Seriously. Have you ever read those verses that those who hate all of us like to quote in context? Did anyone bother to actually think for themselves and get the whole story rather than choosing to believe everything they heard? What do you think of this?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VqmMdPKw378
And furthermore, what do you think of this?
http://www.islam101.com/terror/toleranceftf.htm
"During the life of Prophet Muhammad, the Jews in Madina had a synagogue and an educational institute, Bait-Al-Midras. The Prophet preserved the institute and gave protection to the Jews"
2007-07-17 16:42:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Islam is very tolerant..even the most tolerant of other religions...but the actions of some muslims does it no justice and furthers it not at all. Some muslims are only interested in following our prophet in the nonessential matters...how he dressed, ate, slept, how long his beard or thobe was, whether he stood or sat when people came in the room....but ask them to also remember how he treated women, other men, nonmuslims and enemies alike and they will suddenly find other things to talk about....a very sad state of affairs for Islam but intolerant muslims are the blame....not Islam
2007-07-17 18:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by coolred38 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Prophet may have protected the Jews, but his FOLLOWERS certainly don't! Explain Hamas.
And if Islam is SO TOLERANT, what's up with all the thumbs down on those who know better?
2007-07-17 23:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
hmm... your history is a bit off...but the proof is in the many Muslims who disagree with you. Is Islam tolerant?
Once it was clear the Jews would not accept him, Muhammad began to minimize or eliminate the Jewish influence on his beliefs. For example, he shifted the direction of prayers from Jerusalem to Mecca, made Friday his special day of prayer, and renounced the Jewish dietary laws (except for the prohibition on eating pork). Originally, he said the Arabs were descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael, but in the Koran Abraham's connection to the Jews is denied, with Muhammad asserting that Abraham is only the patriarch of Islam, not Judaism as well, because he "surrendered himself to Allah."
One of the immediate consequences of Muhammad's frustration was the expulsion of two Jewish tribes from Medina and the murder of all the members of a third Jewish tribe (except for the women and children, who were sold into slavery). But even worse for the long-term treatment of the Jews were a number of inflammatory statements about Jews that Muhammad made that appear in the Koran — which, over the years, stoked Arab/Islamic anti-Semitism.
Muhammad slowly began to build his power base both by the persuasiveness of his faith and the old-fashioned way: by marrying women from important families to gain political advantage. He came to control the oases and markets, which forced other traders and tribesmen to negotiate with him. When he finally returned to Mecca, it was at the head of an imposing army that forced the residents to capitulate.
Muhammad died in 632, and it was left to his followers to carry on the traditions he had begun. His followers developed Islam, just as the followers of Moses and Jesus developed Judaism and Christianity over time.
2007-07-17 23:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by djmantx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is my understand that peace through submission to Islam means that all non Islamic people pay a tax and submit to Islamic rule over them. Sharia law and all. Non Muslims are tolerated but not allowed freedom in any form when under Islamic rule.. That is the way I have seen it work and had it explained to me..
2007-07-17 23:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Truth is everyone is human, and religion does not justlfy a race, you are either a man of honour: to serve and protect or you are a man of dishonour: always waiting to be served and not willing to take the chance to protect you or your surroundings existance from natural or unnatural disasters.
2007-07-17 23:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by mike 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Islam is tolerant. Surah 7:199 says: Make allowance for man's nature and enjoin the doing of what is right; and leave alone those who choose to remain ignorant.
2007-07-17 23:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by Ahmad H 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
then why when i was in a muslim chat from yesterday some man from pakistan told me that the jews are evil and when i told him im an american he told me to go to hell? see sometimes i go into islamic chat rooms to talk to muslims all the ones from the middle east ive talked to seemed beligerant the european and american ones were cool
2007-07-17 23:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well the people we call terrorist are not all the muslims. Sure not terrorist are more tolerant.
I think that fundamentalist terrorist are not tolerant, and that is because politics, not religion.
2007-07-17 23:51:24 · answer #8 · answered by Alder_Fiter_Galaz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Islam is tolerant of Islam.
2007-07-17 23:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just that they came here and killed people. That's a no no. Now we are there. Possessing the gates of our enemies.
2007-07-17 23:54:54 · answer #10 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋