Abstract
O mankind, We created you all from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.”1 This verse clearly indicates that there should not be any discrimination based on clan, creed, race or religion. The word Islam itself refers to peace. Islamic teachings contain many injunctions for settling disputes between people and nations with the aim of establishing peace. Islamic history shows that Muslims and non-Muslims co-existed in peace in Medina (first Islamic State) and the successive Muslim states. The Charter of Medina, declared by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in 622 A.D., is the best example to establish communal coexistence of different beliefs. This policy was also exercised by successive rulers of different Muslim territories in the history of Islamic world. Unfortunately, establishing peaceful coexistence has now become a challenge in the world. Several Muslim countries have been suffering from internal conflict and resistance even among the different Muslim groups. Hence, the review of Islamic attitude towards coexistence is deemed significant. Within this context, the paper aims at exploring the view of Islam towards the peaceful coexistence of various religious groups with some examples from the history of Muslim societies particularly during the early time period of Islam. The methodology used in this conceptual study is the critical analysis of literature surveyed on the concept of Islam regarding the peaceful coexistence of religions and its practice in the history of Muslim societies.
Highlights
Peaceful coexistence among diverse groups of people belonging to different religions, ethnicities, tribes, races, colors, languages, nationalities etc. has undoubtedly been considered a pre-condition of social security and global peace
Intolerant attitude among different religious groups has significantly increased in different parts of the world
Peaceful coexistence has become a challenge for global peace and security, in many Muslim countries
Summary
Peaceful coexistence among diverse groups of people belonging to different religions, ethnicities, tribes, races, colors, languages, nationalities etc. has undoubtedly been considered a pre-condition of social security and global peace. Muslims should believe in all the revealed books, that is, the Torah, Psalms and Gospel as the books of God revealed to Moses, David and Jesus (AS), respectively They should believe in all prophets like Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as messengers of God. Islam contains many injunctions for social behavior, communal responsibilities, settling disputes and resolving conflicts with the aim of establishing peaceful coexistence. The Charter of Medina declared by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in 622 A.D. aimed at governing a multi-religious pluralistic society that allowed religious freedom for all and set the best ever example in history for the coexistence of different religious groups. The tribal structure based on blood and kinship was abolished and people of different cultural, ethnic and religious groups formed a single society Many other such treaties concluded by the Prophet (SAW) aimed at ensuring peaceful coexistence. The literature about the concept of Islam regarding peaceful coexistence and its practices in the history of Muslim societies is surveyed to understand the injunctions of Islam in this regard and their practical implementation
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