Page 463 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

Say, "People of the Book! Come to a

proposition which is the same for us and you
– that we should worship none but God and

not associate any partners with Him and not
take one another as lords besides God." If they

turn away, say, "Bear witness that we are
Muslims." (Qur'an, 3:64)

These verses show that the duty of Muslims is not to disparage
the People of the Book, force them into a corner, feel hatred for or

even kill them. It is simply to summon them to the oneness of God
in the most pleasant manner. Monotheism is the fundamental doc-
trine in all three faiths. Muslims can meet with and speak to the Peo-
ple of the Book, preach to them and call on them to believe in the
oneness of God and all the sacred scriptures that have been sent
down. Communication, preaching and friendship exist among them.

According to the Qur'an, a Muslim has a responsibility to speak
kindly to a Jew or a Christian when he sees one and to invite him to
believe in the oneness of God using very kind words, rather than
jostling him into a corner.

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