Does islam teaches tolerance with other religion or not?

Question

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In 1099 Jerusalem fell to the First Crusaders. They slaughtered its Christian, Muslim and Jewish inhabitants, after promising them safety. In 1187 Salahuddin destroyed King Guy’s army at the Horns of Hettin and recovered Jerusalem. In stark contrast to the Crusades 88 years earlier, Salahuddin, adhering to the teachings of Islam, did not slaughter the city’s Christian inhabitants. Salahuddin’s noble act won him the respect of his opponents throughout the world including Richard the Lion heart.Saladin’s generosity and sense of honor in negotiating the peace treaty that ended the Crusade won him the lasting admiration and gratitude of the Christian world.

The Decisive Battle of Hettin:

In return for an attack made by the Crusaders of the Kerak on Muslim pilgrims in 1187, Salahuddin moved his army to northern Palestine and defeated the much larger Crusader army in the decisive battle of Hettin (July 4, 1187). Three months after this battle, Salahuddin captured Jerusalem., Salahuddin did not loot, murder or seek revenge for the Muslims. He spared the lives of 100,000 Christians and allowed Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem after it’s fall. In this benevolent act, Salahuddin was simply emulating Prophet Muhammad when the Prophet re-entered his birth-city of Makkah, with ten thousand people. There was no bloodshed.

Recapturing Jerusalem shocked the West, and as such it brought about the Third Crusade led by Richard the Lion heart, King of England in 1189. Salahuddin’s army checked the massive Frankish armies and weakened them in a war of attrition on the land of Palestine. It was during this period Richard negotiated peace with Salahuddin. Third Crusade army was exhausted. It was Salahuddin’s generosity in this treaty, which ended the Crusades and established his legendery status..

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So history has witnessed how Islam teaches to tolerate other religions,

also it has witnessed the event of Umar ibn Khattab (radhiyallahu 'anhu) when he also captured the jersulam..how he (radhiyallahu 'anhu) formed tolerance with other religions..

so how can we say that islam teaches violence against other religion?

Is it Islam to blame?
Or is it the people to blame?

Answer 1

In many verses of the Holy Quran, Allah (subhanhu wa taalah) is ordering the muslims to be merciful to all people no matter their race, religion, financial states or colour. Especially when spreading Islam, all muslim army leaders starting with Prophet Mohammed showed mercy and compassion to the civilians in the countries and cities they opened. As a muslim, I can say that not once we were taught be it in school or by our parents to be aggressive or violent towards Christians or people of other religions. The only time we did show our disdain is when we are mentioning the siege of Israel in Palestine thanks to Balfour's Declaration. They have no right to be there.



Ever since Islam has started 1400 years ago there were cults sullying the name of Islam and Prophet Mohammed but muslims showed again and again that what these cults are saying about the muslim teaching and the people is dead wrong. I'm going to have to say that these cults are to blame for the bad image of Islam. If you want to see how muslims really are, I'd suggest you go visit a muslim country and see for yourself.

Answer 2

Indeed the people. There have been certain lions in history. Richard and Salahuddin being two of them, one was ruthless and the other was generous, one of wasn't following his religon and the other was, one slaughtered the other forgave, one killed his own brothers the other joined forces.

We need leaders like him.



Don't let the trolls bite

Peace..

Answer 3

certainly some people misunderstand our faith "Islam" for that reason we Muslims across the world ought to show them how Islam works. there some people who claim to be Muslims, but Allah knows best if they really are who are tarnishing the image of Islam, in some countries Muslims are doing their right, by defending their nation, these actions maybe violent but its their right, some of these things they do put fear in the eyes of the enemy and so the enemy is trying to make the world hate Islam by giving it all sort of names.

Answer 4

Part 1: Conditions of War



“Fight in the way of God against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! God loveth not aggressors.”

(Qur’an, 2:190)



Contrary to popular misconception, the Qur’anic verse stating, “Kill them wherever you encounter them” (2:191) does not categorically permit (let alone promote!) killing of Non-Muslims. Rather, this verse was revealed in relation to a specific stage of persecutory war against Muslims in the history of Islam; and its ordinance is obviously confined to warfare. The fourteen-hundred-year heritage of Islamic rule in Arabia and beyond testifies to religious tolerance exhorted by the Qur’an.



And why—if there is any explanation other than deliberate mischaracterization and slander—why can’t critics who use this verse read other general decrees that place strict limits on warfare? For instance, the verse just before it, which says, “But begin not hostilities. Lo! God loveth not aggressors” (2:190). Or the verses just after it, stating, “But if they desist, then lo! God is Forgiving, Merciful” (2:192).



Scenarios under which taking a life is permissible according to the Qur’an are extremely limited. The Qur’an permits between-group killing, or “collateral damage”, during warfare in hand-to-hand combat with male, combatant enemy soldiers. In domestic affairs, Islamic law permits execution by judicial sentence in cases of premeditated manslaughter [1]; a tooth for a tooth whether Muslim or Non-Muslim.



In Islam, it is never permissible to attack or kill non-combatant enemy citizens, children, elderly, or women. Non-Muslims not waging war against Muslims possess Islamic state’s protection of their right to life, according to the Qur’an. In fact, the Qur’an enjoins forgiveness, indulgence, tolerance, and kindness toward Non-Muslims.









Part 2: Conditions of Peace



“Help ye one another unto righteousness and pious duty.”

(Qur’an, 5:2)



Far from simply not killing Non-Muslims, Islam promotes an ideal ethic of cooperative piety with Non-Muslims who are at peace with Muslim states. The Qur’an also discusses basic rights of Non-Muslims, such as the right to life, freedom of religion, and property. Furthermore, the Qur’an offers specific guidelines to promote religious tolerance.



Ø Freedom of Religion in the Qur’an



Religion with God is Islam. However, there is no compulsion in religion. Humankind is created free to choose good or evil. No person can reach into another’s heart, place faith therein, cleanse filth, or soften hardness. Individual choice is an integral facet of religious devotion, and the Qur’an acknowledge this in the verse, “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). Furthermore, the Qur’an draws firm limits toward entrenched thinking in relation to Non-Muslims. It states, “Had God willed, they had not been idolatrous. We have not set thee as a keeper over them, nor art thou responsible for them” (6:107). Here, the Qur’an instructs us to recognize Non-Muslims’ religious self-sovereignty and to leave them alone!



Freedom of religion is the cornerstone of religious tolerance; and it is clearly established in the Qur’an.



Ø Mutual Verbal Religious Tolerance in the Qur’an



The Qur’an goes further than religious freedom, instructing Muslims to show tolerance and respect to other religions. The verse, “Do not revile those unto whom they pray beside God, lest they wrongfully revile God through ignorance” (6:108), directly forbids verbal religious intolerance, candidly pointing out the logical consequence of mutual animosity and hatred. Disagreement is sometimes unavoidable; however, petty name-calling is certainly something we can all maturely surmount.

Answer 5

They don't tolerate each other let alone others. Have you seen the middle east lately?