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'Abdul-Baha describes this (Umayyad) clan as the beast from the bottomless pit that warred against the spiritual life of Islam and killed it, leaving nothing of the religion of Muhammad but the prayers and the fast; all the justice, the righteousness, the mercy and indeed all the virtues which the Prophet had enshrined in Islam were irretrievably lost. (44:1) Deprived of the guidance of Muhammad's family and ruled by descendants of Muhammad's enemies, Islam was transformed into a secular state whose rulers used religion for secular ends..
(44:2)
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