Page 87 - Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

People are free to choose correctly or wrongly. When
Islam, the true path that Allah has revealed, is explained, they
come to believe of their own free will, reaching this decision
with no pressure being put on them. If they make wrong

choices, they will face the consequences in the hereafter. On
this subject, the Qur'an contains the clearest command and
reminder by Allah:
"If your Lord had willed, all the people on the earth
would have believed. Do you think you can force

people to be believers?" (Surah Yunus:99)
When one of the faithful explains matters, one person
might come to believe straightaway whereas another might
adopt a mocking and aggressive attitude. One who follows his
conscience might decide to devote his life to pleasing Allah,
even while another, doing as the deniers did, might respond to
those same kind words with wickedness. Yet his denial will not

lead whoever issued the invitation to suffer or despair as Allah
has stated, "But most people, for all your eagerness, are not
believers. You do not ask them for any wage for it. It is only a
reminder to all beings." (Surah Yusuf: 103-104)
What is important is that no matter what reaction he
meets with, the person who abides by the Qur'an keeps on
displaying the kind of morality that is hoped will please

Allah, refuses to make any concessions on it and puts his trust
in Allah. Allah has told us that His religion is to be explained
in the most pleasing manner as revealed in the Qur'an:
Argue with the People of the Book only in the kindest

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