The Creation of Adam

The Divine Organisation of History patronage gave rise to the aggressive religiosity that has historically been called religious persecution. The rulers created an environment in which polytheism was the only option for the people to follow. Therefore, the believers of one God were forced to either adopt the religion of the State or be killed in punishment. It is this state of affairs prevailing in ancient times, which has been referred to in the Quran (85:4-8). This situation made it clear that mere declaration and pronouncement of the creed of monotheism was not sufficient to effect any change in society. The first requirement was the separation of religion from political power in order that man may have the freedom to choose his faith.