Basis of close-mindedness in interfaith interaction

maulana, ek sawal lena chahenge jo bhopal se bheja hai. shahzad sheikh sahib ne, unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, you always emphasize interaction with people of other faiths. however, many muslim leaders urge muslims not to mix with people of other religions as they say it will deviate them from the islamic path and certain will derail them towards kufr. maulana, what is the basis of this close mindedness? and secondly, why according to you, interaction is important for muslims?" dekhiye, aap rasool allah ne jo sunnat chhodi hai,

is ko dekhiye. aap rasool allah hamesha logon ko bhejte thay jin logon ko aap log to samajhte hain ghazwa, woh ghazwa nahin hota tha, woh hota tha sariya. sariya yani logon mein ja kar da'wah dena. aur aap ko maloom hoga ke hajjat ul wida jo hua tha, aakhri us waqt rasool allah ne ailaan kiya tha ke jao qaumon mein, jao qaumon mein, jao aur islam ka ailaan karo. to islam to poore ma'ne mein da'wah ka mazhab hai, interaction ka mazhab hai aur dunya mein phail kar logon mein mil kar ke logon mein interaction kar ke da'wah ko phansane ka mazhab hai.

maulana, agla sawal lucknow se hai, ayaz khan sahib ne bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, i have many non muslim friends and they often ask me a simple question that why there is so much illiteracy and poverty among muslims.