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f anyone was asked, "What is religion?" he might answer that
religion is comprised of divine laws that guide man to AllŒh's way
I I and to absolute good. But this definition does not apply to many
religions in the world today. These can be divided into two main
groups: those monotheist religions such as IslŒm, Christianity and
Judaism which are based on revelation from AllŒh to humanity
through the agency of prophets, and superstitious religions invented
by human beings, which are nothing more than a few old wives' tales.
Monotheistic religions invite people to believe in one God, in His
prophets, holy books and the Hereafter, with the destinations of
Paradise and Hell. Superstitious religions, on the contrary, alienate
people from truth, draw them into totemism, idolatry and degenerate
sects, filling their lives with innumerable strange doctrines and beliefs,
charms and incantations, rituals and traditions. Some of those who
espouse such religions worship totems, others worship the sun; some
believe in aliens, others perform rituals in front of idols made of stone
or wood, offering gifts to placate them and expecting to obtain benefit
from them. When lightening flashes, they assume one of their deities
is angry; when it rains, they think he is crying. The person who
believes such things is called in the Qur’Œn an idolater, i.e., someone
who associates an equal to AllŒh from among His creation; in western
literature he is called a pagan. Such people have no place in their lives
for reason, conscience, logic or the realities of the world.
The explanations they give for the formation of life and the
existence of living species are an extension of the same ignorant
approach. It has generally been believed that the universe and all
living things are made of air, water and fire, or that they came from
outer space. Another common belief is that the universe has always
existed and will continue to exist forever. Pagan religions assert that
the universe was brought into being by the gods of wood and stone
that they worship. According to this misguided belief, every god has
created a segment of the universe and rules over the part he has
brought into being; one god rules the sky, another the sea, and another
the earth and human beings.

THE ORIGINS OF THE RELIGION OF DARWINISM