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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

dom of thought and belief], has been replaced by a cold, ruthless,
loveless, crude life in many parts of the world.

Looking at some of the opponents of Islam, we see that their
problem is quite ironically the same as that of the peddlers of
superstition: They do not learn about Islam from the Qur'an. Just
like the peddlers of superstition, they concentrate on fabricated

hadiths, traditions and interpretations of Islam by religious leaders
that are generally incompatible with the Qur'an. In their eyes,
"Islam" is the lifestyle and practices of the peddlers of superstition.
In their eyes, "Islam" is the imaginative power of historians, not the
faith as revealed in the Qur'an. They call the laws of this fabricated

religion "Sharia," not the "laws of the Qur'an." They are unaware of
the values, concepts and practices imparted in the Qur'an, but have
a great knowledge of all the rules of the false religion of the ped-
dlers of superstition. In criticizing the rules of that false religion,
they imagine they are criticizing Islam. So attached are they to the
religion of the peddlers of superstition that they do not believe it

when they are told, "This is not Islam." And this is an exceedingly
serious error.

These people must assess the presented evidence and docu-
ments with their conscience and see the truth, if they are not
opposed to Islam owing to an ideological religious opposition and
if they genuinely seek a solution to the darkness of the fanatical
mindset. Their religion is not Islam. The Qur'an by itself is suffi-

cient for a Muslim. Hadiths are true and reliable so long as they are
compatible with the Qur'an. A hadith that is incompatible with the
Qur'an has no place in Islam. If a Muslim cannot find Islam in the
Qur'an, it means he is looking for another religion and the Sharia

of that faith is not Islam.

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