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CONCLUSION

hroughout the course of this book, various significant aspects
T of the Religion of the Ignorant that appear in our society have
been examined. However, the false Religion of Ignorantism does
not belong solely to our own time and society. On the contrary, this
satanic religion is common to societies in all times and places that
have turned away from the true religion. The only differences lie in
terms of external form. Although the customs of society and models
of behavior change according to time and place, the basic logic re-
mains the same. Putting on a show, for instance—one of the main
features of the Religion of the Ignorant—may take place in different
forms in different societies. The expressions and gestures that reflect
arrogance and self-love may assume different forms. But at the end
of the day, the fundamental logic is still the same.
This logic, as emphasized right from the outset, is the result of
the Ignorantists having forgotten Allah. As it is stated in the Qur'an,
they "... have made Him into something to cast disdainfully be-
hind [their] backs!" (Surah Hud, 92). Members of this false religion
are unaware that they have come into this world in order to serve
Allah, and that His mercy is their only salvation. Yet it is Allah Who
created us, gave us form and appearance in our mothers' wombs,
brought us into the world, prepared that world for us, has mercy
upon us, causes us to live and will eventually cause us to die. We

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