Messengers are Warner
Warner but not enforcer
We read a clear message in the Quran related to the role of the messenger as a deliverer of God's message without being an enforcer of the message:
So remind, for you are but a reminder. You are not a controller over them. 88:21-22
Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, there is no god except Him, and keep away from the mushrikeen.
Had God willed, they would not have committed shirk. We did not appoint you a guardian over them, nor are you a trustee over them. 6:106-107
God asserts that the messenger is only to deliver the message and warn. A messenger is not appointed as a guardian, nor an enforcer.
Say, "O people, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever is guided is guided for himself, and whoever goes astray does so to his own detriment. I am not a trustee over you." 10:108
If they turn away, then your sole duty is the delivery (of the message), and God is Seer of the servants. 3:20
Say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills shall believe and whoever wills shall disbelieve. 18:29
Once again, the emphasis on the fact that the messenger has no power to enforce the message on anyone is strongly stated.qi.
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