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Romanticism in the Name of Religion

ather than a fully developed ideology itself, romanticism is
rather an influence which permeates various other ideologies,
R proffering them with an emotional quality that allows them to
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rob people of their rationality. As it has penetrated such entirely
irreligious and perverse ideologies as fascism and communism, it also
at times makes its influence felt under the guise of religion.
Before broaching this topic, there is an important point that must
first be understood. A movement that claims for itself the name of
religion may not necessarily be truly religious. On the contrary, in the
past, there have been many individuals, groups and ideas which, while
operating in the name of God and religion, have intended to do
damage to religion and to its followers. God provides us with examples
of such instances in the Qu'ran. For example, a criminal was plotting to
kill one of God's prophets, the prophet Salih. While devising his plan,
he and those with him made an oath in the name of God:
They said, "Let us make an oath to one another by God that we will
fall on him and his family in the night and then say to his
protector, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family and we
are telling the truth.'" (Qur'an: 27:49)
Those pagans who opposed the prophets often accused them of
"fabricating lies against God," pointing to the fact that they thought of
themselves as religious and God-fearing. (Qur'an, 42:24) For example,
Pharaoh, who was perverse to the point of claiming himself to be a
god, said this about Moses:

...Let me kill Moses and let him call upon his Lord! I am afraid that
he may change your religion and bring about corruption in the
land. (Qur'an, 40:26)
This shows that it is possible to think perversely and to carry out
perverse acts under the name and guise of religion, and romanticism
is at the top of the list of those perversities that are thought to be
religious but, in fact, is not related to religion at all.
To understand how romanticism is confused with religion, it is
necessary to fully understand the idea of "sincerity." Sincerity is doing