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followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of

Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning. 44

Then, We sent after them Moses with Our Signs to

Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust

toward them. So see how was the end of the corrupters. 45

In our day the most important fronts of disbelief and irreligion

have been communism and anarchism, both of which are based on

materialism and the theory of evolution. The founders of these

ideologies were the main leaders of disbelief in our time. That they

are no longer alive has not reduced their influence; rather, it still

persists and is being further intensified by some circles. In the conflict

with irreligion it is vitally important to reveal the true faces and goals

of such leaders. For a better understanding it might be beneficial to

examine the attributes and methods of leaders who "call people to the

Fire."

1. They are enemies of religion who hinder their

peoples from faith by resorting to oppression.

The major motive of leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky and

Mao, who adopt materialism and apply it to their political systems, is

44 Surah Hud, 11:96-97.

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