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268 Islam Denounces Terrorism

Bediuzzaman Points to the Importance of
Intellectual Struggle Against Darwinism and
Materialism

The great Islamic scholar Bediuzzaman, who devoted his entire
life to an intellectual struggle against disbelief, explained in his
works that disbelief was sustained by Darwinism and materialism.

He, therefore, said that an intellectual struggle against such ide-
ologies would play a vital role.

Bediuzzaman explains the impact of materialism on unbelievers
trying to ambush him and his friends:

"And thirdly: To corrupt them with the enticing vices and stupefy-
ing, pleasurable poisons of materialist philosophy and civilization;
and destroy their solidarity; and disparage their leaders with
treacherous lies; and discredit their ways with some of the princi-
ples of science and philosophy…" (Bediuzzaman, The Treatise of
Light Collection, The Rays, Thirteenth Ray)

As very wisely put by Bediuzzaman, the unbelievers sought to

cheat believers with temporary and tempting worldly pleasures
to nullify the intellectual works of Bediuzzaman, and with the
encouragement from materialistic culture, tried to impair the
unity and solidarity of the believers and slandered Bediuzzaman
repeatedly. However they invariably failed.

Bediüzzaman says that Darwinism and materialism will get
stronger especially in the End Times and that disbelief will be more
widespread propelled by these two ideologies; however the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will put an end to

this trouble through an effective intellectual struggle. As Bediüz-
zaman explained, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will carry out this duty
perfectly, and will intellectually end Darwinism and materialism
and help save people's faith.