Prevent any and all religious animosity between the faiths of Abraham as possible

sloreck

Think about the laws of the Caliph Ummar concerning limitations on the "people of the book" who, unlike pagans, are allowed to live in Islamic lands. However lots of limitations starting with the jizya and going on from there including such things as little or no public show of their religion (crosses on churches, church bells, religious processions of any kinds, no new houses of worship and permission to repair any that exist etc. etc.). While "forced conversion" (as happened to Jews in Europe in many times and places) of Christians and Jews was not officially sanctioned "always" like that of pagans (convert, leave, or die) the disabilities for non-Muslims were pretty heavy, strongly encouraging conversion, and forced conversion did happen from time to time.

So, while overall, non-Muslim Abrahamic religionists living in Muslim lands had it better than non-Christians in Christian lands, it was not equality by any standard. As far as Christians or Muslims in a Jewish polity, until the state of Israel there was no Jewish majority entity so the question is moot.
 

John7755 يوحنا

sloreck said:
Think about the laws of the Caliph Ummar concerning limitations on the "people of the book" who, unlike pagans, are allowed to live in Islamic lands. However lots of limitations starting with the jizya and going on from there including such things as little or no public show of their religion (crosses on churches, church bells, religious processions of any kinds, no new houses of worship and permission to repair any that exist etc. etc.). While "forced conversion" (as happened to Jews in Europe in many times and places) of Christians and Jews was not officially sanctioned "always" like that of pagans (convert, leave, or die) the disabilities for non-Muslims were pretty heavy, strongly encouraging conversion, and forced conversion did happen from time to time.

So, while overall, non-Muslim Abrahamic religionists living in Muslim lands had it better than non-Christians in Christian lands, it was not equality by any standard. As far as Christians or Muslims in a Jewish polity, until the state of Israel there was no Jewish majority entity so the question is moot.
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Further, there are regulations on the interaction between the Dhimmi and Mu'min (believers) and of course the rules regarding Dar al-Harb/Dar al-Kufr.
 

jahenders

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Understood, but that was the point of them spreading out. When Christianity started, Judaism was more prevalent in Judea. So, Christianity could have just said, "These guys don't get it, so to avoid trouble we'll head off this way to teach everyone else -- then they'll see they were wrong."

Alon said:
That doesn't quite work, because Christianity claims to be the true heir to Israel, and is a universal religion (as is Islam) - it cannot tolerate the presence of other claimants, just as an absolute monarch cannot tolerate the presence of pretenders.
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Socrates

Fundamental problem with this is you need to eliminate aspects in Christianity that would take a POD before birth of Islam, thus butterflying Islam. Next best option is a POD that makes Islam a sect of Christianity, which means its basically unrecognisable as Islam. If you want to keep the fundamentals of Islam intact then your best option is to limit its spread to Arabia and maybe African coast. Then it is never a major threat to Christendom and is a lot less likely to pick a fight with Christian powers. Meanwhile Christendom will focus on Zoroastrians as the scary bogeyman.
 
Marc Pasquin

Marc Pasquin

Though not linked to a specific POD, if the fundamental article of faith of a given abrahamic sect is based on the notion "there is only one god" then the other groups would be perceived as simply alternate form of worship rather then heresy.

This would mean that YHWH is the same god as the christian and not only of the israelite, the christian do not adopt the Holy Trinity in any form (Jesus position being that of a teacher and only metaphorical son of God) and the muslims see Mohamed as a the last teacher in a long line of them without necessarily being the seal.

A greater emphasis on personal interpretations of scripture would also help with new sects creation being perceived not as heresy but as "a new toward God" that while not the sort of way one might follow, one which might be just as valid.

Maybe one comparison is Buddhism which exist in many different, sometime conflicting, forms but that have managed to find a modus vivendi.
 
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