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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of Holy Imams in Revival of Religion Alteration and Its Dimensions in Past Nations In a short, analogic, comparatory discussion we will study the ways of alteration, replacement and concealment in previous nations so that with greater clarity we will come to know the final Divine law and its fate.

We will consult the only accurate unaltered record in our possession of the history of divine religions, The Holy Quran to see how previous divine religions were destroyed: 1) On Concealment: «And (remember) when Allah laid a charge on those who had received the Scripture (He said): You are to expound it to mankind and not to hide it.

But they flung it behind their backs and bought thereby a little gain.» 38 «Those who hide the proofs and the guidance which We revealed, after We had made it clear in the Scripture: such are accursed of Allah and accursed of those who have the power to curse» 39 «o! those who hide aught of the scripture which Allah hath revealed, and purchase a small gain therewith, they eat into their bellies nothing but fire. Allah will not speak to them on the day of Resurrection, nor will Me make them grow.

Theres' will be a painful doom.» 40 2) On mixing the truth with falsities: «O people of the scripture!

Why confound ye truth with falsehood and knowingly conceal the truth» 41 «Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth» 42 3) Alteration «Have you any hope that they will be true to you when a party of them used to listen to the word of Allah, then used to change it, after they had understood it, knowingly?» 43 «....and of the Jews: listeners for the sake of falsehood, listeners on behalf of other folk who come not unto thee, changing words from their context....» 44 «Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "listen to us" distorting with their tongues and slandering religion.....» 45 From a careful study of the proceeding verses we discover that different nations used different methods to plunder heavenly truths and divine religions.

A group of them hide or concealed these truths, another mixed the truth with falsehood creating suspicion and the third group only changed directions to alter meaning or intention, having nothing to do with its outer appearance and literality.