[Tariqas] Article: Afghans struggle over Christian convert issue

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In 'Sulh al-Hudaybiyah" "The Peace Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah" there were many  
conditions which Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) accepted to make peace  between the 
Muslim community and the Qurish tribe. One of these conditions was:  If one of 
the Muslims goes to Qurish, like converting from Islam to the religion  of 
Quarish, Quarish should keep him. But if someone goes to the Muslims, that is  
converting from Quarish religion to Islam, the Muslims must send him back to  
Quarish. 
 
The Prophet accepted that condition which meant, he allowed people to  
convert from Islam and choose the life style and community they want to live  with. 
He trusted that it won't matter that much to whoever become  self-submitters 
to the Truth where he lives because he an maintain his inner  reality, but it 
would matter to those who still indulged in the world and so he  allowed it for 
them. 
 
There is an ayah in the Qur'an that speaks of those go back and forth  
between believing and covering up of the Truth (kufr) that Allah will finally  leave 
them to stray. But the point is that they were allowed to do so without  
killing them.
 
Only those who hurt the Muslims, by spying or betraying or preventing  them 
from practicing or learning or believing in Islam, should be judged. If  they 
choose to emigrate to another community and stop hurting the Muslims and  
fightung against Islam, or to a country where a peace treaty is signed between  the 
Muslims and the people of that country, then such person should be granted  
that right.
 
I know that no all Muslims believe in what I say, but there are  many who 
believe so and many others who may listen to a proof from the  Qur'an and Sunnah.
 
Salaam
Amany
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/25/2006 1:35:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tanzen at sbcglobal.net writes:

Afghans  struggle over Christian convert issue
Afghan officials, trying to resolve a  crisis over an Afghan who may face 
the death penalty for converting to  Christianity, struggled on Saturday 
to satisfy conflicting international  and domestic demands:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12009717/from/ET/

May we have a quiet  discussion about this matter?

Does not holy Qur'an state in several  places that "freedom of religion" 
is required? Where does Muhammad state  that a person should be executed 
if he/she converts from one religion to  another?

Having "faith in our beliefs" can drive us to doing things  that are 
alien to love, only love,
tanzen




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