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sessions, their churches and their crosses, and for all that con-
cerns their religion. Their churches shall not be changed into
dwelling places, nor destroyed, neither shall they nor their
appurtenances be in any way diminished, nor the crosses of the
inhabitants nor aught of their possessions, nor shall any con-
straint be put upon them in the matter of their faith, nor shall
any one of them be harmed. 7

All these are very important examples revealing the understand-
ing of justice and compassion of true believers. In a verse God com-
mands the following:

God commands you to return to their owners the things you hold on
trust and, when you judge between people, to judge with justice.
How excellent is what God exhorts you to do! God is All-Hearing, All-
Seeing. (Qur'an, 4:58)
Canon Taylor, one of the mission leaders of the Anglican Church,
expresses the beauty revealed by the Islamic morality in one of his

speeches as follows:

It [Islam] brought out the fundamental dogmas of religion – the
unity and greatness of God, that He is merciful and righteous,
that He claims obedience to His will, resignation and faith. It
proclaimed the responsibility of man, a future life, a day of
judgment, and stern retribution to fall upon the wicked; and
enforced the duties of prayer, almsgiving, fasting and benevo-
lence. It thrust aside the artificial virtues, the religious frauds
and follies, the perverted moral sentiments, and the verbal sub-
tleties of theological disputants… It gave hope to the slave,

brotherhood to mankind, and recognition to the fundamental
facts of human nature. 8

The false assertion that people in conquered countries converted
to Islam under threat has also been disproved by Western researchers,
and the justice and compassionate attitude of Muslims has been con-