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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

him, he also rids himself of the superstitions that demand him to
be away from religion. The correction of the first fault brings him
a sharpness of mind and a sensitivity which in turn help him to
correct the second fault as well. He can then distinguish other
structures under a religious guise and glaring differences be-
tween them and true religion.
In short, countless prejudices have been formed about reli-
gion. However, in approaching religion, the basic criterion
should not be what people say about religion but his own con-
science. In the Qur'an, it has been indicated explicitly that fol-
lowing the "common run of the people" does not necessarily lead
us to Allah's way:
"If you were to follow the common run of those on this
earth, they would lead you away from the way of Allah.
They follow nothing but conjecture: they do nothing but
lie." (Surat Al-An'am: 116)
When a person stops "following the herd" and begins to
think with his conscience, he personally sees the reality revealed
in the Qur'anic verses. He steps into a new world which is quite
different from that of the "great majority of people". This step
will drive the darkness, distress, and troubles of his old life away
from him and bring to him the countless graces and the deep
wisdom in which religion is instrumental.
On another note, let us remind you that with the word "reli-
gion", we mean Islam which is the last true faith sent down by
our Lord. That is because , as Allah revealed in the Qur'an: "The
only true faith in Allah's Sight is Islam." (Surah Al 'Imran: 19)

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