There is no compulsion in religion
لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
Quran 2:256 says there is no compulsion in religion. Right has become distinct from error, and whoever rejects false gods and believes in God has grasped the firmest handhold. It is the verse immediately after Ayat al-Kursi, and the two are often read together.
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Common questions
- Where does the Quran say there is no compulsion in religion?
- Quran 2:256, the verse that follows Ayat al-Kursi in Surah Al-Baqarah.
- Is 2:256 part of Ayat al-Kursi?
- Ayat al-Kursi is 2:255 only. Verse 2:256 is the next verse. People often recite it immediately after Ayat al-Kursi, and the Manzil includes 2:255–257 as one block.