You may not take my word for it because I am a muslim. But, here I have some of the many testimonials from world leaders & learned scholars to erase your doubts & fears about the purity of Islam as a religion of peace........ We live in a global village & we must learn to co-exist & tolerate each other. Prophet (PBUH) tolerated the ignorant transgressors, pardoned captives & always emphasized the importance of respecting the rights of non-muslims.