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To Him [alone] is '''the supplication''' (دعوة) of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility]. | To Him [alone] is '''the supplication''' (دعوة) of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility]. | ||
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The meaning of the verse is that when Muslims give dawah towards Allah, he responds, but when polytheists give dawah to their gods, the gods don't respond <ref>''"His exalted be He is the call of truth that is the words that constitute it the truth and these are ‘there is no god but God’ lā ilāha illā’Llāh; and those upon whom they call read yad‘ūn or tad‘ūn ‘you call’ those whom they worship apart from Him that is other than Him — namely the idols — do not answer them anything of which they ask; save as is the response to one who stretches forth his hands towards water at the edge of a well calling to it that it may reach his mouth by its rising through the well to reach him but it would never reach it that is reach his mouth ever likewise they the idols will not answer them; and the call of the disbelievers their worship of idols — or their actual supplication — goes only astray it is only in perdition. | The meaning of the verse is that when Muslims give dawah towards Allah, he responds, but when polytheists give dawah to their gods, the gods don't respond <ref>''"His exalted be He is the call of truth that is the words that constitute it the truth and these are ‘there is no god but God’ lā ilāha illā’Llāh; and those upon whom they call read yad‘ūn or tad‘ūn ‘you call’ those whom they worship apart from Him that is other than Him — namely the idols — do not answer them anything of which they ask; save as is the response to one who stretches forth his hands towards water at the edge of a well calling to it that it may reach his mouth by its rising through the well to reach him but it would never reach it that is reach his mouth ever likewise they the idols will not answer them; and the call of the disbelievers their worship of idols — or their actual supplication — goes only astray it is only in perdition.'' | ||
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https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=13&tAyahNo=14&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2</ref>. | https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=13&tAyahNo=14&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2</ref>. | ||
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===Muslims leading non-Muslims to Islam?=== | ===Muslims leading non-Muslims to Islam?=== | ||
The verse | The following verses on conversion seem to deliver contradictory messages. This first verse commands invitation to Islam. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|41|33}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|41|33}}| | ||
And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims." | And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims." | ||
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The following verses, however, say that only Allah decides who believes and who doesn't, putting the role of missionary work into question. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|14|4}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|14|4}}| | ||
Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. | Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. | ||
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One may ask whether missionary work serves any purpose if God is anyway responsible for others' conversion. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|142}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|142}}| | ||
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== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Invitations to Islam Prior to Violence]] | |||
*[[Glossary of Islamic Terms]] | |||
* [[Invitations to Islam Prior to Violence]] | |||
* [[Glossary of Islamic Terms]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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