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Allah is He Who created you, then provides for you, then will cause
you to die and then bring you back to life. Can any of your partner-
gods do any of that? Glory be to Him and may He be exalted above
anything they associate with Him! (Surat ar-Rum: 40)
The superstitious rituals of Hinduism are so numerous that it is im-
possible to recount them all. For instance, Hindus genuinely revere the

icons in their shrines. Like divine guests, they are offered love, services
and very much devotion. They are given water to drink and wash, cloth-
ing, flowers, incense and much more. These idols are awakened each
morning like a human being, dressed, visited by other Hindus, suppos-
edly worshipped and then left to rest. During religious Hindu festivals
communal offerings are made to them, they are given presents, fasted
for and everybody tries to prove his devotion and reverence to these
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powerless things in great ignorance. Hindus are not aware of the futili-
ty and debasement of their actions. They cannot comprehend the irra-
tionality and nonsense of awakening and dressing them, or talking to
them, and they are ignorant of the fact that only schizophrenics live un-
der such illusions. Allah reveals the superstitious beliefs of idolaters:

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 do-
ing.” (Surat ash-Shu‘ara’: 72-74)
According to the superstitious beliefs of Hinduism, cows, monkeys,
some bird, bear and crocodile species, deer, elephants, cats, mice, vul-
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tures, ravens and dogs are sacred and Hindus therefore revere these
creatures with the same reverence as they would with their other di-
vinities. For instance, in the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India no
one harms or hinders the rats who live there as this is acknowledged to
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be a big sin. The most sacred and revered animals of all is the cow. A
Hindu, if he encounters a cow or the picture of a cow on his way, per-

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