Islamic Clemency even with non-Muslims قُلْ لِلَّذِينَ...

Rather, God instructs Muslims to be kind with non-Muslims too. Is such religion the religion of violence? We read in the story of People of Lot that the divine messengers commissioned for punishment appeared to Hazrat Abraham (as) in the shape of strangers. They were commissioned to destroy and ruin the city of People of Lot. Abraham (as) prepared food for them, but none of them touched it.

This did not sound good at that time, because when a stranger guest did not touch food, the host was not secure of his evil. On the contrary, if he took food, the host felt tranquility and security. On this account, Abraham (as) conceived fear of them and felt danger, he asked them the reason. They replied: “Don’t worry.

We are messengers from your Lord who have appeared to you for accomplishment of two missions: First, we would like to give you the glad tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, of Jacob; although your wife is an old woman and you are an old man too. Abraham (as) and his wife became very happy and were delighted. The other is that we are commissioned to extinguish People of Lot who are sinful and evildoer”. This in contrary to the first news was very distressing and disturbing for Abraham.

Then, he negotiated with the divine messengers for deferment or alleviation in punishment of People of Lot, and disputed with them on this.