Islam of the world

There are some deviated ideologies that deem disbelief as grounds for fighting non-Muslims, and urge Muslims to fight the others to make them convert to Islam, or else continue to adhere to their religions provided that they pay Jizyah (tribute). One thing that proves the deviation of these ideologies is …

Killing of the non-combatant children, women, elderly people, priests and rabbis, the blind, the handicapped, the hired workers and those who take refuge in places of worship is prohibited in Islam. Although they are not Muslims, their killing is prohibited. Had disbelief been the reason for killing, killing of those …

It is not true that Islam spread by sword as some Western intellectuals, who try to distort the image of Islam and its civilization, claim. Here, we emphasize that the Glorious Qur’an which guarantees religious freedom for non-Muslims in explicit verses cannot state in the same time that Islam should …

In spite of the fact that the sword was a symbol for courage and heroism at the time of the revelation of the Qur’an, it i.e. the sword is never mentioned in the Qur’an.   

Variation among people is a Divine law, as stated clearly in the Qur’an. The relationship between those varied people must therefore reflect the nature of that variation, not contradict it. It would be illogical for Allah to create humans with differences and then force them to go against their own …

Islam is unique in how it forbids intentional killing and imposes severe penalties upon the killer in the worldly life and the Hereafter.  

The fact that some people deliberately conceal about the spread of Islam in such amazing speed is that it is a religion which is characterized by simplicity of its creed and morality of its legislation and rulings.   

History tells that Muslims did not go to war in the big Muslim states in Eastern Asia which include now the biggest numbers of Muslims worldwide, but rather Islam spread there with wisdom and good admonition.   

(Killing Enemies’ Children is Forbidden) Al-Aswad ibn Sari’ (ra) reported that, on the day of Hunain battle, the Prophet (PBUH) dispatched a group of soldiers who fought against the disbelievers and, consequently, killed some of their children. Upon their return, the Prophet asked, “Why did you kill the children?” They …

(Killing enemies’ Women and non-Combatant Men is Prohibited) Narrated Hanzalah Al-Katib: “We went into a battle with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). When we passed by a slain woman around whom people had gathered, they parted (to let the Prophet through) and he said, ‘This (woman) was not one of …

(Humane Treatment of War Prisoners is a Principle of Jihad) The Prophet (PBUH) said “Treat war prisoners in a good manner.” In this connection, Al-‘Aas ibn Al-Rabie’ said, “I was kept as a war prisoner under the supervision of a group of Al-Ansar (supporters) – may Allah reward them – …

(The Prohibition of Recruiting Young People for Jihad) Rafe’e ibn Khadeej said, “My uncle and I came to the Prophet while he was preparing for the battle of Badr. So, I said, ‘O messenger of Allah, I wish to accompany you in this battle.’ The Prophet held my hand, saying, …

(Respecting Others’ Religion is a Principle of Jihad) After Muslims secured victory against the Jews in the battle of Khaybar, Muslims found some copies of the Torah. The Prophet, thereupon, commanded the companions to give them back to the Jews as a sign of respect for their religion and to …