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THE ORDERS GIVEN BY SATAN TO DISTANCE PEOPLE 57
FROM THE QUR'AN

calumnies and pressures. The sole reason for these slanders is to en-
sure that people shun the prophets and distance themselves from
them. But the deniers—just like the people of the Prophet Nuh—are
only destroying their own souls by doing this:

They keep others from it and avoid it themselves. They are only
destroying themselves but they are not aware of it. (Surat al-
An'am: 26)

Satan's Command: "Do Not Read Books Explaining
Qur'anic Morality Or Let Others Read Them"

One of the principal stratagems used throughout history by
those who want to keep others away from religion is to prevent
them from reading books or other materials that teach religion and
good morality. In fact, countless books have been burned and de-
stroyed for this purpose, or their printing and distribution have
been prevented. In modern times, in particular, communist and ma-
terialist regimes have tried to prevent the reading and teaching of
books that point to the signs of the existence of Allah and Qur'anic
morality.
They attack books which deal with the fact of creation, and the
truths of the Qur'an, as harmful and unscientific, and try to damage
the respect in which people who invite others to believe in Allah are
held within the community.
All these are the efforts of Satan to prepare fertile ground in
which to sow the seeds of the denial of Allah. His tools are a group

of irreligious people, who try to prevent others from reading and
learning and being aware of the truth. While these operations have
been carried out openly in communist countries such as Russia and
China, they are also encouraged by governments that have a materi-