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                           One of the main methods of this movement is that a position on a given issue
                       is  taken,  then  evidence  is  sought  to  support  it.  One  of  their  favorite  tactics  is  to
                       argue on the basis of a particular  verse on  an  issue, often according to their own
                       new  interpretation,  while  ignoring  other  verses  which  make  their  interpretation
                       impossible. A classic example of this is the distorted tafseer of verse 62 of Soorah
                       al-Baqarah:



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                          “Verily,  those  who  believe,  and  those  who  are  Jews,  and  Christians,
                          and Sabaeans—whoever believes in Allaah and the Last Day and does
                          right—they   will  have  their  reward  with  their  Lord  and  there  will  be
                          no fear upon them neither will they grieve.”
                       They  say this  verse  is  clear proof that Jews and  Christians are  believers, that we
                       are  all  brothers  and  that  the  only  criteria  for  entry  into  paradise  are  belief  in
                       Allaah  and  the  Day  of  Judgment  along  with  good  deeds.  However,  Muslim
                       scholars throughout history have interpreted this verse in light of verses 150-1 of
                       Soorah an-Nisaa’:


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