victory, how? The
Muslims travelled peacefully for Umrah, the Quraysh blocked them then the negotiations began.
The agreement appeared one sided several conditions laid down favored the Quraysh, initial
Muslim reaction to the treaty was disaffected, ranging from disappointment to anger expressed
at the wisdom in taking such terms to the extent that Hazrat Umar (ra) found it difficult to
understand the wisdom behind it.
He asked:
ﺃَﻟَﺴْﻨَﺎ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻖِّ ﻭَﻫُﻢْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺒَﺎﻃِﻞِ
؟ “Are we not upon the truth while they are upon falsehood?” (Sahih al-Bukhari) The Prophet ﷺ calmly replied: ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ، ﻭَﻟَﻦْ ﻳُﻀَﻴِّﻌَﻨِﻲَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﺑَﺪً Indeed, I am the Messenger of Allah, and Allah will never forsake me.
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
Observe the confidence, no anger, no panic, no emotional reaction only certainty in Allah, His
leadership remains calm while others become emotional.
One of the most emotional moments in Islamic history was when the treaty began with the word many companions ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ the Quraysh objected, they demanded write only ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠ
ﻪ could not bear this. How could “Messenger of Allah” be erased? Then the Prophet ﷺ said to
Sayyidna Ali(ra): ﺍﻣْﺤُﻬَﺎ Erase it and Ali replied ﻭَﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻻَ ﺃَﻣْﺤُﻮﻙَ ﺃَﺑَﺪًﺍ By Allah, I cannot erase you. The
Prophet ﷺ then erased it himself.
The Prophet ﷺ never surrendered the truth that he was the Messenger of Allah; He simply
removed a disputed title from a document so that peace could prevail. How many disputes in our
organizations continue because we insist on prestige instead of purpose?
He protected the truth without insisting on a title, there are leaders who fight over titles, the
Prophet ﷺ fought for peace, He knew that removing two words from paper could save thousands
of lives, that is statesmanship, diplomacy and leadership.
The Prophet’s willingness to concede on certain terms (e.g., returning Meccan converts)
initially upset his companions, yet he recognized the long-term advantage. This mirrors the
Hadith:ﺍﻟﺼُّﻠْﺢُ ﺟَﺎﺋِﺰٌ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴﻦَ، ﺇِﻻَّ ﺻُﻠْﺤًﺎ ﺃَﺣَﻞَّ ﺣَﺮَﺍﻣًﺎ، ﺃَﻭْ ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ ﺣَﻼَﻻً
“Reconciliation is permissible among Muslims, except reconciliation that makes the lawful
unlawful or the unlawful lawful.”(Sunan Abu Dawud, 3594)
The Prophet’s dialogue with Quraysh’s envoy, Suhayl ibn Amr, exemplified patience and
respect, even amid tension. This aligns with:ﻣَﺎ ﺧُﻴِّﺮَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﷺ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺃَﻣْﺮَﻳْﻦِ ﻗَﻂُّ، ﺇِﻻَّ ﺃَﺧَﺬَ ﺃَﻳْﺴَﺮَﻫُﻤَﺎ، ﻣَﺎ ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﻜُﻦْ ﺇِﺛْﻤًﺎ
“The Messenger of Allah (saw)was never given a choice between two matters, but he chose the easier of them, as long as it was not sinful.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 3560)
In another narration it said that:ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺍﻧْﺘَﻘَﻢَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﷺ ﻟِﻨَﻔْﺴِﻪِ ﻓِﻲ ﺷَﻲْﺀٍ ﻗَﻂُّ، ﺇِﻻَّ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗُﻨْﺘَﻬَﻚَ ﺣُﺮْﻣَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ، ﻓَﻴَﻨْﺘَﻘِﻢَ ﻟِﻠَّﻪِ ﺑِﻬَﺎ
And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never took revenge for himself in anything, unless the limits of
Allah were violated, in which case he acted for the sake of Allah.”(Sahih Bukhari &Muslim)
The treaty’s 10-year truce allowed tensions to cool, reflecting the Prophetic teaching:.ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﺮِّﻓْﻖَ ﻻَ ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥُ ﻓِﻲ ﺷَﻲْﺀٍ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺯَﺍﻧَﻪُ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻳُﻨْﺰَﻉُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﻲْﺀٍ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺷَﺎﻧَﻪُ
“Gentleness is not present in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from
anything except that it disgraces it.” (Sahih Muslim, 2594).
When the Quraysh violated the treaty, the Prophet responded methodically, illustrating the
Hadith:ﻣَﻦْ ﻗَﺘَﻞَ ﻣُﻌَﺎﻫَﺪًﺍ ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﺮَﺡْ ﺭَﺍﺋِﺤَﺔَ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ “Whoever kills a person under covenant will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 3166) Soon afterward Allah revealed:ﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﻓَﺘَﺤْﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻚَ ﻓَﺘْﺤًﺎ ﻣُّﺒِﻴﻨًﺎ
Surely, we have granted thee a clear victory .Surah Al-Fath (48:2)
The Companions had seen defeat, Allah called it victory. Why? Because diplomacy achieved
what warfare never could, within two years, thousands embraced Islam, relations improved
which made message of Isam to spread rapidly.
Hudaybiyyah teaches us that diplomacy without justice is weakness, but diplomacy founded
upon justice becomes victory. After the treaty, the aftermath was particularly instructive,
especially when the Quraysh violated the terms of the treaty two years on, the Muslim response
was moral justification backed by strategic restraint which led to the peaceful conquest of
Mecca.
The Conquest of Makkah (When Forgiveness Became the Greatest Victory)
Respected Fathers, Imagine this moment, thirteen years of torture in Makkah, the boycott in Sha’b Abi Talib, the murder of companions, the confiscation of property, the Hijrah, the battle of Badr, Uhud, Ahzab, Amul Huzn (years of grief) and others. Now imagine that the same man who suffered all this,
returns not with a handful of followers, but with ten thousand disciplined believers.
If revenge had ever been justified, this was the moment, every eye in Makkah was fixed upon
Muhammad ﷺ. The Quraysh trembled; they expected the revenge of Muhammad (saw), instead
they witnessed the mercy of Prophethood. Allah had already instructed His Messenger:ﺍﺩْﻓَﻊْ ﺑِﺎﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﻫِﻲَ ﺃَﺣْﺴَﻦُ ﻓَﺈِﺫَﺍ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻚَ ﻭَﺑَﻴْﻨَﻪُ ﻋَﺪَﺍﻭَﺓٌ ﻛَﺄَﻧَّﻪُ ﻭَﻟِﻲٌّ ﺣَﻤِﻴﻢٌ
Repel evil with that which is best, and lo! He between whom and thee was enmity will become as though he were a warm friend. Surah Ha Mim al-Sajdah (41:35, This is to be lived which Holy Prophet ﷺ demonstrated it before the eyes of the world. Standing before the defeated Quraysh, the Prophet ﷺ asked:ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻈُﻨُّﻮﻥَ ﺃَﻧِّﻲ ﻓَﺎﻋِﻞٌ ﺑِﻜُﻢْ؟
What do you think I am going to do with you? The people replied:ﺃَﺥٌ ﻛَﺮِﻳﻢٌ، ﻭَﺍﺑْﻦُ ﺃَﺥٍ ﻛَﺮِﻳﻢٍ
You are a noble brother, the son of a noble brother. Then came one of the most remarkable declarations ever uttered by a victorious leader:ﻻَ ﺗَﺜْﺮِﻳﺐَ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﻴَﻮْﻡَ، ﺍﺫْﻫَﺒُﻮﺍ ﻓَﺄَﻧْﺘُﻢُ ﺍﻟﻄُّﻠَﻘَﺎﺀُ
There is no blame upon you today. Go, for you are all free. A conqueror who releases his enemies, ruler who forgives those who tried to kill him, leader who rebuilds instead of retaliating, this is Prophetic diplomacy.
Diplomatic Leadership Beyond Arabia
Letters to Kings
The Prophet ﷺ did not isolate himself, he reached out respectfully to the rulers of the world,
among those who received his letters were: Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium Chosroes (Kisra),
Emperor of Persia, Al-Muqawqis of Egypt, Negus (Najashi) of Abyssinia, using his diplomatic
style to invite them to Islam, he neither insulted them nor flattered them rather he invited with
dignity.
The opening of many of these letters reads: ِﺑِﺴْﻢِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤٰﻦِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻢِ ﻣِﻦْ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ ﻋَﺒْﺪِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻭَﺭَﺳُﻮﻟِﻪ in
the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. From Muhammad, the Servant of Allah and His Messenger. This teaches us that diplomacy begins with respect even where there is disagreement.
Conclusion:
Today’s leaders can reclaim these Prophetic examples to grow diplomacy onto the
roots of moral clarity, strategic depth and an unflinching commitment to the common good as an
urgent necessity for our world that is in dire need of peace and justice.
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺃَﻟِّﻒْ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﻗُﻠُﻮﺑِﻨَﺎ، ﻭَﺃَﺻْﻠِﺢْ ﺫَﺍﺕَ ﺑَﻴْﻨِﻨَﺎ، ﻭَﺍﻫْﺪِﻧَﺎ ﺳُﺒُﻞَ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡِ، ﻭَﺍﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩِﻙَ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻳَﺪْﻋُﻮﻥَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮِ، ﻭَﻳَﺄْﻣُﺮُﻭﻥَ
ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤَﻌْﺮُﻭﻑِ، ﻭَﻳُﺼْﻠِﺤُﻮﻥَ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤِﻜْﻤَﺔِ ﻭَﺍﻟﺮِّﻓْﻖِ. ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺍﺭْﺯُﻗْﻨَﺎ ﺣُﺴْﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻘِﻴَﺎﺩَﺓِ، ﻭَﺻِﺪْﻕَ ﺍﻟْﻘَﻮْﻝِ، ﻭَﺇِﺧْﻼَﺹَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﻤَﻞِ، ﻭَﺍﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻔْﺘَﺎﺣً
ﺎ.ﻟِﻠْﺨَﻴْﺮِ، ﻣِﻐْﻼَﻗًﺎ ﻟِﻠﺸَّﺮِّ، ﻭَﺍﻧْﺸُﺮِ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤَﺤَﺒَّﺔَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻌَﺪْﻝَ ﻓِﻲ ﺑِﻼَﺩِﻧَﺎ ﻭَﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻟَﻤِﻴﻦَ. ﺁﻣِﻴﻦ
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O Allah, unite our hearts, reconcile our differences, and guide us to the paths of peace. Make us
among Your servants who call to goodness, enjoin what is right, and reconcile people with
wisdom and gentleness. O Allah, grant us excellence in leadership, truthfulness in speech,
sincerity in action, and make us keys to goodness and locks against evil. Spread peace, love, and
justice throughout our country and throughout the world. Āmīn
