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cling to the religion of their forethers, as if they had been bewitched. If
they were to seriously contemplate on these heretical beliefs, to listen
to the voice of reason and conscience, to seek the righteous path and to

closely examine their ancient teachings and superstitious traditions
with discernment, they would surely realize the existence of Allah, His
power and compassion.

THE FUTILE SEARCH FOR IMMORTALITY
OF SOME CHINESE PEOPLE

One of the greatest quests of the ancient Shamans was to find
ways of achieving immortality in this life by means of sorcery, spells
and alchemy. Taoists inherited this dubious idea from Shamans and
never ceased to pursue this quest. Martin Palmer explains this perverse
belief in his book titled World Religions, A History of Faith:
Taoists believe that they can achieve immortality for their bodies
by means of rituals and diets. The quest for immortality and supernat-
ural powers has an important place in Chinese mythology. Immortal
characters with supernatural powers in Chinese legends and films are
representative of this belief. In some beliefs, certain foods and drinks
provide immortality, whereas in others, daily meditation delivers this
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Taoism’s central message lies hidden in this labyrinth. They have
sought to achieve immortality for many centuries by making potions
from certain herbs. All the diets, exercises and massage methods are

the result of this quest. This quest may well have led to a certain
amount of progress in herbal medicine, but it is doomed to fail in its ul-
timate objective. It is not possible to achieve anything but good health
by these efforts, because Allah has created every human being as mor-
tal. Once man’s trial on earth is complete, he will die. Allah says:

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)