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that took place on earth and therefore revered them as divinities. The
spirits of deceased ancestors were revered above all else in their own

foolish eyes. It was believed that they walked invisibly among men and
exercised positive or negative influence over the lives of the living.
Besides all these divinities, there is another supposed “god” (Tien)
above them in Chinese systems of faith. They believe that all other
imaginary deities are subordinate to Tien, and follow his directives. As
we have previously stated, this belief contradicts the monotheism of

the Divine religions (to believe in Allah as the One and Only) and bears
resemblance to idolatrous societies described in the Qur’an. People
who have a monotheistic belief submit only to the all- powerful and
Almighty Lord, ask only Allah for help, fear only Him and love only
our exalted Lord. Idolaters on the other hand ascribe to beings other
than Allah various powers, revere them in their own eyes and foolish-
ly pray for their help. The pagan Chinese people worship invented
idols, perform rituals for them, make offerings of food and presents to
them and ask them to provide for their needs. Allah reveals the situa-

tion of people who follow blindly in the footsteps of their forefathers
and ascribe partners to Him as follows:
They are nothing but names which you yourselves have given, you
and your forefathers. Allah has sent down no authority for them.
They are following nothing but conjecture and what their own
selves desire. And that when guidance has reached them from their
Lord! (Surat an-Najm: 23)
Confucianism is based on pagan traditional religions that have ex-
isted for over 2500 years in China and is widely considered to be the ul-
timate socioethic guidance.

Confucianism is not a true religion based on Allah’s revelations
but is a system formulated by the Chinese thinker Confucius. This sys-

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)