Is Islām a Universal Religion?

Exploring the Costs & Consequences of Universality

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In my tafsīr class today, we were discussing some verses from Sūrah al-Anʿām, particularly verses 36–37:

“Only the attentive will respond to your call. As for the dead, Allah will raise them up, then to Him they will be returned. They ask, ‘Why has no sign (that we recognize) been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, O’ Prophet, ‘Allah certainly has t…