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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger
the poor and "putting others before oneself" would prevail.
There wouldn't be any poor people. Such a system would be one in
which all the people in the world could live happily and that all the
countries in the world would be delighted with.
If we compare that description with countries that go by the
name of "Islamic Republic," a vast difference is immediately appar-
ent. The system currently being applied under the name of Sharia is
most definitely not the Sharia of Islam. In order for people to be able
to live by the Sharia of Islam, that religion would have to be purged
of all its superstition and would have to meet all the descriptions
praised in the Qur'an and cited above.
In order for that to happen, it is essential for the head of state of
a country governed under Islam to act in full compliance with the
Qur'an, not superstition. A Muslim leader who abides by the Qur'an
will have three major characteristics: he or she will be affectionate,
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