(Muniza Wasi, KARACHI)
Muslims and non Muslims can live in harmony. The greatest example comes from the life of the holy prophet Hazrat Muhammad peace be upon him, after the battles were fought between the Muslims and non Muslims in Arab and the Muslims being victorious our holy prophet forgave his enemies and told to respect the women and protect the children even during the war. Islam is the religion of peace and humanity and our prophet's (Hazrat Muhammad peace be upon him) teachings hold clear guidance of the problems a person faces in life. In a community where Muslims live along with other non Muslims belonging to any religion must act according to the sayings of the holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon him). No Muslim is allowed to harm any non Muslim just for being one. The harmony that should have been created long ago is shattered not only by the Muslim's mistake but also by the measures taken against Muslims by different countries pressuring them for the crimes that most certainly all of the Muslims have not committed. Some Muslims like to spread the message of God but in their activities they act sometimes harshly towards the non muslims; sometimes disliking them for their ignorance of Islam. Losing their patience they force others to obey them but in doing so they forget that Islam does not teach to be harsh and unpleasant to any one. Hazrat Muhammad peace be upon him preached Islam to all the mankind even his greatest enemies with love and greatest patience without a harsh word or even a curse. On the contrary the non muslims also misbehave with the Muslims calling them extremists and terrorists. The super powers of the world have no likeness for the Muslims, without mercy bombs are dropped on Muslim areas without considering about the precious lives of the humans just to catch a hand full of other Muslims termed as "Taliban". If Taliban are the real culprits then while trying to seize them certain safety measures should be taken for the innocent people's lives where the war against terrorism is conducted. If the Muslims want to spread the message of God they should show their best qualities of character and act according to the sayings of the holy Prophet. The world can be a much better place to live if the harmony persists between the Muslims and non muslims.