Hanifs (Muslims) are stumbling, Christians all astray by Al-Maʿarri

Hanifs (Muslims) are stumbling, Christians all astray

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They all err - Muslims, Christians, Jews and Magians. There are two kinds of humans - the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious, who have no intellect.

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Reason forbade me many things which, by Al-Maʿarri

Reason forbade me many things which,

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A little doubt is better than total credulity. by Al-Maʿarri

A little doubt is better than total credulity.

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O fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold by Al-Maʿarri

O fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold

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The world holds two classes of men; intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.

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They recite their sacred books, although the fact informs me that these are a fiction from first to last. O Reason, thou (alone) speakest the truth. Then perish the fools who forged the (religious) traditions or interpreted them!

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The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: Those with brains, but no religion, And those with religion, but no brains.

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Give a drink of water as alms to the birds which go forth at morning, and deem that they have a better right than men [to thy charity]. For their race brings not harm upon thee in any wise, when thou fearest it from thine own race.

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