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by accident. It is directly due to the monistic way of
thinking held by the majority of the Indian population.
India believes in plurality, or in the words of Mahatma
Gandhi, ‘the manyness of reality’.

According to this religious philosophy, the Hindus
believe that everything in the cosmos is an ansh, or part,
of divinity. They believe in the concept of an indwelling
god, that is, every human being has a content of divinity.
Due to this concept, the Hindu mind accords the position
of divinity to every man and woman. This is the genesis
of the culture of tolerance in India. Hinduism does not
advocate change of faith. It believes in the principle of
mutual acceptance, that is, according to them, they are
on the true path and so are others.

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6 Why are non Muslims not allowed in
Makkah and Madinah? What would

happen if they enter these places?

his is an administrative decision. This practice arose
Tto safeguard the purified sanctuary of Makkah. The
Kabah was created by Abraham as a place of worship of
the One God. At the time there was no such restriction
on the entry of non-Muslims to the Kabah. It had free
entry for all for over 1,300 years. But the idol-worshiping
visitors started placing their idols in the Kabah, and the
number of idols reached 360. After this experience, the
above restriction was imposed at the time of Prophet
Muhammad.

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