islam – The Commonplace Notebook

Quranic Quote of the Week #12: Race to Do Good

There is an unfortunate and incorrect stigma that Islam is an intolerant faith. So to wrap up my Quranic Quotes of the Week series, I’d like to give 10 examples of how the Quran REALLY instructs believers to view and treat those of other religions.

Quranic Quote of the Week #7: True Religion

“True Religion, in God’s eyes, is islam: devotion to Him alone. … Ask those who were given the Scripture, as well as those without one, ‘Do you too devote yourselves to Him alone?’ If they do, they will be guided, but if they turn away, your only duty is to convey the message.” (Quran, 3:19–20)