No Compulsion in Religion Revisited
Verse 256 of Chapter 2 (al-Baqarah) in the Noble Quran states that “There shall be no compulsion in religion.” This verse establishes a very fundamental principle that nobody can be coerced to accept or embrace Islam. According to Abdullah Yusuf Ali, a modern Muslim Quranic commentator, compulsion is incompatible with religion. He reasons that religion…