Originally Posted by
Taint
you misunderstood it like the rest who did, ive had the question a lot and im glad you came up to me with this
this basically means that you cant guide one to the right but god can only do (please continue on reading, it doesnt mean god doesnt want him to be a muslim or be guided in the right direction), it makes more sense in arabic than it does in english if you know what i mean, and the verse is a bit mixed btw, thats not the exact meaning of it, the real meaning of the verse itself meanst (for example) if you were married lets say to a buddhist or a guy who has a different religion that you do, it is hard for you to convince him unless god shows up for him to convert or what not, this is a close-up to what the meaning actually is
people tend to block any outer ideas and be close minded rather than actually listening to other people's explanation, with this being said, that's what god meant by making one guided to the right direction