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Taoists supersti-
tiously regard all
entities, living or
inanimate, as di-
vine, and are far
too bewitched to
realize the enor-
mous dimension
of the error they
are committing.

Many Taoists place the icons of their deities in wardrobes in their
homes. These deities have a different meaning for each Taoist. Most
Taoists worship the imaginary war god Kuan-Ti and the so-called god
of commerce, Sai Shin. The polytheism common to pagan religions like
Hinduism, Jainism and Shintoism is also deeply rooted in Taoism. We
have stated repeatedly in this book that they imagine that worshipping
stone or wooden idols and making offerings to them is a fundamental
perversion and irrationality. Allah reveals in the Qur’an that these kind

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