An Objection to Sūrat al-Nūr (24:33)
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An Objection to Sūrat al-Nūr (24:33)

I hope you are well. Can you explain the following Ayah:

وَلَا تُكۡرِهُواْ فَتَيَٰتِكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡبِغَآءِ إِنۡ أَرَدۡنَ تَحَصُّنٗا لِّتَبۡتَغُواْ عَرَضَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَمَن يُكۡرِههُّنَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ إِكۡرَٰهِهِنَّ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

And do not compel your young women to prostitution if they desire chastity, so that you may seek the fleeting gains of this worldly life. And whoever compels them—then indeed Allah, after their being compelled, is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

There were some Christians objecting and saying it supports prostitution. Can you please clarify?

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