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Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

veals the People of the Book's (the Jews and Christians) errors

in this respect as an example of what can happen. Allah states
in Surat al-Bayyina: 4 that they were divided among themselves
and went their own ways, even though they received Clear
Signs to the contrary. Allah states in other verses that the causes
for this split were such evil character traits as envy, injustice,
and rebellion against truth. The following are some of these
verses:
They only split up after knowledge came to them, tyran-
nizing one another … (Surat ash-Shura: 14)

The religion with Allah is Islam. Those given the Book
only differed after knowledge had come to them, envying
one another. As for those who reject Allah's Signs, Allah is
swift at reckoning. (Surah Al 'Imran: 19)
Jewish and Christian history is full of conflict because of

this continuing disunity. Christianity's first 16 centuries also
can be described as the history of warring Christian sects. Even
small differences in interpretation led to mutual accusations of
heresy. Over time, the Catholic Church gained the upper hand
and began to persecute other religious schools of thought that it
considered heretical, such as Docetism, Montanism, Adoption-
ism, Sabellianism, Arianism, Plagiarism, and Gnosticism. The
Catholic Church's persecution of such religious denominations
as the Cathars and the Bogomils from the eleventh century on-

ward, as well as the century-long bloody war between the
Protestants and the Catholics, coincide with the darkest era of
European history. It is interesting to note that European civi-
lization began to rise after this sectarian warfare ended. As po-
litical scientists acknowledge, modern Europe was only born
after the various Christian sects agreed to mutual compassion at

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