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tions; they are designed to appeal to our intellects and our curiosi-
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When people perform rituals without understanding them they
are placing themselves in spiritual darkness, and Satan can come
into that darkness and rule. This is what Jesus and all of the pro-
phets spoke of when they said darkness was ruling.135 Satan hides
in symbolism and rituals because such things need interpretation.
Without it they are like lights under a cover. The ritualism in Al-
Islam is designed to bring understanding, but it also has to be in-
terpreted. Praise and thanks to Allah, The Most High, for blessing
me with the knowledge to bring you this understanding.
Before the coming of Prophet Muhammad jg, the truth had
been obscured in symbolism and ritualism to such an extent that it
could no longer be discovered without Light from Allah. It was
Allah who gave Prophet Muhammad the Holy Qur'an, the
Light which dispels darkness. The Holy Qur'an contains the keys
which open the locks of confusion, and it gives meaning to our
ty-
When people perform rituals without understanding them they
are placing themselves in spiritual darkness, and Satan can come
into that darkness and rule. This is what Jesus and all of the pro-
phets spoke of when they said darkness was ruling.135 Satan hides
in symbolism and rituals because such things need interpretation.
Without it they are like lights under a cover. The ritualism in Al-
Islam is designed to bring understanding, but it also has to be in-
terpreted. Praise and thanks to Allah, The Most High, for blessing
me with the knowledge to bring you this understanding.
Before the coming of Prophet Muhammad jg, the truth had
been obscured in symbolism and ritualism to such an extent that it
could no longer be discovered without Light from Allah. It was
Allah who gave Prophet Muhammad the Holy Qur'an, the
Light which dispels darkness. The Holy Qur'an contains the keys
which open the locks of confusion, and it gives meaning to our