Guidance from the Seerah of Prophet (Peace be upon Him) in Interfaith Economic Relations: A Research Study

Abstract

Islam being a universal and eternal religion specifies and elaborates every kind of basic rights to the whole humanity and promotes interfaith good relations among the followers of different religions. One of these interfaith relations is economic and financial relation. Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) who was the Prophet for the whole humanity, presented his teachings and practical examples to ensure and make practicable all these interfaith rights and relations including economic relations irrespective of religion and race.

In this article it is focused on different aspects of interfaith economic relations, such as trade, use of markets, business, exchanging of gifts and loans, protection of assets, financial help and aid, right of ownership for the followers of other religions, in the light of the noble examples and teachings of  the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).