Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Religion of Mercy

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Preface
• References
• Chapter 1: Explanation and Description of Question 
• Is Islam Religion of Violence or Clemency?
• Reference
• Chapter 2: Islamic Clemency and Mercy in the Holy Qur’an 
• Ratio of Lenience and Violence in Qur’an
• Return Evil with Goodness
• Islamic Clemency even with non-Muslims
• Prophet’s (S) Benevolence, an Attracting Factor for Muslims
• Peace and Truce, the Basic Islamic Program
• Amity and Mercy Are Among the Signs of God
• Reference
• Chapter 3: Islamic Clemency and Mercy in Narration 
• Affection is the Basis of Religion
• Islamic Mercy in the Battlefield
• Islamic Clemency and other Creatures
• Dua (invocation) of Muslims for all Human Beings!
• References
• Chapter 4: Islamic Clemency and Mercy in the Practices of Religious Leaders
• Prophet’s (S) Clemency after Conquest of Mecca
• ‘Ali (as) and Recommendations for his Slayer
• Chapter 5: Questions and Objections
• Is the Law of Retaliation an Indication of Religious Violence?
• Are Islamic punishments compatible with the religious clemency and benevolence?
• First: Studying philosophy of penal laws and punishments
• Second: Ways for proving applicability of penal laws
• Third: Rules for execution of penal laws
• Holy War (Jihad) and Islamic clemency
• First and second: Military readiness for prevention from war
• Third: Scope of Holy War (Jihad) and its Rules
• Fourth: Is ignoring Jihad equal to destruction of houses of worship
• Initial Jihad
• 1) Jihad for extinguishing sedition
• 2) Jihad with tyrants and rebels
• 3) Jihad for elimination of hindrances to freedom for propagation of Islam 
• Objectives of Jihad in Islam
• Sometimes calamities too are merciful!
• References
• Appendixes
• 1) Statements of His holiness Grand Ayatollah Makarim Shirazi criticising Pope’s utterances regarding Islam 
• 2) Invitation from Pope to a scientific and logical debate
• Text of His holiness’s letter to Pope
• 3) The remonstrant letter by representative of Iranian Assyrians to Pope
• 4) Is it a mistake or something else?
• Reference