Why is Islam Targeted Specifically? An Analysis of the Causes of Atheistic Hostility

Many wonder about the secret behind the focus of atheistic and irreligious movements on directing their criticism and attacks specifically toward Islam rather than other religions. The answer to this question lies in two fundamental pillars that make Islam the final fortress against materialism and distortion.

First: Textual Integrity and the Impossibility of Distortion

Islam is the only religion that possesses a rigorous scientific methodology for documenting its texts from the Book and the Sunnah, making it historically and rationally impossible to introduce physical distortion into its corpora. Faced with this textual resilience, opponents have found no way but to attempt to deny the Prophetic Sunnah or circumvent the meanings of the Holy Qur'an through forced esoteric and modernist interpretations, as seen in the theses of Muhammad Shahrur and those who followed his path among the advocates of contemporary readings.

Second: The Purity of Monotheism and Confronting Modern Paganisms

Islam is characterized by the preservation of the creed of Tawhid (monotheism), pure and free from the impurities of polytheism and intermediaries, which represents the greatest challenge to projects aimed at dissolving the faithful identity. Therefore, we find a diligent effort to promote distorted spiritual alternatives and contemporary polytheistic manifestations aimed at destabilizing this monotheism, most notably:

• The myths of energy sciences and horoscopes, and the practices of Yoga and Hindu Meditation.

• Modern divination in its various forms, such as Tarot cards, telepathy, and the opening of so-called Akashic Records.

• The magic of numbers and frequencies (such as 369) and what are known as Lightworkers, which are extensions of Gnostic and Kabbalistic philosophies.

• Encouraging seeking aid from other than Allah and supplication to the dead, to divert people from direct attachment to the Creator, Glorified and Exalted be He.

This systematic targeting is but an implicit testimony to the strength of Islam and its resilience as the only system of truth that has neither shifted nor changed before the storms of Westernization and distortion.