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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Life</strong>, <strong>Teachings</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Influence</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong> ibn Abdul-Wahhaab<br />

became the customs <strong>and</strong> the culture <strong>of</strong> the people—in fact, they<br />

became their religion itself. Thus, as the widely used expression<br />

states, “the truth became falsehood, falsehood became truth, heresy<br />

became Sunnah <strong>and</strong> Sunnah became heresy.”<br />

When ibn Abdul-Wahhaab came with clear teachings from the<br />

Quran <strong>and</strong> Sunnah, it was very strange for the people <strong>and</strong> many found<br />

it difficult to give up what had be<strong>com</strong>e, in essence, their religion <strong>and</strong><br />

exchange it for what this man was preaching. This can even occur<br />

when one has access to the truth. Note how Allah describes the Tribe<br />

<strong>of</strong> Israel when they resorted to the worship <strong>of</strong> the calf although that<br />

worship went against everything that they had been taught previously.<br />

Allah describes how deeply the love for that false idol penetrated into<br />

their hearts <strong>and</strong> made them swerve from the straight path. Allah says,<br />

ξ〈ΘΩ⎡Σ⊆ΨŠ<br />

¬Σ|ΤΩΗΤΤ⇒⎯∼ΩΤ�…ƒ∫<br />

:†Ω∨ Ν…⎝ΣϒΣ� Ω⁄⎡ϑ〉≠√≅…<br />

Σ¬Σ|ΩΤ∈⌠⎡ΤΩΤ⊇ †Ω⇒Τ⎯⊕ΩΤ⊇Ω⁄Ω⎝ ⌠¬Ρ∇Ω⊆ΗΤΤ‘Ω∼Ψ∨<br />

⎯Σ∈ ⌠&¬Ψ∑Ξ≤⎯Τ⊃Σ|ΨŠ Ω⎯•Ψ⊕

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