Can Muslims be friends with non-Muslims?
I like it when a Muslim refers to me as "My friend." However, eve since I came to understand the general atmosphere of ignorance regarding Islam, I can't help but wonder, is this really what Islam itself teaches about non-Muslims? Let's see what the quran says about having non-muslim friends. Aal-e-Imran 3:28 Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allah is the final return. Hmm...That's not nice. It says Muslims aren't allowed to have non-Muslim friends unless they fear that not having such friends will endanger them. I wonder what Ibn Kathir, the greatest ever Quran commentator, had to say about this. Aal-e-Imran 3:28 English - Tafsir ibn kathir The Prohibition of Supporting the Disbelievers Allah says; Let not the belie...