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One of the best ways is to first and foremost be a very good muslim practitioner yourself, and convince the person with your character and high morals that Islam is indeed the religion of Truth. Another good way is to talk to the person about his religion, and give him logical arguments about the Truth and falsehood.
The following points will make it clear, that far from being spread by the sword, it was the inherent force of Truth, reason and logic that was responsible for the rapid and global spread of Islam. 1. Islam means peace. Islam comes from the root word `salaam', which means peace. It also means submitting one's will to Allah Subhanah.
Whoever comes in contact with this believer, will obviously see his character, his honesty, his truthfulness, his humility, etc. and will thus be influenced by such noble virtues of Islam. It is a duty unto every believer that he must try, to the best of his ability, to spread the Truth from Allah to anyone who is willing to listen.
Salaam is the first level of righteousness and the first quality of brotherhood, and it is the key to creating love. By spreading salaam the Muslims love for one another grows stronger and they demonstrate their distinctive symbols and spread a feeling of security amongst themselves. This is the meaning of Islam.
Some may understand words such as “made the earth as a bed” [an-Naba’ 78:6], “He spread the earth” [an-Naazi‘aat 79:30] and “…how it is spread out…” [al-Ghaashiyah 88: 20] as meaning that it is flat, whereas the scholars affirm that it is round on the basis of sound evidence, so it is thought that there is a conflict.
Islamhelpline is the encyclopedia of Islamic Questions & Answers, Yusuf Ali English translation of Quran with notes, Hadith (Kutub as-Sitta) and Islamic Books. Islamhelpline provides you the answers in the light of Quran and Hadith with references. You can find convincing answers on almost all the topics about Islam.
We as muslims say that Islam was not spread by sword but by love, Ikhlaq, by logic, by the Pious people etc. However its written in the books that Sahaba during their wars used to given three options to non believers. - Encyclopedia of searchable Islamic Questions & Answers - Islamhelpline
That was because the tribe of Quraish were regarded as the most superior amongst the Arabs even before the advent of Islam, because they used to be the custodians of the Kaabah. Thus, the statement of the Messenger of Allah (saws) was just a statement describing the political landscape and political state of the Arabs of the time.
These type of organizations, sects, and creeds which encourage and propagate moving away from the Muslim Ummah is what is absolutely prohibited in Islam. Allah says in Chapter 45 Surah Al-Jathiyah verse 17: "Then they differed amongst themselves after the knowledge (of Islam) had come to them, only because they wanted to wrong one another.
In light of the above hadith, it is the unanimous decision of all the scholars and jurists in Islam that the plucking of eyebrows is strictly forbidden for the believing woman in Islam. There is no specific restriction in the Sunnah for the believing men from removing unwanted and extra hair-growth from their eye-brows; thus it would be deemed ...