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− Behold! Religion is a very common word. Literally, it means a walkway or a path. The word 'Religion' does not necessarily connote religion. The experts in various branches of knowledge - sciences, arts, archeology, chemistry and astrology - have a religion of their own. None can be without it. It is a must for man; one can not be without religion. Just as the soul of a man stands in need of a body and the interpretations need words and a mode of talking, the same way, man is in need of religion. I do not want to go into a discussion of what people say to the one they worship: Whether they say Allah or God or Premeshar. Give Him any − name you like, but let me know what do you think of Him? What are His attributes in your mind? It is the 'attributes of God' which matter the most, and these are what one should ponder about. " (Malfuzat Vol. II, p 236) − − The Promised Messiah and Mahdi further states: as − "The purpose of religion is that man should obtain deliverance from his passions and should develop personal love of God Almighty through certain faith in His existence and His perfect attributes. Such love of God is the paradise which will appear in diverse shapes in the Hereafter. To be unaware of the true God and to keep away from Him and not to have any love for Him is Hell, which will appear in diverse shapes in the Hereafter. Thus the true purpose is to have full faith in Him. " (Chashma Masihi, pp 20-23) − ± − THE CONTINUITY OF RELIGION Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV writes about aba ± ± − ± − ± − − ± religion: "We believe in the continuity and universality of religion. That is why Islam lays emphasis on the institution of Prophethood as a universal − phenomenon, which means that Prophets have to be accepted in their 29