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in the ancient superstitious Chinese religions, he made no mention of
these realities revealed in Allah’s Divine scriptures in the system he for-
mulated. He did not reply or comment on such questions. 132 The system

he tried to establish was thus doomed from the outset. As we will ex-
amine in greater detail over the coming pages, virtue is only possible
with the fear of Allah and loving Him very deeply. For a person to be
virtuous and consistent, a deep love as well as fear of Allah is essential.
At the beginning of the Chou dynasty, political unity and power
was the most significant entity which had been gradually eroded by
conflicts between the city states that formed the basis of the dynasty, by
warring factions with imperialistic ambitions and attacks by maraud-
ing nomadic tribes. Confucius’ city came under the rule of occupying
forces. At this time, Confucius began to travel from royal court to roy-
al court with a small group of his followers teaching and advising
rulers as he went along. Within a short period of time he was appoint-

ed first a judge and then a justice minister. During this period
Confucius’ social system became highly influential in the workings of
the state bureaucracy, but as it was also causing discomfort in certain
circles he was forced to resign from his office. From then on he spent
the rest of his life teaching his ethical social system until his death at the
age of 74 in 478 BC.
Two centuries after his death the Sung dynasty was founded in
China, and the emperor of the dynasty managed to establish his rule
across all the provinces of the country. However, he was not as suc-
cessful in banishing the followers of Confucianism as he wished, so he
therefore had all books on Confucianism burned bar none. This action
apparently proving insufficient to the emperor, he contented himself
with having hundreds of Confucians burned alive as well. The Han dy-
nasty, on the other hand, adopted a respectful stance towards

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)