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Al-Baqarah 2:256 لا اكراه في الدين قد تبين الرشد من الغي فمن يكفر بالطاغوت ويومن بالله فقد استمسك بالعروة الوثقى لا انفصام لها والله سميع عليم ٢٥٦

2:256
لَآ
إِكۡرَاهَ
فِي
ٱلدِّينِۖ
قَد
تَّبَيَّنَ
ٱلرُّشۡدُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡغَيِّۚ
فَمَن
يَكۡفُرۡ
بِٱلطَّٰغُوتِ
وَيُؤۡمِنۢ
بِٱللَّهِ
فَقَدِ
ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ
بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ
ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰ
لَا
ٱنفِصَامَ
لَهَاۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٌ
٢٥٦
Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood.1 So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

No Compulsion in Religion

Allah said,

لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِى الدِّينِ

(There is no compulsion in religion), meaning, "Do not force anyone to become Muslim, for Islam is plain and clear, and its proofs and evidence are plain and clear. Therefore, there is no need to force anyone to embrace Islam. Rather, who

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No Compulsion in Religion

Allah said,

لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِى الدِّينِ

(There is no compulsion in religion), meaning, "Do not force anyone to become Muslim, fo

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Chapter 2, Page 42, Juz 3

256. Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood. So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. 257. Allah is the Guardian of the believers—He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for the disbelievers, their guardians are false gods who lead them out of light and into darkness. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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