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Monday, February 2, 2015

Good and bad people exist in all faiths



The Quran and Sunnah make it clear that not all Non-
Muslims are bad people, just as not all Muslims are good people. There are honest and trustworthy people, along with hypocrites (munafiqun), and wrongdoers (fasiqun), etc among all religious and irreligious communities. A few verses will suffice to demonstrate this point :

"(But) they are not all alike: among the followers of earlier revelation, they are upright people..."(Q.3:113)

"Among the followers of earlier revelation are some who, if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back:others , who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless you constantly stand over them demanding it."(Q.3:75)

"And there are people who say, 'We do believe in God and the Last Day,'while they do not (really) believe. They would deceive God and those who have attained to faith-they deceive none but themselves, and perceive it not." (Q.2:8-9)

In other words, a person is not judged as bad and untrustworthy just because he is a Non-Muslim, nor is he automatically good and expectations of everyone, as Allah reminds us, "If you judge between mankind, judge with justice"(Q.4:58) and "Do not let hatred of any people cause you to swerve from justice. Be just: this is nearest to being God-conscious" (Q.5:8)

Wallahu'alam

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