Page 59 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

to you," They say, "We are following what we found
our fathers doing." What, even though their fathers did
not understand a thing and were not guided! (Surat al-
Baqara, 170)
In ignorant societies, people determined to live according
to their ancestors' teachings directly oppose those others who
want to stop this pervasive pseudo-religion, favored by the ig-
norant, which has gained dominance over their lives. They don't
want these people of faith, who have brought them the truth, to
destroy the favorable relationships they've forged with others or
to break their religion's superstitious rules. They want to invali-
date the truth that sincere people of faith have patiently ex-
plained to them, by asking such ignorant things as, "Is it only
you who understand these things?" or "Are so many people
wrong?" or "Until now, no one has been aware of these things,
but you are!" They think that such a response will intimidate
their opponent and make him lose self-confidence. (This may be
effective in their own system of superstition, but no real Muslim
would be daunted by such a simple tactic.) As a result, the truth
would remain hidden. But when they are overwhelmed by con-
cerns such as, "What do people think about me? What can I do to
please them? How can I make them like me and take me in?" the
person who knows the truth will remind them and that they
have no power to do anything apart from the fate that Allah has
determined for them. This reminder means the collapse of their
superstitions and the invalidation of their laws.
But no matter how hard the "people worshippers" work,
Allah will never allow the truth to remain hidden. In the face of
truth, superstition will be defeated and rendered ineffective.

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