Tolerance in Christianity and Islam (1/2)
The statements of Jesus quoted by Christians to indicate to which extent Christianity shows tolerance do not constitute a Christian law but just moral and ethical commandments and teachings
Freedom & Coexistence
Though both Jesus and Prophet Muhammad showed tolerance, Jesus’ preaching was seemingly peaceful for he was not capable of Jihad unlike Prophet Muhammad who was supported with forces
All divine messages restrict the freedom of abandoning them, but Islam prescribes dialogue before penalization unlike the previous two divine messages
Unlike Judaism and Christianity, Islam is the only Abrahamic religion which maintains the freedom of following and practicing religion
Peaceful Treatment From the starting point, Islam proved its reality as the religion of all humanity by its creeds which urged peaceful treatment of Christians whom it called “The Bearers of the book (Bible)”. Throughout the nearly fifteen centuries of Muslim-Christian encounter, individual adherents of both traditions often have lived peaceably with each other under […]
Islam prescribes an effective course of action, which if adopted, infighting will be unlikely, and if it actually takes place, it will be stopped shortly