Islam Rediscovered
20. The Revolutionary Role of Islam
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same freedom as was available to the rest of the
world.
THE END OF THE SUPERSTITIOUS ERA
Another basic change wrought by the Islamic
revolution was similar in some respects to the
scientific revolution of modern times; that is, the
rooting out of superstitious thinking on scientific
grounds and the general prevalence of thinking
based on facts.
As mentioned above, the continued existence of the
idolatrous way of life and thinking in ancient times
was due to the ignorance of human beings
regarding nature. Ancient man used to judge
natural phenomena by their appearance. Holding
them sacred, he began to worship them. For the first
time in human history, Islam succeeded in
convincing people that these phenomena of nature
were not creators, but only creatures. They were
entirely helpless beings, mere slaves and not the
masters of man.
In the wake of this revolution, the ideological base
of idolatry was wiped out altogether. All those
