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hen discussing Far Eastern religions, one can-
not help but think of paganism. In the first part

of the book we examined Hinduism, by far the
oldest and with more adherents than any other
eastern religion. It is possible to see evidences
of the superstitious Hindu religion in the west-
ern world, and many other cultures bear some of its signs as well. The
period of British colonial rule in India played a key role in its spread
in the west. However, there are many other perverse beliefs in the
east, like Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Shintoism, Confucianism and
Taoism. These superstitious religions are subdivided within them-
selves into different sects and vary from country to country.
The most striking feature of the superstitious Far Eastern reli-
gions is there denial of Allah’s absolute existence based on paganism.
Each has its own false gods and idols to which they bow down. Their
adherents regard their stone idols as higher than anything else on

earth, and spend their lives serving them, unaware of the utter igno-
rance they are in. They idolize their ancestors, cows, monkeys, mice
or even trees in their terribly ignorant state. Allah reveals the situa-
tion of such people in Surah Fatir as follows:
If you call on them they will not hear your call, and were they to
hear, they would not respond to you. On the Day of Resurrection
they will reject your making associates of them. No one can in-
form you like One Who is All-aware. (Surah Fatir: 14)
This chapter will examine the flaws inherent in these supersti-
tious religions and remind their followers of the existence of erro-
neous practices in their lives. They will also be called on to abandon
these perverse beliefs and to submit to Allah.

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