Page 95 - Islam Denounces Terrorism

Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 93

At that time, some of those who heard about Islam from the mouths of
our Prophet (pbuh) and other Muslims came to believe, while others
did not. As explicitly required by the Qur'an, neither our Prophet
(pbuh) nor the other Muslims with him ever resorted to compulsion.
Our Prophet (pbuh) is reminded in the Qur'an; "So remind them! You
are only a reminder. You cannot compel them [to believe]." (Qur'an,
88:21-22) Compulsion is therefore absolutely forbidden.

According to the Qur'an, all Muslims have a duty to tell people of
the moral values of Islam, but nobody can use compulsion and say,
"You must become a Muslim" or "You must perform the religious

observances." The purpose of the Qur'an is to bring love and
peace to the world. Such pressure is therefore incom-
patible with the Qur'an.