The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) extends warm and sincere greetings to our Muslim  brothers and sisters, and to all Guyanese, on the sacred observance of Youmun-Nabi, the birth  anniversary of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH).

Youmun-Nabi invites reflection on the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) whose message of mercy,  justice, humility and compassion has guided generations, and whose teachings speak as clearly to  the enduring question of human dignity as they do to the ordinary courtesies between neighbours.

Among the most enduring of those teachings is the recognition of a common human dignity. In his  Farewell Sermon, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is reported to have reminded those gathered that an  Arab holds no superiority over a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab over an Arab, except through piety and  good conduct. Spoken in the seventh century, that principle remains profoundly relevant to a  society such as ours, enriched by the many peoples, cultures and traditions that call Guyana home.