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The Religion of Islam
Introduction
Prophets
Qur'an
Prophet of Islam
Sunnah (practices) of the Prophet
What is the Islamic Religion?
Islamic Law (al-Shari'ah)
The Spread of Islam
Islam, Knowledge and Science
The Attitude of the Qur'an and the Prophet toward Knowledge
Integration of the Pre-Islamic Sciences
Mathematical Sciences and Physics
Astronomy
Mathematics, Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
Number Theory
Physics, Balance, Projectile Motion, Optics
Experimental Method
Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Natural History and Geography
Botany, Zoology
Geography
Chemistry
Technology
Man and Nature
Architecture
Influence of Islamic Science and Learning Upon the West
Islam In The Modern World
Islam In The Modern World
Aftermath of the Colonial Period
Revival and Reassertation of Islam
Education and Science in the Islamic World
Islam A World Civilization
General Characteristics of Islamic Civilization
Global religion
A Brief History of Islam, The Rightly Guided Caliphs
The Caliphates
North Africa and Spain
Islamic History after the Mongol Invasion
Ottoman Empire
Persia
India
Malaysia and Indonesia
Africa
Frequently Asked Questions About Islam
What is Islam?
Who are the Muslims?
What do Muslims believe?
How does someone become a Muslim?
What does 'Islam' mean?
Why does Islam often seem strange?
Do Islam and Christianity have different origins?
What is the Ka'ba?
Who is Muhammad?
How did he become a prophet and a messenger of God?
How did the spread of Islam affect the world?
What is the Qur'an?
What is the Qur'an about?
Are there any other sacred sources?
What are the 'Five Pillars' of Islam?
Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?
What do Muslims think about Jesus?
Why is the family so important to Muslims?
What about Muslim women?
Can a Muslim have more than one wife?
Is an Islamic marriage like a
Christian marriage?
How do Muslims treat the elderly?
How do Muslims view death?
What does Islam say about war?
What about food?
What is Islam's presence in the United States?
How does Islam guarantee human rights ?
What is the makeup of The Muslim World?
Conclusion
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Does Islam tolerate
other beliefs?
The Quran says: God forbids you not, with regards to those who fight you not for [your] faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them; for God loveth those who are just. (Quran, 60.8)
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 caliph Omar entered Jerusalem in the year 634, Islam granted freedom of worship to all religious communities in the city.
Islamic law also permits non-Muslim minonties to set up their own courts, which implement family laws drawn up by the minorities themselves.
When the caliph Omar took Jerusalem from the Byzantines, he insisted on entering the city with only a small number of his companions. Proclaiming to the inhabitants that their lives and property were safe, and that their places of worship would never be taken from them, he asked the Christian patriarch Sophronius to accompany him on a visit to all the holy places.
The Patriarch invited him to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but he preferred to pray outside its gates, saying that if he accepted, later generations of Muslims might use his action as an excuse to turn it into a mosque. Above is the mosque built on the spot where Omar did pray.
According to Islam, man is not born in 'onginal sin'. He is God's vicegerent on earth. Every child is born with the fitra, an innate disposition towards virtue, knowledge, and beauty. Islam considers itself to be the 'primordial religion', din al-hanif, it seeks to return man to his original, true nature in which he is in harmony with creation, inspired to do good, and confirming the Oneness of God.
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