What is the validity of the statement of some people: "Do not call the disbelievers to the Qur'an today, but rather to the rational proofs"?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the callers today say: Do not call the disbelievers, such as the Christians and the like, to the Qur'an, because they do not believe in it at all. But debate them with reason and other proofs regarding the oneness of Allah until they believe, and then after that you call them to the Qur'an. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
We call all of them to the faith using rational evidence and transmitted evidence. They have a description of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in their book, in the Torah and the Gospel.

whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong

الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنجِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ

[Al-A'raf 7:157]

. And this is 'Isa (peace be upon him) who advised following Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad.

وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ

[As-Saf 61:6]

We argue with them using what is in their book. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3156- 4717] ما صحة قول بعضهم:لا تدعوا الكفار بالقرآن اليوم وإنما بالأدلة العقلية؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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