Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 737
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 737 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: So will the anger of thy Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves and burn down their graven images with fire. " 1 Compared to the above teachings of the Bible, the Founder of Islam sa gave the unique teaching of religious freedom and declared "There is no compulsion in religion. " (2:257) He also declared, "It is the truth from your Lord; wherefore let him who will, believe, and let him who will, disbelieve. " (18:30) The distinctive feature of Islam is that it not only gave the teachings of justice and tolerance towards the followers of the other religions, the Founder of Islam sa and his true followers acted on these instructions and set excellent examples by their behaviour. Although there is permission to take revenge for an injustice, forgiveness is the most favoured response and God declared, "And the recompense of an injury is an injury the like thereof; but whoso forgives and his act brings about reformation, his reward is with All a h. " (42:41) Forbidding high handedness in response to the transgressions by other religion's followers and other nations, Islam teaches;