Did they not hear about secularism? Statehood comes with certain powers and coercion and should not be used to choose religion, as that would be against the teachings of the holy Quran:
There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 2:256/257)
Did they not hear about secularism? Statehood comes with certain powers and coercion and should not be used to choose religion, as that would be against the teachings of the holy Quran:
There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 2:256/257)