Page 134 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

132 COMMUNICATION AND ARGUMENT IN THE QUR’AN

TO THOSE WHO DENY THE EXISTENCE OF
ALLAH, RELIGION, AND THE QUR’AN
Say to those who do not believe: “You will be over-
whelmed and crowded into Hell. What an evil resting-
place!” (Surah Al ‘Imran: 12)
Say: “O People of the Book, come to a proposition that
is the same for us and you–that we should worship
none but Allah, associate no partners with Him, and
not take one another as lords besides Allah.” If they
turn away, say: “Bear witness that we are Muslims.”
(Surah Al ‘Imran: 64)
Say: “I am forbidden to worship those you call upon
besides Allah.” Say: “I do not follow your whims and
desires. If I did, I would go astray and would not be
among the guided.” Say: “I stand on a Clear Sign from
my Lord, and yet you have denied it. I do not have in
my possession that which you are in such haste to
bring about. Jurisdiction over it belongs to Allah alone.
He tells the truth and He is the Best of Deciders.” Say:
“If I had in my possession that which you are in such
haste to bring about, the affair between me and you
would have been decided. Allah has greatest knowl-
edge of the wrongdoers.” (Surat al-An‘am: 56-58)
They do not measure Allah with His true measure
when they say: “Allah would not send down anything
to a mere human being.” Say: “Who, then, sent down
the Book that Musa brought as a Light and Guidance
for the people?” You put it down on sheets of paper to