Shafaqna English- Ahlulbayt TV presented another part of: “Understanding Islam” in season 4 on the topic of: “Islam and other faiths “, by Dr Chris Hewer.
Understanding Islam with Dr Chris Hewer – Season 4 | Episode 6
There are more Muslims in the world today than there have been at any other time in human history and yet, fourteen hundred years after the death of Muhammad (PBUH), they account for only around 20% of the world population. Through the expansion of Muslim families, the Muslim population is increasing and, in certain parts of the world, relatively significant numbers of people are coming to Islam for the first time, yet there is no sign that the whole of humankind is on the verge of mass conversion and so the relationship between Islam and other faiths is of ongoing importance.
It was ever thus! In the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Makka and Madina were multi-faith societies and other religions were present in neighbouring countries in all directions. During the early centuries of the Islamic Empire, Muslims were a minority of its citizens. Muslim rulers have always had to consider the status of their non- Muslim subjects throughout the centuries and in all territories. Even in those Muslim countries today that forbid public assembly for worship to non-Muslims, there are still hundreds of thousands of adherents of different faiths.
Part of series: Understanding Islam by Dr Chris Hewer
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