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Christians Must Heed
Jesus

The Koran's commandment is an explicit one: There is no com-
pulsion in the religion. This is revealed as follows in verses:
There is no compulsion where the religion is concerned. Right
guidance has become clearly distinct from error. Anyone who re-
jects false gods and has faith in God has grasped the Firmest
Handhold, which will never give way. God is All-Hearing, All-
Knowing. (Koran, 2:256)
If your Lord had willed, all the people on the Earth would have
had faith. Do you think you can force people to be believers? (Ko-
ran, 10:99)
He said, "My people! What do you think? If I were to have clear
evidence from my Lord and He had given me a mercy direct from
Him, but you were blind to it, could we force it on you if you were
unwilling?" (Koran, 11:28)

Say: “Unbelievers! I do not worship what you worship and you
do not worship what I worship. Nor will I worship what you wor-
ship nor will you worship what I worship. You have your religion
and I have my religion.” (Koran, 109:1-6)

Believers obey God's command to "command what is lawful and
forbid what is unlawful" and call people to the path of God with gen-
tle words. However, it is God Who bestows guidance (Koran, 28:56),
and all Muslims who read and comprehend the Koran know this full
well. Therefore, the duty of a Muslim is to tell people about the Koran
and to invite them to it, to preach, in other words. Only people who

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