Islam, Peace and Tolerance

Table of Contents:

• About this Book
• Preface to the Second Edition
• 1. Prophet Muhammad’s Life — Offering Friendship and Peace to the World
• 2. Freedom of Religion in Islam:
  • No Compulsion in Religion
  • Christians pray in Holy Prophet’s [Muhammad (pbuh)] Mosque
  • Some Passages of the Quran on how to preach Islam
  • No Punishment for Apostasy
  • Apostasy during War
  • Apostasy in Hadith and Classical Islamic Jurisprudence
  • Freedom of preaching given to other Religions
• 3. Islam’s Teaching on response to Abuse and Mockery:
  • Quran teaches Patience in response to Verbal Abuse
  • More Verses from the Quran
  • Politely withdrawing from Company of Abusers
  • Some Incidents from the Prophet Muhammad’s Life
• 4. When is War Allowed?:
  • War permitted in Self-defence only
  • Peace to be Preferred
  • Offering Security to Enemy who wishes to learn about Islam
  • No change from Tolerance in Later Revelations
  • Relations of Friendship with non-Muslims
• 5. What is Jihad?:
  • Jihad to attain Nearness to God
  • Jihad of Patience and Endurance
  • Jihad of propagating the Message of Islam
  • Jihad of War
  • Conditions for a Jihad by Arms
• 6. Martyrdom:
  • What is Martyrdom in Islam?
  • Suicide is a Sin in Islam, and Self-preservation is a Duty
  • Virgins in Heaven as Reward for Martyrs
• 7. Muslim Anger:
  • Islam urges Self-control of Anger
  • Justice above Hatred
  • Hadith on Anger
• 8. The Bible and War:
  • God of War in the Bible
  • Law of War in the Bible
  • Instances of conduct of War in the Bible
  • Jesus’ Statements on Peace
  • Story of Samson and Resemblance to 9/11
• 9. Muslims living with Others:
  • Philosophical Basis
  • Legal Basis
  • Secular or non-Muslim Rule
  • Moral Basis
• 10. Views of Eminent Scholars:
  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali
  • Marmaduke Pickthall
  • Muhammad Asad
  • B. Irving
  • Maulvi Chiragh Ali
  • Sir Muhammad Iqbal
  • Chief Justice S.A. Rahman
  • G.W. Leitner
  • Sir T.W. Arnold
• 11. How Religious Intolerance arose among Muslims:
  • Difference between Biographies and Hadith
  • The Quran and Reports
  • Standpoint of the Quran
  • The Holy Prophet’s [Muhammad] response to Abusers
  • Damaging Consequences of believing in Killing Abusers
  • Response to Verbal Abuse
• References:
  • Hadith
  • List of Verses of the Quran