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Was the questioner right in his denial of the description of the People of the Cave as passive, and concerning the issue of "duality of Sharia" mentioned by the writer Tharwat El-Kherbawy, and in his denial of the writer's attack on the Muslim Brotherhood in the novel "Zaman"? And was he wrong when he demanded the removal of these articles?

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The website is not specialized in evaluating individuals and groups. What was conveyed from the article and the narrative within it shows a mistaken understanding of the story of the People of the Cave and ignorance of the language of the Qur'an in the story of the Prophetic Migration.

The withdrawal of the People of the Cave was not negative; rather, it was a divine enablement after they had fulfilled their duty of proclaiming the truth and inviting to it, remaining steadfast upon it. Their isolation was to preserve their religion from apostasy or death.

The Almighty's saying: "when those who disbelieved expelled him, he being the second of two" means one of two, and it does not indicate order or priority.

For more information on the relationship between ruler and ruled and the concept of the state, specific fatwas can be consulted.

Requesting the removal of a place containing an error is a commendable act, falling under the category of enjoining good and forbidding evil.

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