Religious organizations have given their blessing to the image of the beast and have tried to exert influence over it.
فَٱلْهَيْئَاتُ ٱلدِّينِيَّةُ تَمْنَحُ بَرَكَتَهَا لِصُورَةِ ٱلْوَحْشِ وَتُحَاوِلُ أَنْ تُمَارِسَ نُفُوذَهَا عَلَيْهَا .‏