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Christians claim that Christianity is\na “religion of love”. Their reaction to violence is kindness. For\nexample, one of the common phrases amongst them is,” … to him who gives\nyou a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.”(1) Another phrase in this regard is, “If\nsomeone kills your child, do not take revenge because God has sacrificed His\nown son for human guidance.” How is Islam in comparison with Christianity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“Love”\nand “striving for truth” are two key elements in the religion of\nIslam. This fact can be easily inferred by taking a quick glance at the life of\nthe Messenger of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP). Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP) was faced with many hardships and calamities put forth by the\ndisbelievers; yet, he remained kind and forgiving towards them. Even after\nestablishing a Muslim state over the disbelievers, he forgave them all. In\ndifficult conditions he remained keen on guiding them with his kind and tender\nmanner. Regarding this attitude of the Prophet towards the people and his\nsympathy for them, Allah (SWT) describes him as the “Mercy for all\nmankind”. (2) Furthermore, Allah\n(SWT) states that the difficulties people face, are extremely hard upon the\nProphet (PBUH&HP). (3) (Other examples of the love and compassion shown\ntoward the people can be seen in the lives of other Infallibles (PBUT), however\nin order to prevent elongating this answer, we recommend that you refer to the\n“Occasion Letters” section of the website in order to read more about\nthis subject.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islamic teachings have identified two\nscenarios in how Muslims should deal when faced with oppression. One case is\nthat the oppressor confesses and regrets confiscating one’s right. In this case,\nIslam teaches us that although the oppressed person has the right to avenge his\nright; it is however highly recommended that the oppressed forgives the\noppressor, for if he does such Allah (SWT) will forgive his own sins. In this\nrespect, our Lord teaches us: “And the recompense of evil is punishment\nlike it, but whoever forgives and amends, he shall have his reward from Allah;\nsurely He does not love the unjust.” (4) And in another verse, Muslims are\ntaught to: “Repel evil by what is best (respond evil by fine actions)\n\u2026” (5) It should be noted that this behavior of the Muslims should be in\nsuch a way that it does not encourage the oppressor to continue his oppression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the second case however, forgiving\nthe criminal will only cause him to continue and repeat his crimes. Or by\ntaking advantage of this forgiveness, he will continue oppressing and hurting\nthe community. For this case, Muslims are taught to stand firm against the\noppression. Even these cases may lead in\nbattle and Jihad in the way of Allah (SWT). It is stated in the Holy Quran\nthat:” \u2026 whoever then acts aggressively against you, attack him in same\nmanner as he attacked you\u2026” (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, it could be concluded that Islam\nis the religion of kindness and graciousness, but it also pays attention to the\nrights of people and the society. It strongly believes in protecting the public\nand the human rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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