With regard to foreign policy, Muslim international law and its precepts are based upon universal truths.
Such precepts apply to the whole humanity regardless of religion and race. Islam is a religion of peace and believes in peaceful co-existence, hence, treaties, pacts and covenants are respected and obligations arising out of them faithfully fulfilled:
‘O ye who believe keep your covenants’ (5: 1).
‘Verily, of the covenants enquiry shall be made’ (17:34).
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Islam tolerates on its territory, a multiplicity of laws, with autonomous judiciary for each community. A stranger, therefore, belongs to the jurisdiction of his own confessional tribunal.
Further, he is allowed to practise customs that are forbidden in Islam. The consumption of alcoholic drinks, for instance, is forbidden to a Muslim, yet a non-Muslim enjoys the liberty not only of its consumption but also of its manufacture and sale.
Such is the toleration of Islam which seeks to establish a world order based on the principle of belief in One God.