..Islam has long.. fallen from.. great heights. Its spirit has been weighted down and weakened by dogmatism, superstition, division and the most fierce reactionary social attitudes.. the followers.. have been associated with acts as cruel and bloody as any in the history of Christendom.. Islam has had some success in parts of Africa because it is easy to understand in contrast with the conflicting theological positions of the Christian missionaries. Nevertheless, the overall picture is one of gradual disintegration, with the young and the educated breaking away.. at an ever increasing rate (24:3)

Though the details vary, the story is similar with regard to Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. In its day each of these religions was a tremendous power for progress; now each is but a pale shadow of its former greatness (25:1)

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