Allah commands His Messenger Muhammad to invite the people to Allah with Hikmah (wisdom).ادْعُ إِلِى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَـدِلْهُم بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
(Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them with that which is best. Truly, your Lord best knows who has strayed from His path, and He best knows those who are guided.) (16:125)
Ibn Jarir said: "That is what was revealed to him from the Book and the Sunnah.''
﴿وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ﴾(and fair preaching)
meaning, if any of them want to debate and argue, then let that be in the best manner, with kindness, gentleness and good speech, as Allah says elsewhere:﴿وَجَـدِلْهُم بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ﴾(and argue with them with that which is best.)
Allah commanded him to speak gently, as He commanded Musa and Harun to do when he sent them to Pharaoh, as He said:﴿وَلاَ تُجَـدِلُواْ أَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ﴾(And do not argue with the People of the Book, unless it be with that which is best, except for those who purposefully do wrong.) (29:46)
﴿فَقُولاَ لَهُ قَوْلاً لَّيِّناً لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَى ﴾(And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear (Allah))(20: 44).
meaning, Allah already knows who is doomed (destined for Hell) and who is blessed (destined for Paradise). This has already been written with Him and the matter is finished, so call them to Allah, but do not exhaust yourself with regret over those who go astray, for it is not your task to guide them. You are just a warner, and all you have to do is convey the Message, and it is He Who will bring them to account.﴿إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ﴾(Truly, your Lord best knows who has strayed from His path,)
﴿إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ﴾(You cannot guide whom you love) (28:56)
﴿لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ﴾(It is not up to you to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills.) (2:72)
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