Part:I-II.DEEN VS. RELIGION.
PART 1. DEEN VS. RELIGION. . 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 . 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. . 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...