True Justice and Peace — Page 4
4 that religion either makes a person ignorant and dull, or turns him into an extremist. They say that one can only progress by shunning religion and believe that ad- vancement can be achieved by moving away from God Almighty. And due to the spread of this false notion the number of people who deny the existence of God is increasing on a daily basis. The reality is however, that the world is in disorder because it has forgotten God Almighty. This disorder is either because of the misuse of God Almighty’s teach- ings and using the name of God as a pretext for one’s own benefit, or it is due to the denial of God’s existence altogether. In fact, they mock God’s existence and cross all limits of decency. In short, the main reasons for the state of disorder in the world are the acquisition of personal gains in the name of God, the true fear of God disappearing from people’s hearts, or the denial of the existence of God Almighty whilst giving preference to worldly laws and ideologies. Despite being the creation of Allah the Almighty, man considers Allah the Almighty’s customs and system of justice and equity inferior to his man- made customs and system of justice. Man asks: why can we not subordinate religious knowledge and Islamic teachings to our worldly customs, worldly desires and