Interfaith Dialogue in Islam

lines. For example, at the time of the Battle of Uhud, seventy Companions of the Prophet were killed. The verses that were revealed afterwards, did not tell Muslims that the opponents were their enemies and that they should invoke curse on them. Instead the verse that was revealed on this occasion said: He [God] paid you back with one sorrow after another, so that you might not grieve for what you lost. (Quran 3:153) The wisdom behind this verse of the Quran is that after every loss, we need to adopt the attitude of re-planning instead of becoming hopeless or engaging in complaints against others. What does Islam say about domestic violence? A ccording to Islam, domestic violence is a crime. People go to perform Hajj multiple times because they can afford it. Does it mean that they will get more reward? Performing Hajj multiple times only because you can afford it is not the right attitude. If you are a person of means, you should divert the money towards other work such as dawah. The Prophet performed only one Hajj in his lifetime. Is conversion the purpose of Islam? Conversion is not at all a goal of Islam; there is no point of converting others. According to Islam, religion is a matter of self-discovery. Conversion has no value. Can prayer be offered in languages other than Arabic? A ll ulema have said that salah (prayer) should be performed in Arabic. However, some scholars (such as Abu Hanifa) have given this exception for those who are yet to learn the language. So on a temporary basis they can perform salah in their own language until they learn Arabic, after which they are required to pray in Arabic. This is the practice followed in all other religions as well, that is, worship is generally performed in religious language.