Page 53 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

abandon them. As for those who disbelieved and
barred access to the way of Allah, We will heap punish-
ment on top of their punishment because of the corrup-
tion they brought about. (Surat an-Nahl, 86-88)
Then they will be asked, "Where are those besides Allah
you associated with Him?" and they will reply, "They
have forsaken us. Or rather we were not calling to any-
thing at all before." That is how Allah misguides the dis-
believers. "That is because you exulted on the earth,
without any right to do so; and strutted about. Enter the
gates of Hell, remaining in it timelessly, forever. How
evil is the abode of the arrogant!" (Surah Ghafir, 73-76)

The Misconception that the Majority Is Right
As we've said from the beginning, one reason that prevents
many people from practicing religious morality is the "religion"
of worshipping people" that makes them fear what other people
will say and think about them. This misapprehension draws its
strength from the error that "the majority is always right," and a
huge segment of society has adopted a lifestyle that goes with
idolizing people—an undisputed tradition passed down from
father to son. Declaring themselves to be part of the majority,
they misguide others into believing that the unjust ways of the
"majority" and the rules they invent are correct. However, Allah
gives gives this command to all Muslims:
Judge between them by what Allah has sent down and
do not follow their whims and desires. And beware of
them lest they lure you away from some of what Allah
has sent down to you… Many of mankind are devia-
tors. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 49)

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