Page 115 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

ARGUMENTS BETWEEN

BELIEVERS AND UNBELIEVERS

The Lord tells us about the unbelievers’ arguments in
the Qur’an as follows:
Say: “Do you argue with us about Allah when He is our
Lord and your Lord? We have our actions, and you
have your actions. We act for Him alone.” (Surat al-
Baqara: 139)
Satan’s argumentative character is reflected in unbe-
lievers, for they argue with believers about Allah as well as
the Qur’an and Islam. Allah reveals how such people
regard believers:
When they are told: “Believe in the way that the people
believe,” they say: “What! Are we to believe in the way
that fools believe?” No indeed! They are the fools, but
they do not know it. When they meet those who
believe, they say: “We believe.” But then when they go
apart with their satans, they say: “We are really with
you. We were only mocking.” But Allah is mocking
them and drawing them on as they wander blindly in
their excessive insolence. (Surat al-Baqara: 13-15)
We see in these verses that those who argue with and

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