Hazara Islamicus (Dec 2014)
Moral and Social Relations with the Non-Muslims in Light of Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Abstract
Allah has described the life of the Holy prophet as the best model. His rights have been set forth through revelations for times to come. One of the issues is that of the relation with the non-Muslims. As Islam wants the well-being of all human beings besides the Muslim community, it does not inhibit the natural love relations and needs rather it is committed to them. Therefore, it is the responsibility of an ideal Muslim state to take care of the rights of the nonMuslims within the state and cooperate with them in the necessary affairs. Good manners, fair treatment, justice and financial support are of great importance in these rights. The Holy prophet laid the foundation of the first Islamic state after Hijrah to Medina and set a chartered with other nations for liaison, which is called as the written constitution of the world and may also be called as the pact of the rights of the world’s nations. In this agreement he proved that Muslims and nonMuslims are all equal as human beings and are equal in human compassion and relationship.The Holy Prophet (SAW) taught his followers high morals and urged them to be gentle and considerate in dealing with others. He did not restrict his followers to be courteous with Muslims only but emphasized to be civil to nonMuslims as well and that to treat them with good manners. The teaching and instructions given by Islam with regard to mutual respect and moral excellence are primarily meant for Muslims, however, non-Muslims are also included in it. The Holy Prophet gave ideas concerning human rights, collective justice, tolerance, and mutual peaceful existence in the international relations fourteen hundred years back. The authenticity of these concepts needs to be projected at world level in the current time. In this way the intellectual superiority of Islam and the scholarly domination of its principles in the world are to be highlighted.
