Daima imesemwa kwamba msimamo wa jamii zisizo za Kiislamu kuhusu utawala wa Kiislamu ni swali nyeti na dhaifu ambalo watu wengi husita kulijadili kwa kuhofia kuleta mifarakano kati ya Waislamu na wasio Waislamu.

It has always been said that the attitude of non-Muslim communities towards Islamic rule is a critical and delicate question which many people hesitate to discuss for fear of causing dissension between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Tuwe wazi na Wakristo wa Mashariki ya Kiislamu, na tuwaulize maswali haya:

Let us be frank with the Christians of the Islamic East and put to them these questions:

Wanaogopa nini kutoka kwenye utawala wa Uislamu? Je, wanaogopa maandiko matakatifu ya Uislamu au namna ya kuyatekeleza?

What do they fear from the rule of Islam? Are they afraid of the holy texts of Islam or of the manner of their application?

Kuhusu masharti, tunaweza kunukuu Qur'ani Tukufu: "Mwenyezi Mungu hakukatazeni kuwatendea wema na kuwafanyia uadilifu wale wasiokupigeni vita kwa sababu ya dini wala wasiowatoa katika nyumba zenu; hakika Mwenyezi Mungu huwapenda wenye kufanya uadilifu" (); na "Chakula cha watu wa Kitabu ni halali kwenu, na chakula chenu ni halali kwao.