Rights Of Minorities In Islam

The theologians define Islam as belief in and practice of itscreed that "there is no God, if not God Himself." In a more elaborateform Islam is defined as: the Belief in One God, in His Angels, in His RevealedBooks, in His messengers and prophets, in the Last Day and Resurrection, and inthe determination of good and evil by God. This same definition is no lessapplicable to Muslim law from the point of view of international jurists. Islamenjoins on its followers a constant struggle for the well-being of the entirehumanity. Islamic law expressly recognizes the right of non-Muslims to preservetheir beliefs. However, while it categorically forbids all recourse tocompulsion in converting others to Islam, Islamic law maintains a rigorousdiscipline among its own adherents. This book deals with these and other issuesrelated to the rights of minorities in Islam.