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Assuming that the common conviction of the majority is
right often deludes mankind. Indeed, when asked about the
underlying reason of a particular act or attitude, many
people answer "Because the majority does so." However, God
informs us that obeying the majority is misleading:
If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would
misguide you from God's Way. They follow nothing
but conjecture. They are only guessing. (Surat al-
An'am: 116)
In another verse, God states that most people will not
believe:
But most people, for all your eagerness, are not
believers. (Surah Yusuf: 103)
In Surat al-Ma'ida, God mentioned the abundance of
