Abstract
Arabia of Middle ages harbored diversity and hosted various religions such as Judaism and Christianity, the Prophet (PBUH) tried to establish harmonious relations with them to ensure peace and was able to unite them in a single mosaic. Many of the Prophet’s (PBUH) companions who were settled in Medina had different geographical, racial and religious backgrounds. He (PBUH) made people feel comfortable with a welcoming behavior, and it was a privilege to be minority and weak.Diplomatic emissaries were also well received by the Prophet in Medina. The State of Medina became a training venue for specializing in different languages including Hebrew, Persian, etc. leading to strengthened ties with people of other cultures. Racism means excluding people because of color,is there racism in Islam? Islamic tradition is more tolerant of race and its commitments stress on racial equity.This work discusses that to what extent did openness towards other cultures and civilizations exist in the early Muslim community? How can Seerah heritage enable Muslims (locally and globally) to confront the historic and contemporary challenges whose impacts are still being felt to this day as (dis) integration in modern societies?
Highlights
Literature reviewA lot of debate is going on with fears of multiculturalism failure due to Islam (Anshuman Mondal)[1] (Shireen 2010)[2] (Thomas 2018)[3] (Tina, Peter 2019)[4] or believes that Islam is not compatible with it
Multiculturalism: A Key Global and Local Challenge Multiculturalism has been one of the core values of several Western societies but has faced considerable opposition for some decades
Arabia was a region in which various faiths were present such as Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, polytheism, Sabi'in, Hunafa, and others not affiliated with any religion
Summary
A lot of debate is going on with fears of multiculturalism failure due to Islam (Anshuman Mondal)[1] (Shireen 2010)[2] (Thomas 2018)[3] (Tina, Peter 2019)[4] or believes that Islam is not compatible with it. Seerah literature is rich in reflecting multicultural trends in medieval times. There is a need to showcase the existence of multiculturalism from the earliest Islamic period. To showcase the broad spectrum of Islam disregard of color and race this paper has used qualitative, historical, and archival research methods to explore the notion of multiculturalism in the medieval Arab-Muslim era
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