What Does the Quran State About Killing Human Beings?
English book, p. 214
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
With the advent of Islam in the seventh century C.E., it was declared for the benefit of humanity that all greatness was God’s exclusive prerogative and that in God’s eyes, all human beings were equal. Therefore, the Prophet sought to transform society with the idea of human equality. One must consider all human beings as equal, as equally deserving of respect, and as worthy of religious freedom. How can People Live in Harmony in Globalized, Pluralistic Societies? Global societies are plural, being multi-religious, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural. What the world needs today—perhaps more than anything else—is an acceptable formula for creating harmony in plural societies. In my opinion, harmony between adherents of different religions is necessary for creating harmony in today’s globalized societies. There are more than a dozen major religions in the world. How can there be harmony in the multi-religious societies of the world? According to my study, the only way for this is to engender a feeling of religious tolerance and full respect for other people’s religious convictions. Everyone should be entitled to follow what they think is best for their inner solace and follow it as necessary. However, this should not prejudice their opinions regarding other people’s beliefs. On the contrary, there should be mutual respect for one another.

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