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Bill Clinton Cites Surah Al-Hujurat To Reject Insulting Muslims In Florida Event
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Clinton condemned mistreatment of Muslims and distortion of their image at multi-faith Florida event. He cited Surat al-Hujurat to say it is not permissible to insult Muslims.
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Clinton cites Quran in Florida
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton cited verse 13 of Surah al-Hujurat to argue that people should know one another rather than insult Muslims, during a multi-faith event titled "Many Religions, One Florida" at the Koinonia Worship Center in the Hollywood/Pembroke Park area of Broward County, Florida.
Clinton said, "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and Made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another."
Clinton also recounted that his daughter Chelsea read the Qur’an at age 15 and encouraged him to read it, and he said he learned the Qur’anic concept calling for acquaintance among peoples rather than mutual hostility and contempt.
Clinton framed his remarks as frustration with practices that demean Muslims and as rejection of discrimination based on religious beliefs, while he described distress over religious wars and ongoing cultural conflicts.
Theologian urges coexistence
Ali al-Qar Dawki, the head of the World Council of Muslim Theologians, commented that Clinton’s statements stressed the need for the modern world to broaden the circle of agreement and reduce areas of dispute over what is different. Ali al-Qar Dawki said, "Lack of fairness cuts off close kin."
Ali al-Qar Dawki also warned that turning political disagreements with governments or groups into a religious dimension harms Islam and its rituals, and he argued that politicizing religion sows long-standing enmities across generations. A separate set of followers criticized Clinton’s remarks as political theatrics and campaign propaganda planned within the competition among American forces, while supporters framed the speech as a call to strengthen inclusivity and coexistence.
Political context and debate
The statements drew broad engagement on social media platforms, and the coverage described both supporters who treated the remarks as a necessary call for inclusivity and critics who read them through American partisan competition. The coverage said Clinton participated in the event to support gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, and it described the gathering as having a political undertone.
The Daily Wire was cited for publishing an article on October 21, 2026 focusing on how the quotation was framed and its political background, criticizing the presentation of the interpretive phrase as an exact Qur’anic text. The coverage also included a dispute over whether Clinton’s remarks about not looking down on others and learning from one another were a verbatim rendering of the Qur’anic text, with the account saying some press coverage questioned the precision of the quotation.