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What, even though their fathers did not understand a thing and
were not guided! (Surat al-Baqara: 170)

The Surat an-Naml reveals in the following verse that those who
deny our Lord and prostrate instead in front of powerless stone idols
are in a grave aberration:
… Is Allah better, or what you associate with Him? He Who created
the heavens and the earth and sends down water for you from the
sky by which We make luxuriant gardens grow – you could never
make their trees grow. Is there another god besides Allah? No in-
deed, but they are people who equate others with Him! He Who
made the earth a stable dwelling place and appointed rivers flow-
ing through its midst and placed firmly embedded mountains on it
and set a barrier between the two seas. Is there another god besides
Allah? No indeed, but most of them do not know it! He Who re-
sponds to the oppressed when they call on Him and removes their
distress, and has appointed you as inheritors of the earth. Is there
another god besides Allah? How little you pay heed! He Who
guides you in the darkness of land and sea and sends out the winds
bringing advance news of His mercy. Is there another god besides
Allah? May Allah be exalted above what they associate with Him!
He Who originates creation and then regenerates it and provides for
you from out of heaven and earth. Is there another god besides
Allah? Say: “Bring your proof if you are being truthful.” (Surat an-
Naml: 59-64)

SHINTOISM DOES NOT RECOMMEND VIRTUE
The requirements of the superstitious Japanese religion can be
summed up as “respect for the spirits of ancestors, reverence and sup-

posed worship of ancestors and Kami, submission to the State, the
Emperor and patriotism”. Besides these there are no moral prohibi-

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