Can faith be foced upon?

[Aapa]

As salaam walaikum,

Yes collectively and individually we are suffering by not following the Laws of Allah. Once we are given Knowledge we can not plead ignorance. However, I see this as a different course of discussion from faith being forced.
Islam is not a faith of force. Islam respects mankind. Faith starts and ends on an individual level. We know we have to face Allah subhana talla. I must obey and fear Allah with each intention and completed deed. I can discuss and demonstrate my faith but I can not coerce my faith onto you. I must be correct before I can correct anyone else.

 

[Gernada1492]

Mom has almost conveyed the gist in her post

As salaam walaikum,

I must be correct before I can correct anyone else..

This statement is not true in all cases. This statement looks very sweet but look at the examples below

if you could not memorize Quraan due to any reason, wont you ask you children to do so? if you were not used to pray while u were young, wont you ask your children to pray in younger age? if you do sins, you wont stop others from doing so?

you wont be able to correct yourself to an extent that you can ask others to do so. There will always be faults. Its human nature.

So, we need to treat that above quoted statement properly and not make it a universal truth.

 

[a_stranger]

Waalaikim alsalam wa rahmatu allah wa barakatuh sister:

What I mean there are certain laws that should govern the islamic society ; laws that serves islmic values like modesty, rights of people, good moralites....etc. Faith is a matter of hearts which in the hands of Allah sobhanahu wa taala only but media (in the name of freedom)for example should not call for illegal relations, killing,Violence even bad vocabulary .......

Now life of people are directed by many influences (media, has a great part) .....it is very wrong to promots evil in the name of freedom . Freedom in islam is productive not distructive.. We should not force faith( and we can`t) but we should call for all that is good (In islamic society).