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Some of them are believers but most of them are deviators. (Surah
Al ‘Imran: 110)

The following verses reveal the nature of this call:
Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition, and
argue with them in the kindest way. Your Lord knows best who is
misguided from His way. And He knows best who are guided.
(Surat an-Nahl: 125)

A Muslim is compelled to answer this call with compassion, good-
will and friendliness. “Say to My servants that they should only say the
best.” (Surat al-Isra: 53) Allah also reveals that our Prophet’s (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) character was friendly, gentle
and well-meaning and of impeccable morality, leading by example.
Allah reveals his pleasant manner as follows:

It is a mercy from Allah that you were gentle with them. If you had
been rough or hard of heart, they would have scattered from around
you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and consult
with them about the matter. Then when you have reached a firm de-
cision, put your trust in Allah. Allah loves those who put their trust
in Him. (Surah Al ‘Imran: 159)
It is revealed in the verses that our Prophet’s (may Allah bless him
and grant him peace) pleasant moral values had a highly positive in-

fluence on people that made them more closely attached to Him.
Allah’s messengers treated people as Allah directed them, and they
never compromised on virtue. For instance, Allah said to the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) the following when he was on his way to meet the most
tyrannical leader among his contemporaries:
Go, you and your brother, with My Signs and do not slacken in re-
membering Me. Go to Pharaoh; he has overstepped the bounds. But
speak to him with gentle words so that hopefully he will pay heed
or show some fear. (Surah Ta Ha: 42-44)

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)