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All of the factors diminished the importance of religion in Europe.

"Auguste Comte, who is considered to be the father of sociology, claimed that all societies are doomed to go through three stages of evolution called theological, metaphysical, and finally positive. In the theological stage, god is the central reference for humans to explain natural and social realities. In the metaphysical stage, the central reference becomes certain abstract supernatural powers whereas in the final stage people refer to the power of mind and positive sciences to explain the unknown. This shows that religion has lost its prevalence in the last stage of human understanding." (page 148)  The correct answer is (C).

The role of religion becomes less and less important.

The correct answer is all of the above.

The ulema rarely interfered in the affairs of state whenever the State allowed them to do so or when the state became less powerful. The correct answer is (B).

The correct answer is (A).

The correct answer is (B).

They could maintain their positions and they legalized the reforms by basing them on religion.  The correct answer is (D).

(A) is the correct answer: education and law, measures taken against religious symbols, and social life

All the factors in (A)-(D) were the reasons.