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kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs. He does not have a
son and He has no partner in the Kingdom. He created everything
and determined it most exactly. But they have adopted gods apart
from Him which do not create anything but are themselves created.
They have no power to harm or help themselves. They have no
power over death or life or resurrection. (Surat al-Furqan: 1-3)

Adherents of Shinto
have resorted to vari-
ous means in order to
maintain the supersti-
tious rituals inherited
from their forebears
and to perform their
observances to the let-
ter. One of these is
portable shrines.