The Call of the Quran
THE CALLOF THE QURAN
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THE CALLOF THE QURAN
A MUSLIM’S MOST SACRED DUTY
In addition to its being the duty of every Muslim
man, woman and child to study the Quran and
follow it, the communication of its message to non-
Muslims is also obligatory. It is pre-eminently the
responsibility of the Muslims to convey the
Message of the Quran to other nations. Therefore,
the Quran urges them over and over again to carry
out this task: ‘By means of this (Quran), strive with
them, with the utmost strenuousness.’ In his last
sermon the Prophet Muhammad also urged his
followers to convey the message of the Quran ‘even
if only a single
ayah
.’ Therefore, the greatest need of
the hour is to acquaint non-Muslims with this
message in a language and style which is
understandable to them, as the Prophet—and
through him all the believers—is enjoined in the
Quran: ‘O Messenger, proclaim all that is revealed
to you from your Lord. Unless you do it fully, you
have not conveyed His message (at all). God will
protect you from all people’ (5:67) Thus we must
perform this task in all sincerity till the Last Day;
