09-24-2003, 07:14 PM
As Salam a`alamanitaba`al hoda
This is the greeting we are commanded to use with non Muslims
Yes Islam can certainly live with other religions.
Insh a Allah I will prepare the verses from Quran for you to fully understand this topic.
Just before that will give u an example. when Omar Ibn Alkhatab went to visit Jerusalem and receive its keys, he was visiting an important church at the time when Asr prayer came one. Preists offered him to pray, but he refused and went outside. He did not want to set a rule for Muslims to be allowed to turn churches into mosques. Respect of other religions is essential. Simply because there is no compulsion in religion, that is what the quran say. Also there are verses that regulate our relation with non muslims.
Insh aAllah will prepare them in more detail for u.