“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!” FirstsBookReasonFactsLastsReligiousFictionFoolTraditionSacredForgedReligious Traditions Author:Al-Maʿarri
“O fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness-and their law is dust.” MenLawWealthFoolDiedSacredLustDustAwakeCheatRiteBaseness Author:Al-Maʿarri
“Hanifs (Muslims) are stumbling, Christians all astray Jews wildered, Magians far on error’s way. We mortals are composed of two great schools Enlightened knaves or else religious fools.” WayTwoSchoolChristianReligiousFoolErrorsJewMortalsEnlightenedStumblingKnavesGreat Schools Author:Al-Maʿarri