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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

A man among Pharaoh's people who had

faith, but kept his faith concealed, said,

"Are you going to kill a man for saying
'My Lord is God...'" (Qur'an, 40:28)

This person who concealed his faith was in clear and present dan-

ger. He lived alongside Pharaoh, the cruelest despot of his time, and
concealed his faith, or dissimulated, because he was under the threat
of death. This is compatible with the condition attached to dissimula-
tion in the Qur'an. That person concealed his faith, even though he
was a believer, because he was under severe threat. That is the only
way, in the view of the Qur'an, in which dissimulation is acceptable.

Practices under the name of dissimulation on the part of some
peddlers of nonsense, and some opponents of Islam who imagine
that these practices are compatible with Islam, attempt to block the
way to peace and love because they are far removed from the
Qur'an. Dissimulation being perceived and applied differently from
its true definition made in the Qur'an supports the current climate of
war and conflicts that brings violence to the world. By doing this, the

impression is given that peace will never come, and that mass
slaughter and savagery will continue.
This way of thinking is as much a violation of logic as of the
Qur'an. Imagine a Muslim who dedicates his whole life to peace and
brotherhood and making friends with people, for God's sake, who is
threatened because of that by the advocates of war and the radicals,

who endangers his life, convinces Jews and Christians to be his
friends despite the damaging effects of Islamophobia, and gives up

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