Beautiful words?

RI_RS —

How valid is this?

Quran chapter 109, surah Al-Kafiroon (disbelievers, atheists)

"Unto you your religion, and unto me mine"

How true is this? is it full-on incorrect, out of context, misinterpreted, ill-used?

Or is it the most amazing thing ever?

You — Fri, 8 Oct 2010 - 00:52

The context of that verse is that some people from Makkah went to the prophet ﷺ and made a proposal - they will worship his ﷺ God if he ﷺ worships their gods.

Why would it be ill used?

If you want verses on tolerance of religions, there are other more apt ones - "there is no compulsion in religion" and also one which mentions that if God had willed, everyone would have had the same religion.

RI_RS — Fri, 8 Oct 2010 - 00:58

Might be ill used coz of the whole 'catch' thing

I'm always wary when I see things that seem knitted out of rainbows at first glance when it comes to Religion now.

You — Fri, 8 Oct 2010 - 01:20

The "catches" are not always exactly catches... sometimes it is bout mindset, and yes, even the smallest good deed can potentially get you to paradise.

Its just not a good idea to only rely on that while not focussing on other stuff. As they say, the more you practice, the luckier you get.

The first few verses of Surah al Ankabut may also be of interest. There is more on it on wikipedia or you can read it here: http://www.therevival.co.uk/quran/29