Minorities in an Islamic State — Page 69
69 Elsewhere He says: َّْۙ دِقِی م ِْنِْ بِعِلْم اِنْ كنْتمْ ص نَّبِـو "Inform me with knowledge, if you are truthful". (6:144) It is clear, that if Islam were against granting the non-Muslims the rights to preach their religion, how could the Holy Quran had invited them to put forth their arguments. Again Allah says: َّ َّٰلم عَّبْدِنَّا فَّاْتوْا بِسوْرَّة مِن ْ مِثْلِه ۪ و ْ ِفِْ رَّیْب مِ َّا نَّزَّلْنَّا ع َّْ و َّ اِن ْ كنْتم دِقِی م ّلل م ِ اِنْ كنْتمْ ص شهَّد َّٓاءَّكمْ مِنْ دوْنِ ا ادْعوْا "And if you are in doubt as to what We have sent down to Our servant, then produce a Chapter like it, and call upon your helpers beside Allah, if you are truthful". (2:24) Again He says: و َّ ف ِْنم ّللِ م ِ مَّث َّ قل ْ ا ِّن ََّّا ٰۤ اَّعِظكم ْ بِوَّاحِدَّة ۚ اَّن ْ تَّقوْموْا ی ثم م َّْ رَّاد َِل َّ نَّذِیْر ٌ لَّكم ْ بَّی تَّتَّفَّكَّروْا ۫ مَّا بِصَّاحِبِكم ْ مِن ْ جِنَّة ؕ اِن ْ هو َّ ا یَّدَّی ْ عَّذَّاب شَّدِیْد ْ قل ْ مَّا سَّاَّلْتكم ْ مِن ْ اَّجْر فَّهو َّ لَّكم ْ ؕ اِن ٌ ِ َشَّْء شَّهِيْد َّٰلم كل و َّ هو َّ ع ۚ ِ ّلل م َّٰلَّ ا َِل َّ ع اَّجْرِی َّ ا … قل ْ اِن ْ ضَّلَّلْت