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The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

is right and forbidding what is wrong. This duty arises out of the
fact that people must be warned, in other words informed and
reminded of certain important truths, such as that Allah creat-
ed the universe from nothing, that every human being is re-
sponsible to our Lord and will have to account to Him in the

Hereafter, and that they will be rewarded in the Hereafter for
what they did in this world.
Those who shoulder this responsibility are devout
Muslims who sincerely believe in Allah and who hold Him in
awe out of a deep-rooted respect. Allah has given them the
power, wisdom, and intelligence to distinguish between right
and wrong. In exchange, they are to explain His religion in the

light of the addressee's character, state of mind, and viewpoint
on life in the most pleasant and appropriate manner possible.
In addition, they must properly evaluate the addressee's reac-
tion and response and adapt their methods in order to effec-
tively communicate the divine message. As performing this
obligation calls for considerable effort, warning whole societies
and explaining the religion to tribes whose fathers have not been
warned, namely, communities that are far from religion's moral
values, is a heavy responsibility. In fact, Allah tells believers to

spread His religion with wisdom and pleasant advice, as the fol-
lowing verse reveals:
Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admo-
nition, 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)
Each Muslim is entrusted with explaining and advising

others about Allah's existence and the Qur'an's beauties. To en-
able them to carry out this responsibility, Allah has revealed in

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