Treatment Of Non Muslims In Quran

The arabic word used to describe the ideal treatment of non muslims shin dal dal is the same word used in over 25 places in the quran to describe how painful allah has made hell for them.

Treatment of non muslims in quran. Of the five references to freeing a slave in the quran three are prescribed as punitive measures against the slaveholder for unrelated sin. Those who are unable to handle the quran based on these reasons should either avoid handling the quran completely or if absolutely necessary hold it while using some sort of barrier covering the hand such as a cloth or a glove. All too often textual reality the quran matches up with the historical reality of seventh century arabia. Quran 9 20 those who believe and have left their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in allah s way are of much greater worth in allah s sight.

A non muslim should not handle the sacred text when printed in arabic but may listen to tapes of the quran or handle a non arabic translation or exegesis. The very fact that only non muslims may be taken as slaves is evidence of islam s supremacist doctrine. Islam in its purest form honors and elevates women we are often told. Although a man retains custody of his children in the event of his wife s death a non muslim woman will automatically lose custody of her children in the event of her husband s death unless she converts to islam or marries a male relative within his family.

09 24 2010 11 20 pm et updated may 25 2011. 55 56 57 in their memoirs on muslim invasions enslavement and plunder of this period many muslim historians in south asia used the term kafir for hindus. Recently some prominent talk show hosts sean hannity among them have been referring to certain verses in the quran that appear to call for muslims to kill non muslims. The reasoning is found in the verse prior to this 48 28 which simply says that islam is superior over all other religions.

Humiliating and hurting non believers not only has the blessing of allah but it is ordered as a means of carrying out his punishment and even heals the hearts of muslims. However there was extensive religious violence in india between muslims and non muslims during the delhi sultanate and mughal empire before the political decline of islam. The history of this verse is that when prophet muhammad sa began preaching the unity of god he was persecuted for 13 years much as prophets abraham and jesus were. This verse chapter 9 verse 5 is often used as evidence that islam allows killing of non muslims but what is not recognized is the context and history behind these verses.