Minorities in an Islamic State — Page 70
70 ٗ َّّب ِْ ؕ اِنَّه َِلَّ َّ ر ِْسِْ ۚ و َّ اِن ِ اهْتَّدَّیْت فَّبِمَّا یوْح ِْٰۤ ا َّٰلم نَّف فَّا ِّن ََّّا ٰۤ اَّضِل ع ٌ َسَِّيْعٌ قَّرِیْب "Say, 'I only exhort you to do one thing: that you stand up before Allah in twos and singly and then reflect. You will then know that there is no insanity in your companion; he is only a Warner to you of an impending severe punishment'. Say, 'Whatever reward I might have asked of you — let it be yours. My reward is only with Allah; And He is Witness over all things' …. Say, 'If I err, I err only against myself; and if I am rightly guided, it is because of what my Lord has revealed to me. Verily, He is All - Hearing , Nigh". (34:47, 48, 51) It is clear from the above-quoted verses of the Holy Quran that to compel anyone to forsake his faith is something very unreasonable and futile. And even if it were allowed to compel anyone in religious matters, then God Himself was enough to compel. He was not in need of any help for this. He Himself says: ْ َّ َلَّممَّن َّ مَّن و َّ لَّو ْ ش َّٓاء َّ رَّبك ْ َجَِّيْعا ؕ اَّفَّاَّنْت َّ تكْرِه َّْ ِفِ ا َلَّْرْض ِ كلهم َِّت م یَّكوْنوْا مؤْمِنِی النَّاسَّ ح "And if thy Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Wilt thou, then, force men to become