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tice the commands and prohibitions Allah prescribed in the
Qur’an, but those devised by their ancestors. It is obvious
from the Qur’an that they are heretics following satan, who is
drawing them toward the eternal punishment of Hell. They
associate others with Him by valuing their ancestors’ religion
more than true Islam, and their own traditions more than the
Qur’an. As a result, satan has used their ignorance, bigotry,
pride and lack of intelligence to lead them astray. In other
words, their own attitudes cause them to stray from the true
path and adopt a distorted ancestral religion known to them
as “Islam.”
This ancestral religion is very different from the Islam
described in the Qur’an. For example, they pray when some-
thing is bothering them or when they feel they have exhaust-
ed all other possibilities; sometimes they even pray to receive
worldly favors to satisfy their egos. Even though they may
know what is actually said in the Qur’an about prayer, they do
not really practice it. In fact, they do not give proper thanks to
Allah, but only for something of importance to them. They do
not have a correct view of the Qur’an and therefore ignore the
countless blessings that Allah has given them and for which
they must thank Him.
So, although they know that Allah exists, they ignore
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tion. They are so unaware of reality that they think that on the
Day of Judgment, when everything will be revealed, Allah will
accept their claim that they never committed such a grave sin:
On the Day We gather them all together, We will ask
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