Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 44
44 islam’s response to contemporary issues Inter-Religious Cooperation In inter-religious relationships Islam goes one step further by declaring: And let not the enmity of a people that they hindered you from access to the Sacred Mosque, incite you to treat them with inequity. Instead help each other in good things of life and in all such things as are based on the fear of Allah. Do not, however, help one another in the sinful things and transgression. 53 The Holy Quran does not permit Muslims to treat with injustice even such enemies as had committed aggression against them due to religious enmity. We now turn to the category of those non-believers who were not known to have taken any active part in hostilities against Muslims. Referring to them, the believers are told in the Holy Quran: It may be that Allah will bring about love between you and those of them with whom you are now at enmity; and Allah is All- Powerful and Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on