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- Freedom
of belief is guaranteed in Islam. It should be
very clear that Islam tolerates not only other
faiths but even its enemies. This is stated clearly in
the Qur'an:
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- God forbids you
not with regard to those who fight you nor for (your)
faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing
kindly and justly with them, for God loves those who are
just.
- (Qur'an,
60:8)
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- It is one function of
Islamic law to protect the privileged status of
minorities, and this is why non-Muslim places of worship
have flourished all over the Islamic world. History
provides many examples of Muslim tolerance towards other
faiths. When the great leader, the second Caliph,
Omar, entered Jerusalem in the year
634, Islam granted freedom of worship to
all religious communities in the city.
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- Islamic law also
permits non-Muslim minorities to set up their own courts
to implement family laws drawn up by the minorities
themselves.
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- Islam is the
religion of mercy and kindness, the religion of tolerance
and ease.
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- He has chosen you
(to convey His Message of Islamic Monotheism to mankind
by inviting them to His religion of Islam), and has not
laid upon you in religion any hardship
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- (Qur'an, 22:78)
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- Every sin that a
Muslim commits because he makes a mistake, or forgets, or
is forced to do it, is forgiven by Allah, as
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
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- Our Lord! Punish
us not if we forget or fall into error
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- (Qur'an,
2:286)
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- And Allah
says:
your prayer is
granted.
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- The Muslim will be
brought to account for what he does deliberately, not for
what he does by mistake, as Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
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- And there is no
sin on you concerning that in which you made a mistake,
except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend
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- (Qur'an,
33:5)
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- Allah intends for
you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult
for you
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- (Qur'an, 2:185)
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- The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
- Religion is very easy
and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not
be able to continue in that way. So you should not be
extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive
the good tidings that you will be rewarded.
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