This piece is somewhat along the lines of the famous phrase "can't we all just get along?" It refers to the three different pieces of paper...three documents...three books of three major religions; Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The three books would be the Qur'an, the Bible and the Torah, each adorned with a symbol associated with that religion; The far left has a crescent, the middle yellow book has a cross, and the lower blue book has three curved lines, representing the menorah. There's even a reference to ancient religion with the yellow disc of the sun in the upper right.
The part of the title "saying very much the same thing" could be taken literally or figuratively...In the literal sense, all three books contain very similar beginnings; The bible and the torah both containing the old testament, the Qur'an containing over 50 references to stories and characters from the other two. In fact, when looking at all three, more similarities seem to rise than differences...though the differences are important to each of the three religions. Figuratively, the phrase refers to the overall message of the books. While the prophets, writers and resulting beliefs have differed, the messages about living for the betterment of your community still relate. We are given rules, sometimes from different prophets, sometimes with different specifics, but largely meant to help us live our lives in a positive and productive manner.
(more in depth comparison: http://205.186.140.200/quran-bible-torah-comparison)
The purpose here is not to say that all three are the same...that all three do not have their specific histories and beliefs...that all three aren't unique...more to point out that, while differences may be present, there are also overwhelming similarities...we need to stop concerning ourselves with being right and look more at how we can connect.
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