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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

Let us examine the verses of the Qur'an on the subject:
In verse 60 of Surat al-Ma'ida, God refers to a community that

He rendered "monkeys and pigs." In the light of the preceding vers-
es, this community consists of people from among those who were
"given the Book," from among Christians and Jews, in other
words:

Examination of Verse 60 of Surat al-Ma'ida:

You who have faith! Do not take as friends

[patrons] any of those given the Book before you

or the disbelievers who make a mockery and a
game out of your religion. Have fear of God if

you are believers. (Qur'an, 5:57)

When you call to prayer they make a mockery

and a game of it. That is because they are people

who do not use their intellect. (Qur'an, 5:58)

Say: "Shall I tell you of a reward with God far

worse than that: that of those whom God has
cursed and with whom He is angry – turning

some of them into monkeys and into pigs – and

who worshipped false gods? Such people are in a
worse situation and further from the right way."

(Qur'an, 5:60)

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