Pluralism and freedom

 Pluralism and freedom

Sl. No.	Khawārij tweet	Counter tweet
1	Jihad is the essence of Islam	Islam is a religion of peace and extends peace to people, animals, plants, and the entire universe
2	And fight them until there is no more persecution, and religion is all for Allah (8:39)	The Quran acknowledges the right to disagreement between people based on their religion, belief, language, and race
3	Muslims are better than everyone and therefore we have a right to subjugate others	The use of the word “minority” implies preferences hiding behind the illusion of the term protection
4	The Muslim is better than a non-Muslim and therefore has a right to control others	Using the term “minority” automatically diffuses loyalties outside of one’s core society
5	Religion with Allah is Islam (3:19) meaning there is no other religion allowed on earth except Islam	Pluralism is an observable reality and opens the door for common purpose and common efforts for the sake of the common good
6	The pride of Islam is reflected in the preference of the Muslim over others	Islam does not distinguish between a Muslim, Christian, Jew, or Zoroastrian in fair treatment
7	Slay the idolaters wherever you find them (9:5)	Among freedoms that Islam has afforded others is the freedom of belief and worship, and Islam has never forced others to enter into Islam
8	Slay the idolaters wherever you find them (9:5)	Islam advances and promotes love of neighbour and mutual understanding of the other
9	Slay the idolaters wherever you find them (9:5)	Islam has protected freedom of religion by saying clearly, there is no compulsion in religion (2:256)
10	Only one, minor group out of all Muslim groups/sects is saved, that’s why we are the saved group. We are based on the Q/S.	The greatest value to help solve problems is respecting differences; rather love of differences as it forms the basis of human society
11	Religion with Allah is Islam (3:19) meaning there is no other religion allowed on earth except Islam	The Quran guarantees freedom of differences between people based on religion, belief, and race
12	The Muslim is better than non-Muslims and therefore has a right to control them	Islam calls against intolerance as it encourages people to act in ways inappropriate and negatively impacts faith and humanity
13	“Islam is raised and nothing is raised over it” (al-Dāralquṭnī)	Islam is keen on coexistence and calls for it across faith lines in the most respectful of ways despite differences
14	Jews and Christians are polytheists and disbelievers	Jews and Christians are people of the book despite not believing in Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ Muhammad And belief in Moses and Jesus are articles of Islamic belief