Page 165 - The Religion Of The Ignorant

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

community that adhered to false religion:
You have an excellent example in Abraham and those with
him, when they said to their people, "We wash our hands of
you and all that you worship apart from Allah, and we re-
ject you. Between us and you there will be enmity and ha-
tred for ever unless and until you believe in Allah alone..."
(Surat al-Mumtahana, 4)
Surat al-Kafirun is another expression of the gulf between be-
lievers and adherents of false religion:
Say: "Unbelievers! I do not worship what you worship and
you do not worship what I worship. Nor will I worship
what you worship nor will you worship what I worship.
You have your religion and I have my religion." (Surat al-
Kafirun, 1-6)
The believer must construct the gulf separating him from mem-
bers of false religion with the greatest scrupulousness. Not a single
aspect of the religion of the unbelievers, no value judgments, ethical
rules, models of behavior, or forms of dialogue must be adopted and
practiced by believers. The believer is charged with exhibiting the
behavior described in the Qur'an, not that in false religion. The gait
and even tone of voice most befitting the nobility, moral values and
belief of the faithful is described in the Qur'an. Allah proclaims in
verses:
Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and
do not strut about arrogantly on the earth. Allah does not
love anyone who is vain or boastful. Be moderate in your
tread and lower your voice. The most hateful of voices is
the donkey's bray. (Surah Luqman, 18-19)
False religions vary greatly among themselves, and very few,
like Marxism, openly state that they deny Allah. On the other hand,

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