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A person is born into an environment and family with a specific orientation and belief system. From an early age, they are taught their sense of belonging and their beliefs, alongside learning to speak and perceive the world around them. They are given subjects, concepts, and subsequently tools for defense and methods for safeguarding and remaining steadfast in a single viewpoint. This sometimes leads to being confined within geographical boundaries, with inherited opinions and customs designed to ensure immunity and protection from the risks of independent thought and engagement with other cultures, unless authorized or permitted by those in power—the rulers of ideology, thought, and faith. Thus, if you are the “religious” or “upright” person, you are expected to follow and adhere without questioning or doubting, and to avoid causing disruption or intellectual disturbance. The society is meant to live in peace and harmony, and if a door to discussion opens, you must understand that it is merely for the promotion of certain ideas or for the justification of inherited beliefs in order to serve a larger agenda dictated by the human authority controlling your mind and decisions.
I will touch upon a number of concepts that lie at the heart of the religious doctrine and foundational beliefs of the religion we now call Islam. Naturally, I will focus on those inherited concepts that shaped what we now know as Islamic religion, which is far removed from the teachings of the Noble Quran, and at times even contradicts God’s teachings!