Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION as far as it is essential to establish social justice and protect the community from corruption. The leaders of Islam have various approaches to handling non-Muslims. In an Islamic society, the duty of amr bil ma’ruf (enjoining what is right) actively works to protect Muslims from faith corruptions. If it becomes known that some non-Muslims have started a wrong action in a Muslim community that could spread to others, it becomes necessary to remove this fitnah (trial) to prevent Muslims from falling into munkar (evil). (Ibn Taymiyyah provides some examples of this in his book Al-Hisbah fi Al-Islam.) Similarly, there are certain prohibitions and munkarat (wrongdoings) in Shariah that should be made clear to non-Muslims, such as atheistic and polytheistic beliefs. However, there are also some matters in which, when possible, Muslims have the right to forcibly prevent non-Muslims from engaging in them. Examples include bribery, murder, and so on. Thus, amr wa nahi (enjoining and forbidding), in its most comprehensive sense, only partially applies to actions concerning nonMuslims. This is an exceptional circumstance rather than a general rule. Now, if the terms amr bil ma’ruf (enjoining what is right) and nahi an al-munkar (forbidding what is wrong) are seen as the main principles for all our responsibilities