Page 68 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

SATAN'S SLY GAME:
THE FALSE RELIGION OF PEOPLE-WORSHIP

This false religion affects people like an infectious disease,
preventing the many of weak will or personality from remem-
bering Allah or seeking His favor. Under the influence of the
majority, they regard their erroneous thinking as so normal that
they don't even feel the need to distance themselves from it.
Describing the fundamental rationale of this false religion,
which holds sway over its members and people of weak faith,
would help people discover the distorted thinking they had
fallen into. And by the Will of Allah, the sincere could save
themselves from this false religion. The following pages give
some false stock examples of the "Let them say" mentality char-
acteristic of the "people- worshippers."

"Let Them Say I Am Good-natured"
Allah has many statements about the importance of being
morally virtuous in the Quran. Allah says that the Prophets had
a good and gentle nature, returned good for evil, were patient,
enduring and feared Allah. For example, the Prophet Abraham
(pbuh) sincerely turned to Allah and was renowned for his
moral virtue:
Abraham was forbearing, compassionate, penitent.
(Surah Hud, 75)
The basic morality of all the prophets and devout believers
comes from their reverent submission to Allah. Believers serve
only Him and seek His favor above that of any other being. They
have the moral virtue of which Allah, Creator of the whole uni-
verse, approves. But the basis of their good nature lies in their
desire to win Allah's favor.
However, ignorant people live in a system that works in just
the opposite way. An individual who practices People-ism has

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