“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

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SETTING UP RIVALS TO ALLAH

(2/22, 2/165,14/30,34/33,39/8,41/9) polytheists of Makkah used to believe in idols as rivals against Allah Azawajal.

POLYTHEISTS WORSHIPPED TWO GODS

(16/51) Polytheists worshipped two gods, what they worshipped besides Allah was not the deceased pious, it was in actually fact the idols! Furthermore they did not think that the deceased pious were intermediates between them and Allah but they directly worshipped idols besides Allah!

(10/104-105,109/1-6,53/18-20,6/80) polytheists worshiped other than Allah, such as the idol al-Lat. Thats why the prophet Muhammad (saws) said:109/2 I worship not that which ye worship;

Kuffar  did not worship Allah, they just believed He existed. Despite acknowledging that Allah Almighty was the Creator of all, they persisted in their worship of other gods besides Him, the Almighty.

Just as the polytheists would worship the sun, stars and moon etc, they also worshipped Iblis (Satan)

(4/117, 19/44, 36/60) polytheists used to worship Iblis, although they did not worship him directly. By this mean ,that Iblis was the one who told people to worship the idols, therefore he inspired them to commit shirk and so one can say that they were worshipping Iblis.This proves that Shaytaan in reality was their intermediate between themselves and God not the deceased pious!

THE POLYTHEISTS APPROACH OF SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER THAN ALLAH

The polytheists of Makkah would turn to their idols for help, believing that they were the source that would bring benefit, comfort and ease. For example, take the battle of Uhud, where the polytheists asked their idols to help them defeat the Muslims. They told the Muslims that they have their god uzza and the Muslims have nothing.

(19/81) polytheists believed that if Allah did not help them or give them power, then their idols would instead. (mazAllah/I seek shelter in Allah!)

(36/22-24) they believed that if Allah punished them their idols would save them, although Allah Azawajul informs them that nor can they [the idols] save [them].

(36/74-75) they would worship the idols thinking that they would be able to help them. However, Allah Most Glorious informs us the idols have no power to help themselves or the polytheists.

(12/40) Allah informs us of the low status of the idols. He degrades them and tells us He is the only One to be worshipped and His religion is the Right religion.

 

When I want to talk to Allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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