Quranic verses about tolerance4/9/2023 Islam exhorts Muslims to display tolerance and understanding towards other faiths and their followers. No coercion or imposition is allowed either by the Quran or the Sunnah of the Prophet. After presenting its arguments for truth and universality, Islam leaves the choice up to the people to embrace or shun it. However, it also recognises the freedom of choice of religion. The last time Muhammad preached to the community before his death, he urged Muslims to use their religion to reach out to others in understanding, since all human beings were brothers.” Islam lays great emphasis on the Unity of God (Tawhid). Its vision is inclusive, it recognises the validity of all rightly guided religions, and praises all the great prophets of the past. In her famous book, The Battle for God, Karen Armstrong writes, “The Quran is adamantly opposed to the use of force in religious matters. In one of his sayings, Muhammad is reported to have said, “The similitude of mine and that of the Prophets (before me) is that of a person who constructed a building and he built it fine and well and the people went round it saying: Never have we seen a building more imposing than this, but for one brick, and I am that brick.” (Sahih Muslim). He felt proud to be among the descendants of Abraham (Peace be upon him) who stood for the purity of religion. When Prophet Muhammad (SAW) proclaimed his religion as Islam, he never spoke in exclusive terms.
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