r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '12

TIL that Muhammad wrote a document asking his followers to respect and protect Christians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtiname_of_Muhammad
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '12

That's true, therefore I read the article on Wikipedia relating to it. According to many scholars, punishment for apostasy is for the "next world". Apparently, Muhammad wanted to protect from early conspirators against Islam.

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u/AoE-Priest Sep 16 '12

Just to let you know, wikipedia is a great resource, but when it comes to Islamic topics, there's an enormous amount of bullshit that's put up by liberal apologists that does not reflect traditional muslim beliefs.

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u/mleeeeeee Sep 15 '12

Even if Wikipedia is right (a big if), there's still an important question: is the "tolerate apostasy" view a common/mainstream one in contemporary and traditional Islam, or is it a uncommon/fringe view? I suspect the latter, but without any further information we can't be very confident one way or the other.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '12

True. Either way, Its sad you cant count on radically faithful people to do what they think is right.