الدور العماني في تعزيز الأخلاق بين التنظير والتطبيق

الدورُ العُماني في تعزيز الأخلاق بين التنظير والتطبيق

country among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members، and enabled a greater understanding of other cultures and interests an understanding that in turn underpins the way Oman views and practices its highly independent foreign policy.

Another strand is Ibadism، a moderate sect of Islam with deep historic roots its identity predates the Sunni-Shia split in the seventh century—that has tolerance as one of its key tenets. Ibadis، who call themselves The People of Truth and Integrity، believe that all who profess the belief in the oneness of God and in the prophethood of Muhammad are members of the ummah، the wider Islamic community، with no substantive difference between them. Therefore، non-Ibadi Muslims are respected as fellow members of the ummah and، as such، are owed the various privileges accorded to Muslims under Islamic law; Ibadis often intermarry with them. Ibadis، incidentally، are not only accommodating towards Muslims of other persuasions، but also towards Christians and Jews.

It could be said that، in many ways، Ibadis are at the liberal end of the Islamic spectrum، which has not only made it possible for Oman where vo% of the population is Ibadi``،"—to avoid the kind of sectarian strife that has afflicted many other countries in the ummah، but to permeate its culture to the point that this attitude of tolerance is practiced far beyond the religious sphere. For instance، not only are the minority Sunni and Shia respected in the community: they are also integrated into the highest posts in the public and private sectors. This penchant for tolerance is also one

Aisha Al-Kharusi، "The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Modern Middle East"، S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies، Nanyang Technological University، Singapore، .. This thesis، incidentally، provides one of the most clear-eyed analyses of the Shia-Sunni divide and its effects on the Middle East and beyond.

“The Ibadi sect of Islam thrives in the Sultanate of Oman”، Reuters Screenocean، † January YA، https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/1997 V

"Who are the Ibadis?"، https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/^//^/who-are-the-ibadis

The Economist، London، 18 December 2018

2 Al-Kharusi، op. cit.

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