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Islamic Model of Peaceful Coexistence… MR. Dodhiya and M. Ghanbari (113

               when  he  was  forced  to  do             of them as are set on evil
               so in order to defend Islam,              doing- and say: We believe

               peace,  justice,  and  also  to           in  that  which  has  been
               repel injustice and aggression.           bestowed  upon  us,  as

               The  Prophet  was  born  to               well  as  that  which  was
               establish peace and unity in              bestowed  upon  you;  for
               the world; Therefore, without             our God and you’re God
               a  doubt  the  extinction  of             is one and the same, and

               race  awareness  between                  unto Him that we surrender
               Muslims is one of the most                ourselves”. (Quran, 29: 46)
               outstanding accomplishments

               of Islam.                                 Undeniably,  the  religion
                  The  Quran  stressed  the           of  God  presented  the
               steadiness  of  the  religious         compassionate ethos which

               experience  of  humankind              was  the  trademark  of  the
               and taught us that God sent            more  advanced  religion:
               Messengers to every people             brotherhood       and    social

               on  the  face  of  the  earth.         justice  were  its  crucial
               The Quran instructs Muslims            virtues.  The  Jews  and  the
               to  argue  other  faiths  with         Muslims lived side by side
               respect and friendly attitude:         in  peace  in  Madinah.  The

                  “Do  not  argue  with  the          Prophet  allowed  them  to
                  Peoples of the Scriptures           exercise their religion freely.
                  except  in  the  kindliest          He made peace between the

                  manner unless  it  is such          polytheist  tribes  of  Aws
                                                      and Khazraj.
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