A Scriptural account in which God’s servants peacefully resolved a potentially divisive issue is the one mentioned earlier involving Abraham and his nephew Lot.
لِنَأْخُذْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْمِثَالِ ٱلْخِلَافَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُسَبِّبَ شِقَاقًا بَيْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَٱبْنِ أَخِيهِ لُوطٍ .‏