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The coming of Islam to the west, expansion and its consolidation are much talked issues in both western and Muslim history works. the first wave of Muslim immigrants to Europe was as early as 710 when the first Arabs and north African Berbers landed on the Iberian peninsula, whew they founded a series of dynasties before the catholic reconquista at to end of the 15 th century 1492.Muslim cultures that arouse under these condition were of immeasurable importance in the development of Christian Europe. Unprecedented attacks of crusaders was another move of western countries to Muslim nations .this caused to bridge between Islam and the west and to interact both two civilizations each other. But another formidable fact is that the crusader is still continued by western countries and their crusade mentality. Another main phase of interaction between both civilizations was the establishment of Ottoman Khilafat in 1288 by Uthman Khan. The confrontation of ottomans and their everlasting f...

"Islam does not commend narrow-mindedness and racial and religious prejudice.It does not make the recognition of merit and virtue of human benevolence,mercy and love dependent upon and subject to distinctions of race and religion.Rather, Islam actually teaches us to respect every man is good,whatever his religion,and to be drawn towards merits and virtues,whatever be the religion or race of the person who possesses them.if human beings were to be free of religious prejudice,then how much more would God Himself have to be above such failings?" Abul Kalam Azad wrote in his journal al - Hilal in 1913. Azad was the pioneer of religious diversity in India.His understanding of God's oneness and that of religion was upon his deep and clear knowledge of Quranic teaching.To Quran , the prophets from Adam (PBUH)to Muhammad(PBUH) were sent by Allah to every nation( Qaum ).They all have taught the same religion A l -Islam or the "surrender to God".Those prophets taug...