Prophet With non-Muslims
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
Written by Abdul-Rahim Ammar
When reading the verses of the Holy Quran, one realizes that peace takes precedence over war and dialogue takes precedence over clash in dealing with non-Muslims. It suffices to realize that the word “peace” and its derivatives were mentioned a hundred and forty times in the Quran, while the word “war” and its derivatives were mentioned only six times!
The difference between the two numbers mentioned above is reflected in the biography of the prophet (PBUH); throughout the entire course of his life, the Prophet (PBUH) chose to embrace peaceful means when dealing with his opponents to the extent that makes one wonders.
In this study, we will present some of the models of interaction of the Prophet (PBUH) with non-Muslims. I have found that these interactions present many sublime aspects, so I chose to organize these aspects into varying groups according to their meaning and then in an ascending order according to what is aspired by thinkers in terms of interacting with opponents. We will find that all that is aspired by reformers and thinkers has already been implemented by the Prophet (PBUH); amazingly, the Prophet (PBUH) has far exceeded their imaginations. Thus, the study has been divided into four independent points:
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