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RELIGION AS DESCRIBED

IN THE QUR'AN AND THE

RELIGION OF OUR FATHERS

When they do anything that is shameful, they say: "We
found our fathers doing so"; and "Allah commanded us
thus": Say: "No, indeed, Allah never commands what is
shameful: would you say of Allah what You do not,
know?" (Surat Al-A'raf: 28)
When they are told, 'Follow what Allah has sent down
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)
It is impossible to imagine that true religion can be practiced
wherever the Qur'an and the Sunna of our Prophet (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) are disregarded. Therefore, a very
clear distinction must be made between the religion of the Qur'an
and people's understanding of religion in various societies.
Special attention should be drawn to this point:
Whatever "religion" is considered to be nothing but a
number of false ideas and superstitious beliefs
handed down from the time of our

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