Lastprophet.info Coming from the Arabic root samaha, musamaha (tolerance) means to forgive and to pardon. The word hosgoru is used in Turkish and the word tolerance in English. As a term, it is used for the understanding and gentle behavior towards everyone, without prejudice, of someone who is mature and good-intentioned. Truly this is a […]
MuslimMatters As we see the images of burning embassies and burnt flags unfolding across the Muslim world, it is easy for non-Muslims (and some Muslims too) to jump to the conclusion that there is an inherent lack of tolerance amongst “religious” Muslims. A lot of this is down […]
When one studies the life of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), one will see that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a great example and role model when it came to tolerance of other people belonging to different faiths. His example of tolerance is important, as there are many people […]
by Sadat bin Anwar The Toronto Sun, a sensationalist tabloid-style Islamophobic newspaper, is at it again. This time it has taken the trouble to report the (non)story of Islamic ads at subway train stations in the Toronto area. The ads in question state “There is no god but […]
Oslo Litteraturhuset, 20 March 2011 © Abdal-Hakim Murad Must one be liberal to belong to the West? For all the polite multiculturalist denials, this question is being put to us more and more insistently. The European Union, as it struggles to articulate a common cultural as well as economic vision, […]
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