Here is how to treat non-Muslims: 1. Islam urges Muslims to show kindness to parents even if they are non-Muslims. 2. Islam advises Muslims to treat neighbors kindly even if they are not Muslim. 3. Islam encourages Muslims to ensure justice and show kindness to non-Muslims who are not fighting Muslims. 4. Islam prohibits killing non-Muslims living under Muslim rule. 5. Islam prohibits wronging a mu‘ahid, detracting from his rights, or burdening him with more work. 6. Islam prohibits committing transgression and commands justice.

Merchants must learn the fiqhi rulings on trade, so that they can avoid doubtful and makruh things in their financial transactions; the same applies to those who follow professions. Everyone who works with something must learn the fiqhi rulings concerning it so that he can avoid what is haram.

Islam raised the status of women, and made them equal with men in most rulings. So women, like men, are commanded to believe in Allah and to worship Him. And women are made equal to men in terms of reward in the Hereafter. Women have the right to express themselves, to give sincere advice, to enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, and to call people to Allah. Women have the right to own property, to buy and sell, to inherit, to give charity and to give gifts. It is not permissible for anyone to take a woman’s wealth without her consent. For more about the rights of women in Islam, see the detailed answer.

Muslims believe that Jesus did not die on the cross and therefore there is no sacrifice, no salvation, and no trinity. Muslims do not believe in the original sin; rather they believe that no one can bear the sin of anyone else, or redeem him with his own self. Allah promises those who repent that their repentance will be accepted. The Messiah affirmed the importance of righteous deeds. He did not tell them of redemption by which they would be saved from the reckoning.

Muslims believe that: Jesus was one of the slaves of Allah, and one of His noble Messengers, Allah sent Jesus to the Children of Israel to call them to believe in Allah Alone and worship Him Alone, Allah supported Jesus with miracles that proved he was speaking the truth, Jesus was born to the Virgin Maryam with no father, Jesus permitted to the Jews some of the things that had been forbidden to them, Jesus did not die and his enemies the Jews did not kill him, rather Allah saved him from them and raised him up to heaven alive, Jesus told his followers of the coming of our Prophet Muhammad, Jesus will come back down at the end of time, Jesus will disavow himself on the Day of Resurrection of the claims that he was a god.

There is a certain amount of etiquette for seeking knowledge which the seeker of knowledge should follow such as patience, purity of intention in action, acting upon what you know, always being aware that Allah is watching, making the best use of time, being cautious, precision and focus, studying books, choosing a good companion, and having good manners towards the shaykh.

Among the merits of Islam is that it enjoins good characteristics such as truthfulness, patience, deliberation, kindness, humility, modesty, keeping promises, dignity, mercy, justice, courage…

According to the Islamic ‘aqidah: • The pleasures of Paradise are not merely physical in nature, they also include the joy of feeling safe and secure, and of being content with God and being close to Him. • Salvation can only be attained through fulfilling commands, not just by avoiding things that are forbidden. • If every person has a guarantee of Paradise, this would be utterly disastrous, because then everyone would commit all kinds of forbidden acts, feeling safe because of this guarantee. • Islam also guarantees the disbeliever who ignores the commands of Allah that he will definitely enter Hell. • The individual bears the responsibility for his own sin; no one else should bear this burden for him, nor should he bear the burden for anyone else. • The key to Islam is no more than two simple phrases: Ash-hadu an la ilaha ill-Allah wa anna Muhammadan Rasul-Allah.