Page 27 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

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c created jinn and humanity to worship Me.” (Surat adh-
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Dhariyat: 56). In light of this, people are responsible for
conforming to the purpose of their creation and worship-
ping Allah alone. Since doing so is in tune with their crea-
tion, it is also the most natural and easiest way:
So set your face firmly towards the Religion, as a pure
natural believer, Allah’s natural pattern on which He
made humanity. There is no changing in Allah’s crea-
tion. That is the true Religion, but most people do not
know it. (Surat ar-Rum: 30)
The basic message communicated to all non-Muslims
is their need to put Allah first and to avoid associating Him
with any of His creatures. They must be told that their soci-
ety associates Allah with His creatures in many ways and
that they must abandon all such mistaken views and prac-
tices.
They must be told that people commit the greatest sin
when they associate Allah with His creatures and even
when they put their own desires above His commands and
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Furqan: 43). Allah also says:
Have you seen him who takes his whims and desires
to be his deity, whom Allah has misguided knowingly,
sealing up his hearing and his heart, and placing a
blindfold over his eyes? Who then will guide him after
Allah? So will you not pay heed? (Surat al-Jathiyya: 23)
The most important piece of information that will save a
person from idolatry is the “essential knowledge” about the
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