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anti-zakāh leaders secretly non-Arabs belonging to a foreign race? The answer to all these questions is undoubtedly no. Has the world changed so much for these grand conspiracies to develop and overpower the world? The answer is no. {But you will never find in the sunnah of Allah any change, and you will never find in the sunnah of Allah any alteration} [Fātir: 43]. And to these conspiracy theorists one asks, how are the following verses to be understood in light of these grand conspiracy theories? {They will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason} [Al-Hashr: 14]. This verse explains that the kuffār may appear united whereas their hearts are actually full of animosity and enmity for each other. And this hatred sometimes manifests itself in their deeds. How can extremely grand conspiracies be executed if its members are so divided? {The Jews say, “The Christians have nothing true to stand on,” and the Christians say, “The Jews have nothing to stand on,” although they both recite the Scripture. Thus, those who do not know [i.e. the mushrikīn] speak the same as their words…} [Al-Baqarah: 113]. This verse explains that the animosity and enmity between the followers of the different kufrī religions is manifest in their words. {Have you not considered those who practice hypocrisy,