TOLERANCE OF ISLAM

TOLERANCE OF ISLAM

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST MERCIFUL THE MOST COMPASSIONATE

Praise be to Allah, and may blessings and peace be upon the Prophet of Mercy [Peace be upon him]

An Important Caveat: (This paper talks about the religion of Islam as Allah commanded to follow. However, all acts made by terrorists and the people of delusional beliefs do not belong or constitute a part of Islam.)

Islam” is an Arabic word derived from “Salam” [i.e. Peace]. Peace is one of the great names of Allah. Peace is the religion of mercy and love, i.e. to have peace in security, health, worldly-life and the hereafter.

Message of Islam as sent down by Allah: Qur’an is the complete constitution. Qur’an’s instructions are divine and valid for every time and place, and include everything that a person may need. Qur’an organizes a prison’s life and relations with the near and the far, with the enemy and the friend. Qur’an is the greatest relation can a person has with Allah. Such relation is well established by committing to Allah commands and avoiding His prohibition. Accordingly, the person will be happy when meeting his Lord after his (the person) death and he enters the Heaven. Allah the Almighty said: (“and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already attained the highest achievement.”).

Allah is the Creator of this universe and all things live in it, such as: mankind, animals, and plants. Allah knows best about the interests of His creatures. Allah sent down books to them and also sent messengers with them, and the last of which is Islam. Through Islam, Allah sent the last Messenger, Muhammad [Peace be upon him] generally to both worlds [human and demons]. Islam is the righteous religion that has neither exaggeration nor staleness.

Islam enjoins to keep up the kinship ties with parents and all relatives, to generally provide people with advices, and to honor the neighbor even if such neighbor is a non-Muslim. Islam commands to give alms to the needy, either Muslim and non-Muslim. Islam enjoins to do good acts and forbids evil acts, even with war. Also, Islam forbids killing the old age, the young and the women, and the non-combatant in general. Islam urges us to be kind while dealing with animals. This means that the message of Islam is divine instructions that illuminate the path of man, in the worldly life and the hereafter, through scientific, mental and logic evidence. Islam can only be denied by those who obstruct their mind. The teachings of Islam do not contradict with the new useful knowledge.

High-Priority Notice: Many people have treated religion as a fanatical issue among humans. While, the right thing is: religion is a private issue for every human being, between him/her and his/her God. Allah is the Creator and the Ever-Sustaining. Allah has imposed on people his worship alone, as a test for them, to realize whoever obeys Allah and whoever disobey him; as Allah tested their father Adam, Allah prevented Adam from eating the forbidden fruit; but Adam ate from it, and failed the test, and Allah sent him down from heaven to earth.

Praise be to Allah, Lord of all worlds, and blessings and peace be upon the Prophet of Mercy.