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sought to spread dissension. One group could grow aggressive to-
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Yet, the justice of the Prophet (saas) was a source of peace and se-
curity for those other communities, just as much as it was for
Muslims. During the time of the Prophet (saas), Christians, Jews
and pagans were all treated equally. The Prophet (saas) abided by
the verse "There is no compulsion where the religion is con-
cerned…" (Surat al-Baqara: 256), explaining the true religion to

everyone, but leaving them free to make up their own minds.

In another verse, Allah revealed to the Prophet (saas) the
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This noble attitude of the Prophet (saas), being in total har-
mony with the morality of the Qur'an, should be taken as an ex-
ample of how members of different religions today should be
treated.
The Prophet (saas)'s justice brought about understanding
between people of different races. In many of his addresses, even
in his final sermon, the Prophet (saas) stated that superiority lay
not in race but in godliness as Allah states in the verse:
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