Interfaith Dialogue,Religious Tolerance and Prophet Muhammad.

Respect People of Other Faith :

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) encouraged his companions to be friendly and transparent with people of other faith while maintaining an assertive personality and clear understanding about their islamic faith.

Muhammad(pbuh) demonstrated how highly he respected people regardless of their faith in several occasions.
It is narrated that he stood up showing respect for a funeral carrying a coffin of a jewish man that passed him and his companions.

Muhammad answered a companion who wondered why did Muhammad(pbuh)
stand up for the carried body :"He is a human being'(regardless of his race,faith and sosial class).


Interfaith Dialog and Peaceful Coexistance with people of other faiths :

Interfaith dialogue can be defined as a two way communication of discussion
Grand mufti of Bosnia Dr Mustapha ceric and Bishop Kevin Manning,Catholic Diocese of parramatta,Sydney Australia 2007
between people of different religious faiths and traditions in order to reach positive outcomes such as moving from suspicion and confusion to understanding and awareness of from hostility to friendliness.










Dialogue With Christian Delegation :

In the Year 632 CE,Muhammad (pbuh) received and hosted at his mosque in the city of "Madinah" a christian delegation who came from Najran (in Yemen) to learn about Islam and discuss the differences between Islam and Christianity.

Muhammad(pbuh) set guidelines and etiquettes for dialogue and debate with others based on the Quranic teachings which emphasize respect,wisdom,mutual understanding and kindness.
He recited the following verses from the Holy Quran :

"Call (invite People) to the way of your lord with wisdom and with "good admonition' and reason(debate) with them in the best manner.Your lord knows best who stayed from his path and who received (able to receive) guidance.'
(The Holy Quran,V 125,ch 6)

'And do not debate with the people of the book except with the best manner unless those of them who were aggressors(unjust or exceeded just limits).Say (to them) : we believe in what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to you;Our god and your god is one,and to him we are submitting.'
(The Holy Quran,V 46,Ch 29)

 



Omar Mosquer and the Church Of The Holy Sepulcher,Jerusalem :
 

In the Old city of Jerusalem,a great example of religious tolerance has been existing for many centuries.It started when the second muslim ruler of the Islamic state Caliph Omar Bin Al-Khattab took over Jerusalem (628) CE) peacefully without shedding a drop of blood.


Omar was invited by the Archbishop of Jerusalem,Sophronius,to pray in the Church Of The Holy Sepulcher.The Church is also known as the Church of Resurrection (Anastasis to Eastern Orthodox Christians).It is the holiest Christian site in the world.It encompassed Calvary where Christians believe Jesus was Crucified,and the tomb(Sepulcher)where he was buried.It has been an important pilgrimage destination since the 4th century,C.E.



In a remarkable gesture,Omar refused to pray in the church.
saying : "If i had prayed in the church it would have been taken by muslims as a mosque or a worship place"

Omar instead prayed a few yards outside the church.His act confirmed the peaceful coexistence between Islam and other religions.It confirmed freedom of worship for non muslim under the Islamic state.


A mosque was built on that site where Omar prayed to commemorate this historical event
(later,it was called Omar Mosque).

Caliph Omar entrusted the custody of the church of the Holy Sepulchre,to `Ubadah Ibn Al-Samit,a companion of prophet Muhammad(pbuh) who became the first muslim judge of Jerusalem.Ubadah died in the year 658CE and was buried in the"Gate Of Mercy" cemetery at the southern corner of the wall enclosing Noble Sanctuary.The Sanctuary includes the Dome of  the rock and Aqsa Mosque.


The Covenant Of Omar :

Omar granted the people of Jerusalem a covent of peace and protection which came to be known the "Covenant of Omar."It has been mounted at the door of the mosque along the centuries and untill now.


                                              The Covenant of Omar
In the Name of (God) Allah,The most Merciful,The Most Compassionate.

This is an assurance of peace and protection given by the servant of Allah Omar to the people of llia (Jerusalem).
He gave them an assurance of protection for their lives,propery,churches as well as the sick and healthy  and all its
religious community.

The Churches shall not be occupied,demolished nor taken away wholly or in part.They shall neither be coerced in their religion,nor shall any of them be injured.The people of llia shall pay(Jizia) as inhabitants of cities do
(and as muslims do pay a similar tax 'zakat')

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