On 14 Nov 2006 03:40:01 -0800, "sdr" <sdrodrian@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>Because of the malevolent influence of Islam, Iran is
>a nation/a people that believes in terrorism (the
>Koran specifically demands that Muslims "terrorize"
>non-believers), therefore Iran is a nation that has a
>genuine faith in terrorism.
>
In an Islamic state, non-Muslims who are not actively fighting Muslims
are refered to as dhimmis "protected people".
Here is an extract from a post on the subject copied from
soc.religion.islam
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It is an unavoidable fact of history that in certain times and places,
dhimmis were indeed subjected to the kind of abuse and discrimination
mentioned by Bat Ye'or. However, those sad realities are examples of
evil actions by sinful men. They are not examples of the manner in
which Allah has ordered us to treat the non-Muslims who live in Muslim
lands.
Muslims, like all other human beings, do not always conform themselves
to the ideals that are set out in their religion. The Qur'an, the
Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and the Shari'ah
require us to treat Ahl al-Dhimmah (covenanted people) in ways very
different from the picture given by Bat Ye'or.
In "Shari'ah: The Islamic Law", a highly esteemed professor of Islamic
law, Abdur Rahman I. Doi, puts it simply and directly:
"The non-Muslims who live in an Islamic state and enjoy all their
human rights, which are enshrined in the Shari'ah, are called Ahl
al-Dhimmah.... [They] are guaranteed the protection of their life,
property and honour exactly like that of a Muslim. ...It becomes every
Muslim's religious duty to protect the life, property and honour of a
non-Muslim since it forms a part and parcel of faith (iman).
Since Dhimmis are protected people, under the pledge of Allah and his
messenger, they are, says Doi, "people of the abode of Islam (dar
al-islam) and hence possessors of Islamic Nationality (al-jinsiyyah
al-islamiyyah)."
Since Dhimmis are under the pledge of Allah (dhimmat Allah), they must
enjoy complete religious, administrative and political freedom.
Dhimmis must be protected from discrimination, persecution, tyranny
and injustice. Muslims are duty bound to hold back their hands and
tongues to avoid injuring Dhimmis.
The Traditions of the Prophet, which inform us of his Sunnah (way)
that we are to follow are unequivocal:
"Whosoever persecutes a dhimmi ...or takes anything from him with evil
intentions, I shall be a complainant against him on the Day of
Resurrection."
"Whosoever hurts a dhimmi, hurts me; and one who hurts me, hurts
Allah."
The enormity of the obligation that Muslims have toward dhimmis is
well illustrated by the opinion of the Muslim jurist Ibn Abdin, who
argued that since Muslims are given a responsibility to protect the
blood and property of non-Muslims and since the persecution of weak
persons at the hands of the strong is considered as one of the
greatest of crimes, the persecution of non-Muslims in an Islamic state
will be considered to be a greater crime than the persecution of
Muslims by non-Muslims.
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