04-07-2007, 01:37 AM
the term compulsion here is being misunderstood....
it is very obvious
due to the way the post was presented, and due to explanations that was given in referal to other biblical commandments.
compulsion in referal to the religion and what is right and wrong can be seen in this verse as well
English Yusuf Ali: [2:119]Verily We have sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner: But of thee no question shall be asked of the Companions of the Blazing Fire.
truth has been presented, a warning has been given, the consequences in on those who reject it... its simple
moreover
English Yusuf Ali: [3:3]It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
and to seal it
English Yusuf Ali: [3:60]The Truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those who doubt.