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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

Therefore, what is needed in the first place is to correct the
wrong point of view about the Qur'an and make people under-
stand that the Qur'an is not a book which is addressed only to the
Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) but to all
people who consider themselves Muslims. Any person who ut-
ters this well-known statement: "I'm a Muslim, Alhamdulillah"
must turn towards the Qur'an.
Some people read the Qur'an at specific times and on spe-
cific days and are aware of its verses. These people make do,
however, just with reading the Qur'an and think they have ful-
filled their religious duties by so doing. Of course "reading the
Qur'an" is a religious obligation and one that has to be per-
formed. But it is also very important to apply what is read and
implement it in one's daily life.
Some ignorant people who claim that the Qur'an needs to be
revised to be "in compliance this new age", cannot grasp the fact
that the Qur'an is not confined by chains of time, but covers all
ages and societies, as it has been revealed by Allah, Who has
knowledge of everything, past and future. When anyone reads
the Qur'an with a sincere heart and an open mind, he sees that
the models of people and societies described in the Qur'an ex-
isted in every age in history, including that of today, and that the
Qur'an explains the current state of people and societies.
All the disorder, perversion and mistakes of a society which
has strayed from true religious values have been clearly stated in
the Qur'an. The reactions of the people of these societies towards
religion have been described and information is provided about

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