Islam's Principles Regarding Peaceful Living With Non- Muslims

Today Non-Muslims, with diverse religious beliefs, live in Muslims countries along with Muslims. Islam has provided instructions regarding relationship of Muslims with individuals whose religions orientations are against Muslims. Islam has provided Muslims with comprehensive set of rules regarding the method of encountering the Non-Muslims. According to the Quranic Surrah: Momtahene, verse eight, Muslims shall coexist with Non-Muslim in peace, unless the Non-Muslims start to move against Muslims. Major principles of coexisting with the Non-Muslims are human dignity, generosity, kindness, justice-seeking, keeping promises, not to forcefully encouraging others to accept a religious belief and inviting others to Islam not forcing them to do so. Some individuals believe that merely Muslims enjoy human dignity and the non-Muslims do not have such a right. Other individuals have a warfare policy and base their international relations on hostility. This paper intends to show that Islam accepts the entire human principles and believes in peaceful coexistence with Non-Muslims.