Purposive Understanding of the Texts on Dealing with Non-Muslims: A Critical, Analytical Study

Maher Hussein  Haswa; Iyad Abdel Hameed  Nemer; Tar  Abdallahi; Mohammad Issa  Alhourani

doi:10.36941/ajis-2023-0017

Authors

Maher Hussein Haswa Associate Professor
Iyad Abdel Hameed Nemer Associate Professor, Islamic Jurisprudence and its Principles, College of Education & Islamic Studies, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Tar Abdallahi Assistant Professor, College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Ain University, UAE
Mohammad Issa Alhourani Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Literature, College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Ain University, UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2023-0017

Keywords:

tolerance, non-Muslims, citizenship, purposive understanding, social interaction

Abstract

This article analyzes the literature related to the treatment of non-Muslims in Islam. It discusses Islamic jurisprudential provisions and judgements, as well as their causes and purposes, using the descriptive, analytical, and critical methods. The article concludes that Islam ensures freedom of belief, respects individual choice and invites Muslims to accept the other within the framework of citizenship. Many of the jurisprudential rulings rejecting the other have sprung from tough realities, rather than the accurate Islamic view. The Sharia calls for the good treatment of non-Muslims and improving the principle of good citizenship. This should be done to ensure the religious and non-religious privacy of Muslims.

Received: 6 October 2022 / Accepted: 29 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023