Page 129 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

ANSWERS FROM THE QUR’AN

TO ARGUMENTATIVE

INDIVIDUALS

In the Qur’an, Allah tells believers how to answer those
who argue with them:
If anyone argues with you about him after the knowl-
edge that has come to you, say: “Come then! Let us
summon our sons and your sons, our women and your
women, ourselves and yourselves. Then let us make
earnest supplication and call down the curse of Allah
upon the liars.” This is the true account: there is no
other deity besides Allah. Allah–He is the Almighty, the
All-Wise. (Surah Al ‘Imran: 61-62)

Both the believers and the unbelievers give an account
in front of many witnesses. Each side presents the truth as
they see it and condemn those who are liars. In this case,
the believers seek to make the unbelievers declare their
ideas in public. The Qur’an expresses the truth that when
religious morality prevails and everyone practices religion,
many individuals will deny their former deeds and desires
and try to make it appear that they had been in the com-

Harun Yahya