to the extent that the culture governing the world of disbelief today—especially in Europe and North America—is a perfect example of modern barbarism, which has been shaped based on unbridled animal instincts and in contrast to natural and human laws, and is comparable to the savage culture of some primitive tribes. The mainstay of this culture—if it can be called a culture—is hedonism and permissiveness, which has been created from a fusion of Roman aristocracy and Greek anthropocentrism, and is in complete contrast to Eastern spirituality and Islamic rationality. Therefore, it is quite surprising and regrettable that some Muslims, disillusioned with their own heavenly culture that has all the necessary means for their development, have turned to following a group of scoundrels who—for example—consider abandoning chastity as a right and leaving protective jealousy as a duty, take pride in nothing but drinking, dancing, and nudity, and defend the rights of prostitutes and homosexuals while ignoring the rights of the hungry and the homeless. However, as a rule, primitive people like them should be educated and disciplined by Muslims to become free from animalism and learn the manners of human life!

[The History of Muslims Following Disbelievers]

Of course, the following of the statement and action of disbelievers has not been limited to a group of ignorant and subservient Muslims. Rather, a group of prominent and knowledgeable Muslims, especially in the early Islamic centuries, under the influence of the interest of the second and third caliphs and some Umayyad rulers in the People of the Book, also turned to utilizing the books of Jews and following their myths and teachings. Influenced by the propaganda of some of the Ahl al-Hadith, they claimed that this practice was legitimate and beneficial for knowing the beliefs and rulings of Islam. In this way, they paved the way for Jews and Muslims close to them to influence the beliefs and deeds of Muslims, and tainted Islamic politics and culture with Jewish politics and culture.