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When he said to his father and his people, “What do you worship?”
They said, “We worship idols and will continue to cling to them.” He
said, “Do they hear you when you call or do they help you or do you
harm?” They said, “No, but this is what we found our fathers doing.”
(Surat ash-Shu‘ara’: 70-74)
The leading propagators of the propaganda to enhance the so-
called appeal of Hinduism are not necessarily Hindus themselves.
Materialistic and Darwinist circles play an important role in this propa-

ganda machine as we will see in the coming chapters in greater detail.
However, there is a natural dislike originating in the Christian traditions
of the west against idolatry. Even though Christianity itself has been al-
tered over time and suffered degeneration, it nevertheless preserved
some of its original core values. As such, Christianity considers idolatry
as a form of perversion and regards Hinduism as an idolatrous religion.
Circles wishing to introduce Hinduism into western society use the term
“universal spirit” in order to conceal its inherent perversions and to dis-
associate it from idolatry. Exposing this fraud for what it is can be done
by inviting the adherents of the Hindu faith to listen to the voice of their
conscience, to reflect and to use their reason. Allah reveals that we must
appeal to the conscience of people who err by acquiring other gods be-
sides Him:

… Say: “So why have you taken protectors apart from Him who pos-
sess no power to help or harm themselves?” Say: “Are the blind and
seeing equal? Or are darkness and light the same? Or have they as-
signed partners to Allah Who create as He creates, so that all creating
seems the same to them?” Say: “Allah is the Creator of everything.
He is the One, the All-Conquering.” (Surat ar-Ra‘d: 16)

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