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SATAN: THE SWORN ENEMY OF MANKIND
promises, distracting the public, deception, and portraying the facts
as other than they actually are the means most frequently employed
by these circles. The facts are completely misrepresented by menda-
cious reports, and propaganda in the promotion of all manner of sin
is being widely disseminated, to an extent never before seen in the
history of the world. Efforts to slander and blacken the good name
of Muslims, and to ultimately defeat Islam, are all undertaken under
the influence of Satan.

The Religion of Their Ancestors
The Qur'an is the primary source for learning about Islam. For
that reason, Satan keeps as many away from it as he can, directing
them instead towards traditional beliefs and superstition inherited
from past generations.
Those who fall into this trap, abide not by Allah's revelation,
but according to superstitions that have been accreted to one an-
other over the centuries. Worst of all, these people become obsti-
nately devoted to their superstitions. Satan has so closed their
minds that they persist in their ignorance even when called to the
true religion revealed by Allah:
When they are told: "Follow what Allah has sent down,"
they say, "No, we will follow what we found our fathers
doing." What! Even if Satan is calling them to the punish-
ment of the Blazing Fire? (Surah Luqman, 21)
For instance, in this religion, based on tradition and supersti-
tion, women are regarded as second-class citizens. Their adherents
insist on the supremacy of men, and debase women. However, there
is no gender-based supremacy in the Qur'an. It has been revealed in
the Qur'an that those who are superior are those who are foremost

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