In Islam it is your duty that you will follow your own religion but you will give equal respect to other religious. insulting of other religious is not allowed in islam.. therefore PROPHET(PBUH) had many NOn muslim Friends .

for exampe? who was the non muslim friend of the prophet?

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That the Prophet was trustworthy, defended justice, sided with the poor and weak, gave importance to familial relations, emphasized the rights of parents, and had many similar characteristics are all matters of historical record. That he had such a character indicates his uniqueness. The Prophet continuously warned the Muslims to treat the non-Muslims using positive behavior and attitudes
The Prophet showed endless patience while conveying the message of Islam to the non-Muslims. He never tired of speaking to people and sharing with them the monotheistic belief which is the essence of the religion. He was always sincere in his relationships and he abstained from useless polemics or quarrels
the Prophet always treated people well; he used kind words and avoided rude and aggressive behavior. As a matter of fact, despite the rude behavior of some of the communities he encountered while spreading the religion, the Prophet curbed his anger and asked Allah for salvation for them

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u did not mention the non muslim friend of the prophet???

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But thiis is a principle of the great religion Islam. It does not mean that secularism is a part of Islam.

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that very thing makes it a part of Islam, doesn't it . I mean if being secular is a principal of Islam then secularism is a part of Islam. The major difference that I see between modern and Islamic secularism is that Islam has an element of theocratic belief attached to it whereas modern secularism promotes pursuit of material interest without regard to God. A Muslim would say there certainly is an active personal God whose actions are responsible for existence of everything, thus respect for other religions is subordinate to the will of God whereas a modern secular may or may not believe in the existence of God, treat religions as arisen out of human conditions and respect them as someone's personal belief which does no harm .

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Who was khalid bin waleed. Umar, and what PROPHET (PBUH) said about them when they were not Muslim.......???

if you believe that keeping friendship with non muslim is not allowed for muslim then why every pakistani want to live in USA. Europe, etc...?

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Your writings are fit to be imitated by those who aspire to become csp's in their upcoming tests and interviews. My belief in pessimism has almost been crystalized. Thank you

Who said that being secular is a principle of Islam?
Actually sincer khan said to me that in Islam it is our duty to follow our own religion but we should give respect to the other religions because insulting of other religions is not allowed in Islam. And I told him that it is a basic Principle of Islam that gives respect to other religions.
But it does not mean that you make a secular state from/within a muslim state.

Like for example, Islam says that we (muslims) must not harm non muslims if they do not harm us (muslims). Because this is one of the basic principles of Islam. But Islam does not allow muslims to convert to other religions although Islam has respect for other relgions because secularism is not a part of Islam.
FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

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Why?? there is any problem with secular state. look at turkey a secular state and then world most advance country.....

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