By Dr.Faizan Ahmed Azizi
Islam has always advised gentleness and positive approach
while preaching religion, because one’s heart cannot be transformed by force.
The holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam) has advised to be gentle while
preaching. The holy Quran states:
1.‘Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good
admonition and argue with them in a way that is best. No doubt, your Lord knows
well who has strayed from His way and He knows well those who are guided.’(Al
Nahl verse 125)
2.‘And abuse not those whom they worship beside Allah
because they will commit rudeness in respect of Allah through their
excessiveness and ignorance. Thus We have made fair the deeds of every nation
in their eyes, then they have to return back towards their Lord and He will
tell them what they used to do.’( Al Anaam verse 108)
3.‘And good and evil will not be equal O listener, repel the
evil with good, then he between whom and you there was enmity will become as
though he was your warm friend.’
(Hamim Sajdah verse 34)
In the above mentioned verses Allah Almighty commands to
preach the way of truth with gentle ways and means, so how can the followers of
Islam defy this order. In verse no. 2 Allah almighty himself prohibits the
faithful to desist from abusing the deities of other religion. Perhaps, no
other religion sets such high standards of tolerance. This is because Islam has
come to eradicate strife and sedition and to spread peace and harmony, but
alas! The enemies of Islam still criticize the holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihe
Wasallam) and show disrespect to the places of worship of Muslims. Hence, it is
impossible for Muslims to demolish other people’s places of worship. History
bears witness to the fact, that Muslims have never demolished other places of
worship even after their triumph but maintained the status quo and allowed free
religious practice in their kingdom.
Published in Divine vision magazine second edition
Published in Divine vision magazine second edition
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