The spirit of tolerance in Islam

"In 1932, the eminent British scholar of Islam, Sir Hamilton Gibb, wrote: "The nobility and broad tolerance of this religion [Islam], which accepted all the real religions of the world as God-inspired, will always be a glorious heritage for mankind. No other society has such a record of success in uniting, in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavor, so many and so various races of humanity." (Whither Islam?). Such scholarly objectivity towards the tolerance which has historically characterized the Islamic tradition as a whole is in short supply these days."

Year

2012

Language

English

Series

The Institute of Ismaili Studies, occasional papers -- 4

Publisher

I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies

Editions

3

Pages

165

ISBN

9781780761312

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