Yahya - Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an (2003)

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Copyright © Harun Yahya XXX/ 2003 CE First Published by Vural Yayıncılık, İstanbul, Turkey in February, 2001 First English Edition published in January 2003 Published by: NICKLEODEON BOOKS PTE LTD 80, GENTING LANE, # 07-04, RUBY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX SINGAPORE 349565 Tel: +65 - 63383740 Fax: +65 - 63384213 E-Mail: shafinah @ singnet.com.sg shafqltd @ singnet.com.sg All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrivial system or transmitted in any form or by any methods, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publishers. By Harun Yahya Edited By: Dr. Ajmal M. Razak All translations from the Qur'an are from The Noble Qur'an: a New Rendering of its Meaning in English by Hajj Abdalhaqq and Aisha Bewley, published by Bookwork, Norwich, UK. 1420 CE/1999 AH. ISBN 981-04-4774-4 Website: www.harunyahya.com E-mail: info@harunyahya.com
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 GOD COMMANDS US TO BE JUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Justice Should Be Exercised Equally Among All People, With No Consideration of Language, Race, or Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 In Matters Related to Orphans, God Commands Definite Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Believer is Responsible for Exercising Justice, Even if its Consequences Work Against Him, His Parents or Relatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Hatred Felt Towards a Community Does Not Prevent Believers From Exercising Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 THE PROPHETS HAVE BROUGHT JUSTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Exemplary Life of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) . . . . . . 28 The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Opposed All Forms of Racism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 In the Period of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Contracts Signed with the People of the Book and the Pagans Secured Justice in Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 The People of the Book In the Period of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 In the Period of the Caliphs Justice was Exercised in Compliance With the Qur'an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK IN THE QUR'AN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Status of the People of the Book in the Qur'an . . . . . . . . . 44 How Should a Muslim Regard Judaism? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Monasteries, Churches and Synagogues must be Respected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PEACE IN SOCIETIES WHERE TRUE JUSTICE PREVAILS . . . . . . . . . 52 Khans of the Great Seljuk Empire who Administered Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 The Ottoman Empire Brought Justice to the Conquered Lands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Just Administration During the First Periods of the Ottoman Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 True Justice was Established at the Time of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 THE EVOLUTION MISCONCEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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