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ur Lord has sent Messengers to every nation who
called on their people to believe in Allah. They
conveyed to them Allah’s commandments and
recommendations and taught them ways of wor-
ship. In Hinduism and other false beliefs on the
other hand, superstitious practices and tradi-
tions developed over the centuries are continue
in the form of “pseudo -worship” and under the pretext of loyalty to an-
cestors. In reality it is superstitious ritualistic idolatry. Hindus believe
that this ritualistic worship brings them closer to their gods and that they
are doing good which will benefit them in their next incarnation. Surely
all these beliefs are a grave error. Allah reveals the situation of people
who deny by association in the following way:

… Which are not capable of helping them and cannot even help
themselves? (Surat al-A‘raf: 192)
The world of the Hindus is a dark one. Superstitious rituals, idola-
trous ceremonies, perverted practices and offerings dominate every mo-
ment of the lives of a billion people, preventing them from the peace of
believing in Allah, and from experiencing the dignified and happy life
prescribed by Him, by keeping them imprisoned in a dark and gloomy
world. A Hindu is obliged to follow certain superstitious rituals from
birth until death and one of the meanings of the word “Hindu” (dark-
ness) is fairly descriptive of this religion. 16
There are over one hundred religious festivals in the Hindu calen-

dar, the examination of which reveals many astonishing, bizarre and ir-
rational practices. For instance, the Naga Panchami festival is dedicated
to a god called “eternity snake”. Millions of Hindus, many of whom are
well educated, make and mindlessly worship huge snake idols. First,
they wash the stone idols with milk and then make offerings of milk and