Too many people quote things out of context for the purspose of pushing there own agendas. This is a perfect example. The verse mentioned (and severely mis-quoted btw) comes just after a verse talking about Pharoah and how he was destroyed for being an oppressor. You remember him? The same guy mentioned in the Bible, forcing people to call him a god and killing and enslaving those who refused? This is the "context" in which your mis-quoted verse refers to.
After briefly mentioning Pharoah in the previous verse 54 it then says:
"For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe."
It is not simply a matter of disbelief. But it is the type of disbelief that leads to killing and oppressing people such as the case of Pharoah.
In fact, the same logic can be applied to Muslims who do the same thing. If a Muslim kills or oppresses people simply because they are of a different religion then they are guilty of doing the very thing they claim to fight against.
In sharp contrast to what you are trying to portray, here is what the Qur'aan says about general disbelief:
"Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth has been made clear from error. Whoever rejects false worship and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things." (2:256)...and
"If it had been your Lord's will, all of the people on Earth would have believed. Would you then compel the people so to have them believe?" (10:99)
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Too many people quote things out of context for the purspose of pushing there own agendas. This is a perfect example. The verse mentioned (and severely mis-quoted btw) comes just after a verse talking about Pharoah and how he was destroyed for being an oppressor. You remember him? The same guy mentioned in the Bible, forcing people to call him a god and killing and enslaving those who refused? This is the "context" in which your mis-quoted verse refers to. After briefly mentioning Pharoah in the previous verse 54 it then says: "For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe." It is not simply a matter of disbelief. But it is the type of disbelief that leads to killing and oppressing people such as the case of Pharoah. In fact, the same logic can be applied to Muslims who do the same thing. If a Muslim kills or oppresses people simply because they are of a different religion then they are guilty of doing the very thing they claim to fight against. In sharp contrast to what you are trying to portray, here is what the Qur'aan says about general disbelief: "Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth has been made clear from error. Whoever rejects false worship and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things." (2:256) ...and
"If it had been your Lord's will, all of the people on Earth would have believed. Would you then compel the people so to have them believe?" (10:99)