More Than One Path?

In the minds of many Muslims and non-Muslims the idea of salvation in Islam is quite simple: only Muslims have a chance of attaining paradise and anyone who does not profess to be a Muslim is destined for eternal doom. The ambition of this essay is to argue that from the Islamic point of view, non-Muslims do indeed have a chance of attaining God’s mercy and being saved. This will be argued by taking a look at how the Qur’an accepts diversity, verses in the Qur’an regarding other faiths, along with an explanation and commentary on these verses from some of the most learned scholars on the Qur’an. Also, this essay will look at various Prophetic precedents in Islamic history on this issue.