ادیان و مذاہب کے پیروکاروں سے مناظرہ کے اصول

Principles of Debate with Followers of Religions & Sects

Abstract

Abstract:

One of the crucial ways to substantiate one’s point of view is discussion, dialog and debate. It is an approach which was utilized by the prophets and Imams. Imam al-Raza got the opportunity during the reign of Mamoon al-Raseed to hold polemical debates with scholars of different religions. In these discussions, the Imam set an exemplary precedent of following intellectual, logical, and moral principles of dialog, which is a guiding approach for scholars and propagators of the Muslim community. In the light of the polemical approach and style of the Imam, this article has deduced fundamental Islamic intellectual, logical, and moral principles of discussion and dialog.