“Anyone who tries to sell you the elixir of life in the form of a perfect society - is your enemy - the enemy of your humanity.”

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Describing some Muslim preachers who try to sell the utopia of a perfect Islamic society.

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جو بھی کامل معاشرہ کا آبِ حیات بیچتا ہے وہ آپ کا دشمن ہے۔ وہ آپ کی انسانیت کا دشمن ہے۔

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