SUMMARY: Freedom of worship is a fundamental principle in Islam. Allah wants obedience with sincerity for His sake, rather than from imposition or pressure: therefore, Muslims are to remind and advise to obey His guidance, but not to compel it.
Islamophobia is here and it is real. There is a deep-seated current of anti-Muslim prejudice in American society today. Survey after survey has quantified this. Meanwhile, many Muslims remain conflicted about challenging this intolerance.