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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

perform his own religious obligations. In the Qur'an, Allah
commanded our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) to tell those who denied Him:

"I do not worship what you worship, and you do not
worship what I worship. Nor will I worship what you
worship, nor will you worship what I worship. You
have your religion, and I have my religion." (Surat al-
Kafirun: 2-6)

Under the morality of Islam, everyone is free to carry out
the obligations in accord with his own particular belief.
Nobody can prevent anyone else from performing their
particular religious duties, nor can he oblige them to worship
in the manner he desires. That violates the morality of Islam,
and is unacceptable to Allah. In Islamic history, a model of
society emerges in which everyone is free to worship and
perform the obligations attendant upon his particular chosen

beliefs. In the Qur'an Allah describes monasteries, churches,
synagogues, and the places of worship of the Peoples of the
Book as all under His protection:
... If Allah had not driven some people back by means

of others, [then] monasteries, churches, synagogues
and mosques, where Allah's name is mentioned much,
would have been pulled down and destroyed. Allah
will certainly help those who help Him—Allah is All-
Strong, Almighty. (Surat al-Hajj: 40)
Our Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) life is full of such examples. When Christians came to

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