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From: ekrem@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at (Ekrem Saban)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Re: tolerance & Islam
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.130029.15643@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 28 Jun 91 13:00:29 GMT
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In article <1991Jun27.134128.17433@wpi.WPI.EDU> aahsan@pyrhard2.pyramid.com (Agha Ahsan) writes:



   Salam Ale Kum

	   In refrence to the previous article stating:

   > prescribes arrest and imprisonment to people who talk to Muslims about other
   > religions.


	   I am a muslim and was born in Pakistan.
	   I don't believe Islam perscribes the above stated notion.  I believe
	   that the law as stated above is wrong.  Islam invites logic and 
	   reasoning.

	   -Agha Ibrahim Ahsan


As far as I know, it is not prohibited. But missionary activities are
not permitted, as they are not open to reasoning but try to convert
people by other trics. They always avoid open discussion with people
who have knowledge and are *not dependent* on them.