Hyderabad, July 10 -- About fourteen hundred years ago, Prophet Muhammad (SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) gave to humanity a document, containing universal truths including those mentioned in The Declaration of Independence.

This also was a declaration of independence, based on permanent values, but it was for the entire human race. It was a declaration of universal human rights and freedoms, of universal peace and security, of universal trust, of a universal code of ethics, of universal human dignity, of universal freedom of thought and expression. In short, it was a declaration of the universal brotherhood of humankind. This document is called the Qur'an. Can it serve as the constitution for entire humanity? Can it save humanity from the ...