İSLÂM TOPLUMU’NDA HRİSTİYANLARA GÖSTERİLEN HOŞGÖRÜ ÖRNEKLERİ -İlk Beş Asır-
EXAMPLES OF TOLERANCE TO CHRISTIANS IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY -FIRST FIVE CENTURIES-

Summary/Abstract: Historically, it was observed that many dominant cultures assimilated subcultures and ignored basic rights and expectations of minorities. Some historians claimed that the Islamic governments did the same. In this article I will argue that they usually protected the basic rights of non-Muslim minorities, according to the rules laid down by Islam. I will give few examples of tolerance by Muslim governments towards the Christian communities living under Islamic states during the early five centuries of Hijrah. The article comprises of following sections: Freedom of faith and thought under Islamic government for non-Muslims; tolerance to their rituals and sacreds; tolerance to the churches and monasteries; freedom in the theological discussions with Muslim scholars; financial exemptions; employment in the bureaucracy; tolerance to their cultural appearances; and finally tolerance toward certain aspects of social life and the broadmindedness.

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