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The point is that this system, while penalizing non-muslims, allowed a mostly peaceful coexistence between different belief systems in the Islamic world, thus d
by mercurial 11y ago
The point is that this system, while penalizing non-muslims, allowed a mostly peaceful coexistence between different belief systems in the Islamic world, thus demonstrating by example that the notion of Islam not being compatible with other religions is wrong. On the other hand, the tolerance track record of, say, the Catholic Church was fairly dismal until its influence over politics became dramatically curtailed.
- viraptor 11y agoHonestly, I don't think I can accept that as a "peaceful" solution. Same as mafia can't be described as peaceful when asking for money not to destroy your business. Simple test - any other religion with the same rule wouldn't be able to coexist peacefully. It's just luck that we have only one.