9 Nisan 2014 Çarşamba

Is there any compulsion in religion?


The answer to this question is given clearly in a Qur’anic verse as follows:


There is no compulsion where the religion is concerned. Right guidance has become clearly distinct from error. Anyone who rejects false gods and believes in Allah has grasped the Firmest Handhold, which will never give way. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara, 256)

As stated in the verse, no-one can be compelled to live by Islamic morals. Conveying the existence of Allah and the morals of the Qur’an to other people is a duty that believers are charged with. Believers who desire to perform their duty spread the message of religion in order to guide other people; yet knowing that they cannot do anything unless Allah wills, they leave the rest to Him. Since the existence of Allah and of the Hereafter is evident, it is extremely easy to discriminate between the path that Allah calls to and the indecency that satan calls to. Everyone can easily see which of these is better and beneficial. Therefore, those who fear Allah follow the right path most willingly and with pleasure. Allah states in many verses that believers’ only duty is to convey the truth. This is related in a Qur’anic verse as follows:


 If they argue with you, say, “I have submitted myself completely to Allah, and so have all who follow me.” Tell both those who have been given the Book as well as the unlettered, “Have you become Muslim?” If they become Muslim, they have been guided. If they turn away, you are only responsible for transmission. Allah sees His servants. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 20)


Is there any compulsion in religion?

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