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Islamic Model of Peaceful Coexistence… MR. Dodhiya and M. Ghanbari (139
relationship the teachings Imam Ali narrates that
of Islam in terms have been once the Prophet told the
divided into theoretical ethics very rich Jew whom he had
and practical ethics. The owed a few dinars that he
theoretical part deals with had nothing to pay him
the part of the necessity of back at that time. The Jew
acquiring ethics and its decided not to leave the
effects on his world as well Prophet before he would
as the hereafter, while the pay him. The Prophet,
practical part mentions the therefore, sat with him. In
types and ways to achieve the same place, he offered
the virtues while also the Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib,
providing solutions to eliminate Eshaa, and Fajr prayers. As
the vices. he noticed that his
The Holy Quran suggests companions were threatening
adhering to the moral of the that Jew, the Prophet
Holy Prophet, who according looked at them and said:
to the witnesses of history “What are you doing?
never did injustice to Allah has not sent me to
anyone while possessing the wrong any person, including
best of morals not only the followers of other
with the adherents of Islam religions”.
but also to the adherents of
other religions.
