Abstract
This study evaluates the concept of interreligious dialogue and its relation to Islam. It engages in textual analysis and the historical interpretation of the Qur’an and Sunnah. The analysis includes the treatment of early Muslim rulers, especially the second caliph of Islam “Umar,” for the followers of other religions in an attempt to understand the nature of interreligious dialogue in Islam. The research shows how Islam plays a unique role in promoting interreligious dialogue by providing justice, equal rights, and the freedom of religious beliefs and practices of any religion, culture, and civilization as well as accepting all previous prophets as the Prophets of Islam. The study concludes with the strongest emphasis that Islam is a comprehensive religion that advocates harmonious interreligious relationships. It can be taken as a model for mitigating interreligious conflicts and for promoting interreligious harmony and peaceful co-existence in this world of diverse faiths and traditions.
Highlights
An increasingly popular issue in today’s world is the dialogue among the followers of different religions (Swidler, 2014a)
Interreligious dialogue is an essential tool for mitigating interreligious tensions that prevail among people in the world (Haque, 2010)
The study reveals that having different religions is not unusual
Summary
An increasingly popular issue in today’s world is the dialogue among the followers of different religions (Swidler, 2014a). Human beings are living in a world with diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds (Wani et al, 2015). Interreligious dialogue is truly important for maintaining a harmonious relationship and peaceful co-existence among religious groups. The 9/11 attacks, the Israel–Palestine conflict, conflict in the Middle East, Muslim–Buddhist conflicts in Thailand and Myanmar, and Hindu–Muslim clashes in India and Bangladesh are real and current scenarios plaguing the world (Elius et al, 2019b) and appear to be contrary to religious beliefs in general (Hasan, 2011). It is high time to realize the root of this problem and to find a solution that unites people of different religious and cultural backgrounds together to make a meaningful contribution through interreligious dialogue for the greater interest of humanity. Interreligious dialogue is an essential tool for mitigating interreligious tensions that prevail among people in the world (Haque, 2010)
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