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Ninety per cent of this nation has been connected to the Islamic tradition with their rûh and hearts for a thousand years. Although outwardly they submit to a command that is contrary to their fitrah, they would not adhere to it in their hearts.

Furthermore, Muslims cannot be like other nations. If a Muslim abandons his religion, he will become an anarchist and cannot be bound in any restrictions; any form of tarbiyyah and authority cannot govern him other than absolute despotism or total compromise.