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The Policy of Mutual Non-interference

references. Before the Hijrah or migration (622 AD), when the
Prophet of Islam was in Makkah, this verse was revealed in
the Quran:

‘For you your religion, for me mine.’ (109:6)
After the Hijrah, when the Prophet settled in Madinah,
he confirmed this principle. At that time roughly half of the
population of Madinah comprised of Jews and the other half
of Muslims. The Prophet issued a historic document called
the Madinah Declaration, in which he proclaimed: Lil-yahudi
dinuhum wa lil-muslimina dinuhum. This means,
‘For Jews their religion and for Muslims their religion.’
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This principle, that is, the policy of mutual non-interference
is based on an eternal principle, which is already established
in the non-human world. It is also a matter of necessity in the
human world.
This culture will also be adopted by the people of Paradise,
as has been stated in the Quran in these words:
‘And God calls to the Home of Peace.’ (10:25)

The policy of mutual non-interference gives every man and
woman the scope to live on his or her own without inflicting
harm on other fellow human beings. This is the only formula
for peace and harmony.
Mutual non-interference ensures that every person has an
equal opportunity to make progress. This culture has been
established throughout the entire universe, the only difference
being that, in the non-human world, it is in place under the
law of nature, while man adopts this culture of his own free
will, without any compulsion. Man’s thinking is involved in
the choice he makes, therefore, the phenomenon of intellectual
development is found only in the human world and not in the
non-human world.

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