Part:I-II.DEEN VS. RELIGION.

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PART 1. DEEN VS. RELIGION.
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Editor’s Note: The Quran refers to the teachings within it as the Deen. This is traditionally translated as “religion”, but the translation depends on the context of the verse, for example
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مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
TEACHER OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
in 'The Key' Quran 1:4 above, Deen is translated as Judgment. In other verses, religion is typically used. In Arabic there is a word, 'mazhab' which actually means religion, but is never used in the Quran.
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TO QUOTE: the late Aurangzaib Yousofzai,
The Quran does not preach a religion.  The modern world too does not need religion.  It needs the emancipation of the downtrodden working classes of humans in every corner of the globe, from the clutches of the worst kind of capitalism rampant all around.  This job cannot be accomplished by a funny assortment of rituals of worship, which include praying five to seven times in 24 hours, a worst kind of self-torture in the name of fasting that squeezes your energies out of your bodies to the extent of rendering you motionless, and sporadic, lesser and major, pilgrimages to Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
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SO IS DEEN REALLY RELIGION & WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?
From: quranstruelight.com The following list is gathered from contributions of individual comments across the internet and compiled in this Facebook post.
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DEEN VS. RELIGION.
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Deen is divine, religion is man-made.
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Deen has GOD, religion has clerics.
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Deen is monotheistic, religion is polytheistic.
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Deen beautifies GOD, religion tarnishes GOD.
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Deen purifies truth, religion contaminates it.
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Deen is natural, religion is perverse.
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Deen is rational, religion is irrational.
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Deen is inclusive, religion is exclusive.
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Deen is emancipation, religion is subjugation.
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Deen unites, religion divides.
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Deen liberates, religion enslaves.
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Deen is pluralism, religion is homogeneity.
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Deen is enlightenment, religion is confusion.
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Deen is gender-inclusive; religion is patriarchal & misogynistic.
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Deen focuses on the bigger picture, religion is petty.
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Deen stimulates progress, religion hinders it.
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Deen builds, religion destroys.
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Deen inculcates total selflessness, religion compartmentalises it.
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Deen is a whole, religion is a minute section.
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Deen is universal, religion is factional.
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Deen is universal welfare, religion is personal salvation.
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Deen celebrates diversity, religion demands uniformity.
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Deen produces productive and progressive members of society, religion produces emotional and reactionary subjects.
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Deen is inherent within us, religion is imposed from without.
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Note: Below is the definitions for both are in the article following this one:  – in depth.
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COPIED FROM: DEEN VS. RELIGION. https://newsignsmag.com/2022/09/28/deen-vs-religion-in-depth/
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PART 2. DEEN VS. RELIGION IN DEPTH.
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Highlighting the differences between the two created a lengthy online discussion about what each of the terms meant. It is understandably confusing, as the traditional translation of the Quranic word “Deen” has always been “Religion”, despite there being a perfectly serviceable Arabic word for religion “mazhab”, which is never used in the Quran.
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This article attempts to clarify the difference in meaning and why “Deen is not “religion” and was originally written by Worldwide Quran Thinkers.
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People tend to confuse Deen and Mazhab/Religion, but there is a huge difference.
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On one hand, religion is full of rituals causing divisions among community members. Deen on the other hand, is a way of life — a code of conduct seeking unity and connection among community members and has nothing to do with rituals. It is practical and reasonable and asks you to benefit society and your fellow community members without any discrimination. Deen doesn’t discriminate, and neither can there be injustices of any sort.
Religion asks you not to think, ask questions or seek knowledge. Deen on the other hand is based on and builds upon your thinking and intellect asking you to utilize your potential to its maximum, especially your reasoning faculties.
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Deen is perfected by God almighty and given as Na’imat – all worldly religions are man-made. Deen is evidenced by the presence of Na’imat — success & prosperity, peace, law & order, being at your height, inspiration and role model for others, and being united with the same values, goals, and principles. The absence and deprivation of all these Na’imat are proof that one is not following Deen but Mazhab / religion, which is evidenced by failed nations that are divided into many sects and groups with animosity and hatred against each other.
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DEEN IS NOT RELIGION.
DEEN (دِّينِ) is normally mistranslated as religion but as per Quran Deen is much more than that, it is a way of life, a code of conduct. The word is used in Quran in 4 broad definitions
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1. Laws / Rules & Regulations, Boundaries & Parameters for instance in Quran 12:76 “…it was not that he should take his brother under the Monarch’s Deen (laws of the Monarch) unless GOD pleased…” 
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Or in Quran 1:04 as GOD is in absolute control 'Maalik Youmu Deen' – the day of our life which we spend in accordance with GOD’s commandments, laws and rules and GOD is the owner the Ruler & Monarch  'Maalik' of that day of our life.
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2. Obligations  – under Debt for a defined period of time for instance in Quran 2:282 “O you who have 'Emaan', when you contract a Deen for a specified term, write it down. And let a scribe write between you in justice…”
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3. Rewards and punishment / judgment- for instance as used in 
Quran 51:6, as recompense, judgment etc.
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4. As per the Fitrat of GOD for instance as per Quran 30:30 “So direct your face toward the Deen, inclining to Hanifan, the Fitrat of GOD…”
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Thus, Deen is those aspects, those attributes, as per the Fitrat of GOD, that GOD wants to see in us, as human beings. In Quran 5:03, GOD has told us that the Deen is perfected by GOD, and given to us 'Na’imat'.
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If we combine all the above meanings, Deen is composed of all those rules, regulations, set of instructions, the commandments given to us by our Creator GOD – it is a complete code of conduct, a way of life as perfected by GOD which defines the boundaries of our freedom & our restrictions. We need to comply with these rules as per the covenant with GOD 'Aimaan' to which we are indebted for a specified period of time 'until our death'.
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On the basis of these rules, compensation, rewards, and punishments are accorded in this world and the hereafter. These Rules are in accordance with the Fitrat of GOD, bringing out the very best in us through the utilization of all our abilities and faculties, our intellect to its maximum.
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Quran 41:53 GOD will show them GOD's proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your RULER not sufficient as a witness of all things?
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Copies from:  SIGPOST: By Paigham Mustafa.
 https://newsignsmag.com/quranic-resources/
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NO RELIGION. THE DEEN IS FOLLOWING ONLY GOD's QURAN.
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TO MAINTAIN WHAT THEIR FOREFATHERS FOLLOW & WORSHIP.
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FOLLOWING HADITH BLINDLY LEADS TO HEEDLESSNESS.
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DON'T ACCEPT INFORMATION, UNLESS YOU VERIFY IT.
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THE FOREFATHERS HADITH'S.
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