Peace in Islam
In Islam peace is closely related to developing and improving the world. In fact the words are often used as synonyms for the same action, to make or bring peace. Those that make or...
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Islam and Peace
Peace is a central part of any form of Islam. In fact, the typical greeting between Muslims means “Peace be upon you”, where the word peace (Salaam) has the exact same root as the...
The Qur’an and Tolerance of Christianity and Judaism
The Qur’an is quite clear in how Muslims must regard Christians and Jews. The Qur’an states that Muslims, Christians, and Jews believe in the same God. That Christians and Jews can achieve salvation and...
Islam And Tolerance And Non-Violence
Islam is a religion of peace – peace to humanity and one and all. It is a religion to lead mankind from the depths of darkness and ignorance towards the path of light and...
The Rights of Freedom and Justice in Islam
The concept of the right to justice is mentioned repeatedly in the Qur’an. There is quite a lot of detail in the passages relating to the freedom to justice. In Islam there are two...
Islam – Human Rights
A common accusation against Muslim countries is that of not upholding human rights. Their citizens are characterized by the Western media as victims of horrendous transgressions against human decency and the basic universal guarantees....
Islam, Individualism and Human Rights
Unlike the West, human rights in Islam are not absolute since they must always consider the teachings of Islam over all. Even then, the individual guarantees in Islam are unprecedented and are much more...
Islam and Ethics
The word ‘Islam’ means to relinquish oneself to God (Allah). It is basically derived from an Arabic word-‘Salema’, which means purity, obedience, peace and submission. In the spiritual sense, it means acquiescence to the...
UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR OR IMMORALITY AND ITS REMEDY
A Muslim as a first priority should strive to cleanse his (spiritual) heart because heart is the leader of the body and all organs are under its command. Our Prophet Muhammad ‘sall- Allâhu ’alaihi...
I Was Taught to Hate Islam
A Greek Woman Embraces Islam I had belief in God, fear and love for Him, but everything else confused me. I was born in Athens, Greece , to Greek Orthodox parents. My father’s family...
