Worshipping Idols

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The Reality of Idols

These are nothing but names that you and your forefathers

have invented.

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And those whom you invoke other than Allah, they can neither

help themselves nor you.And if you were to call them to true

guidance, they will not hear; and you observe them looking at

you whereas they have no power to see. }}91 Do they have hands with which they can grasp? Do they have

eyes with which they can see? Do they have ears with which

they can hear? Say [O Muhammad]: 'Invoke all those to whom

you ascribe partners with Allah, then scheme against me and

grant me no respite.

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Ask them: What do you think, then, of the deities whom you

call upon instead of Allah? If Allah intends to afflict me with

harm, can those deities remove the harm inflicted by Him? Or if

Allah wills that I receive (His) Mercy, will they be able to

withhold His Mercy from me?

Have you ever thought about al-Lat and al-Uzza,and about the

third deity, al-Manat? Are the males for you and for Him the

females?That is indeed an unfair division!

These are nothing but

names that you and your forefathers have invented, for which

Allah has sent down no authority. They are merely following

their conjectures and their carnal desires although guidance has

come to them from their Lord.

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If you ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth? they

will surely answer: Allah. Ask them: What do you think, then,

of the deities whom you call upon instead of Allah? If Allah

intends to afflict me with harm, can those deities remove theharm inflicted by Him? Or if Allah wills that I receive (His) Mercy,

will they be able to withhold His Mercy from me? Say: Allah is

sufficient for me; those who have to put their trust, they must

put their trust in Him.


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Prophet Moses (PBUH)

The Reality of worshipping idols according to some great

Prophets.

Prophet Elias (PBUH)

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And We led the Children of Israel across the sea; and then they came

upon a people who were devoted to the worship of their idols. They

said: ' Moses, make for us a god as they have gods.' Moses said: 'You

are indeed an ignorant people. 'The way these people follow is

bound to lead to destruction; and all their works are vain. Moses

said: 'Should I seek any god for you other than Allah although it is He

who has exalted you above all? 'And call to mind when We rescued

you from Pharaoh's people who were afflicting you with the worst

torment, killing your sons and letting your women live. And in that

was a great trial from your Lord.

}}313 (Elias said to his people) Do you call upon Baal and forsake the Best

of the Creators? Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of

yore."


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The Reality of worshipping idols according Abraham (PBUH)

When Abraham (PBUH) said to his people 9}{

We sent Abraham and he said to his people: Serve Allah and

fear Him.This is better for you if you only knew.Those that you

worship instead of Allah are merely idols, and you are simply

inventing lies (about them). Indeed those whom you worship

beside Allah have no power to provide you with any sustenance.

So seek your sustenance from Allah and serve only Him and give

thanks to Him alone. It is to Him that you will be sent back.}{ Call to mind when Abraham said to his father and his people: I

totally disown all whom you serve except the One Who created

me; and, behold, it is He Who will direct me to the Right Way.

And Abraham left behind this word to endure among his

successors so that they may return to it.


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Abraham (PBUH) asked: "What do you worship?"}93{

And recount to them the story of Abraham:when he asked his

father and his people: "What do you worship? "They answered:

"There are some idols that we worship and are devoted to them

with constancy." He asked: "Do they hear you when you callthem or do they cause you any benefit or harm? "They

answered: "No; but we found our forefathers doing so. "

Thereupon, Abraham said: "Have you seen (with your eyes)

those whom you have been worshipping, you and your

forefathers of yore?They are all enemies to me; all, except the

Lord of the Universe Who created me and Who guides me;Who

gives me food and drink, and Who, when I am ill, heals me; Who

will cause me to die and then will again restore me to life; Who, I

hope, will forgive my sins on the Day of Judgement."


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Abraham (PBUH)'s conversation with his father and

condemnation of worshipping idols.

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And mention Abraham in the book. Lo! he was a truthful man, a

prophet. When he said to his father: O my father! Why do you

worship that which can neither hear, nor see nor help you in any

way?O my father! Lo! there has come to me of knowledge that has

not been given to you. So follow me, and I will lead you on a right

path.O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel to the

Beneficent. O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the

Beneficent overtake you so that you become a comrade of the devil.

He said: Do you reject my gods, O Abraham? If you don't stop this, I

will surely stone you. Depart from me a long while!He said: Peace

be unto you! I will ask forgiveness of my Lord for you. Lo! He is ever

gracious to me.I withdraw from you and from those whom you call

on beside Allah, and I will call upon my Lord. And I hope that I will

not remain unblessed in calling upon my Lord. So, when he


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That was Our reasoning which We gave to Abraham

(PBUH) against his people.

withdrew from them and from those whom they were worshipping

beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a

prophet.And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a

high and true renown.

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And recall when Abraham said to his father, Azar: 'Do you take

idols for gods? I see you and your people in obvious error.' And

thus We showed Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the

earth, so that he might become one of those who have sure

faith. Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a

star, and said: 'This is my Lord.' But when it went down, he said:

'I do not love the things that go down. 'Then, when he beheld

the moon rising, he said: 'This is my Lord!' But when it went

down, he said: 'Were that my Lord did not guide me, I surely

would have become among the people who have gone astray. '

Then when he beheld the sun rising, he said: 'This is my Lord.

This is the greatest of all.' Then, when it went down, he said: 'Omy people! Most certainly I am indeed free from all those whom

you associate with Allah in His divinity.Behold, I have turned my

face in exclusive devotion to the One Who originated the

heavens and the earth, and I am certainly not one of those who

associate others with Allah in His divinity. 'His people disputed

with him whereupon Abraham said: 'Do you dispute with me

concerning Allah Who has guided me to the right way? I do notfear those whom you associate with Allah in His divinity. Only

that which my Lord wills, indeed that alone will come by. My

Lord embraces all things within His knowledge. Will you not take

heed? Why should I fear those whom you have associated as

partners with Allah when you do not fear associating others as

partners with Allah - something for which He has sent down to


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you no authority. Then, which of the two parties has more right

to be in security? Tell us, if you have any knowledge!Those who

believe and did not tarnish their faith with wrong-doing for themthere is security, and it is they who have been guided to the right

way. 'That was Our reasoning which We gave to Abraham

against his people. We raise in ranks whom We will. Truly your

lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.And We bestowed upon Abraham

(offspring) Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob) and each of them did

We guide to the right way as We had earlier guided Noah to the

right way; and (of his descendants We guided) Da'ud (David) andSulayman (Solomon), Ayyub (Job), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses)

and Harun (Aaron). Thus do We reward those who do good. (And

of his descendants We guided) Zakariya (Zachariah), Yahya

(John), Isa (Jesus) and Ilyas (Elias): each one of them was of the

righteous. (And of his descendants We guided) Isma'il (Ishmael),

al-Yasa' (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), and Lut (Lot). And each one of

them We favoured over all mankind. And likewise We electedfor Our cause and guided on to a straight way some of their

forefathers and their offspring and their brethren. That is Allah's

guidance wherewith He guides those of His servants whom He

wills. But if they ever had associated partners with Allah, then all

that they had done would have gone to waste. Those are the

ones to whom We gave the Book, and judgement and

prophethood. And if they refuse to believe in it now, We will

bestow this favour on a people who do believe in it. (O

Muhammad!) Those were the people Allah guided to the right

way. Follow, then, their way, and say: 'I ask of you no reward

(for carrying on this mission); it is merely an admonition to all

mankind.'


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Abraham (PBUH) broke the idols into pieces.

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Abraham was on the self-same way (as Noah). When he came to

his Lord with a pure heart, and said to his father and his people:

Whom do you worship?Is it false deities that you want to serve

rather than Allah?What do you think of the Lord of the wholeUniverse? Then he looked carefully at the stars and said: I am

sick. So turning their backs, they went away from him.Then he

went quietly to the (temple of the deities) and said: What is the

matter with you, why do you not eat?What is the matter with

you, why do you not speak?" Then he turned upon them,

striking them with his right hand, whereupon people came to

him running.Abraham said to them: Do you worship what you

yourselves have carved with your own hands while it is Allah

Who has created you and all that you make?"They spoke among

themselves: Build him a pyre and then throw him into the

furnace. They had contrived an evil plan against him, but We

made them the lowest.


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Surely We had bestowed wisdom upon Abraham even earlier,

and We knew him well.Recall, when he said to his father and his

people: "What are these statues to which you are devoutly

clinging? "They answered: "We found our fathers worshipping

them."

He said: "Certainly you and your fathers have all been in


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manifest error. "They said: "Are you expressing your true ideas

before us or are you jesting? "He said: "Nay, but your Lord is the

Lord of the heavens and the earth which He created and to that Ibear witness before you.By Allah, I shall certainly carry out my

plan against your gods after you are gone. "Then he broke them

all into pieces, sparing only the supreme one among them that

they may possibly return to him. (When they saw the idols in

this state) they said: "Who has done this to our gods? Surely he

is one of the wrong-doers. "Some of them said: "We heard a

young man called Abraham speak (ill) of them. "The others said:"Bring him, then, before the eyes of the people that they may

see (what will be done to him)." (On Abraham's arrival) they

said: "Abraham, are you he who has done this to our gods?" He

answered: "Rather it was this supreme one who has done it. So

ask them, if they can speak." Thereupon they turned to their

(inner) selves and said (to themselves): "Surely it is you who are

the wrong-doers." Then their minds were turned upside down,and they said: "You know well that they do not speak." Abraham

said: "Do you, then, worship beside Allah a thing that can

neither benefit you nor harm you? Fie upon you and upon all

that you worship beside Allah. Do you have no sense?" They

said: "Burn him, and come to the support of your gods, if you are

going to do anything." We said: "O fire, become coolness and

safety for Abraham." They had sought to do evil to him, but Wecaused them to be the worst losers, and We rescued him and Lot

to the land upon which We had bestowed Our blessings for all

the people of the world. And We bestowed upon him Isaac and

Jacob as an additional gift, making each of them righteous. And

We made them into leaders to guide people in accordance with


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Our command, and We inspired them to good works, and to

establish Prayers and to give Zakah. They worshipped Us alone.}9}4

The people (of Abraham) had no other answer than to say: "Kill

him or burn him." But Allah saved him from the fire. There aremany Signs in this for those who believe. He said: "You have

taken up idols instead of Allah as a bond of love among

yourselves in the present life, but on the Day of Resurrection you

will disown and curse one another. Your refuge shall be the Fire,

and none will come to your aid."Then did Lot believe him, and

Abraham said: "I am emigrating unto my Lord. He is All-

Powerful, All-Wise,"and We bestowed upon him (offspring like)

Isaac and Jacob, and bestowed prophethood and the Book on his

descendants and granted him his reward in this world; he will

certainly be among the righteous in the Hereafter.


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"Nay, we turn away from every other way and accept the way of

Abraham (PBUH), and he did not associate other gods with Allah."

Abraham (PBUH) prayed: "My Lord! Keep me and my

children away from worshipping the idols.

4}1{ And call to mind when Abraham prayed: "My Lord! Make this city

secure, and keep me and my children away from worshipping the

idols.My Lord! They have caused many people to go astray. Now, if

anyone follows my way, he is from me; and if anyone follows a wayopposed to mine, then surely You are Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

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The Jews say, "Become Jews and you will be rightly guided"; the

Christians say, "Become Christians and you will have the true

guidance." Say to them, "Nay, we turn away from every other way

and accept the way of Abraham, and Abraham did not associate

other gods with Allah."O Muslims, say to them, "We believe in Allah

and the Guidance which has been sent down to us and which was

sent to Abraham, Ismail , Isaac and Jacob and his descendants and

which was given by their Lord to Moses and Jesus and to all other

Prophets. We do not discriminate against any of them and we have

completely surrendered to Allah as Muslims."


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Follow, then, the way of Abraham in total devotion to Allah. He

was not one of those who associate others with Allah in His

divinity. }}31

And whose way of life could be better than that of he who

submits his whole being to Allah, does good, and follows

exclusively the way of Abraham whom Allah took for a friend?3}{

He has prescribed for you the religion which He enjoined upon

Noah and which We revealed to you (O Muhammad), and which

We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus, commanding:Establish this religion and do not split up regarding it. What

youare calling to is very hard upon those who associate otherswith Allah in His Divinity. Allah chooses for Himself whomsoever

He pleases and guides to Himself whoever penitently turns to

Him.


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You have a good example in Abraham (PBUH) and his companions:

Now, who can turn away from the way of Abraham (PBUH)?

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Now, who else can turn away from the way of Abraham but the one

who has debased himself with folly and ignorance? Abraham was

the man whom We chose for Our service in this world, and in the

Next World he will be among the righteous.When his Lord said to

him, "Surrender," he promptly responded, "I have surrendered tothe Lord of the Universe (and become a Muslim)."

5}{ You have a good example in Abraham and his companions: they said

to their people: We totally dissociate ourselves from you, and from

the deities that you worship instead of Allah. We renounce you and

there has come to be enmity and hatred between us and you until

you believe in Allah, the One True God. (But you may not emulate)

Abraham's saying to his father: Certainly I will ask pardon for you,

although I have no power over Allah to obtain anything on your

behalf. (And Abraham and his companions prayed): Our Lord, in


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So shun the filth of idols

You have we put our trust, and to You have we turned, and to You is

our ultimate return.

}-}774 It is not proper for the Prophet and those who have believed to prayfor the forgiveness of the polytheists, even if they were their nearest

relatives, when it has become clear to them that they deserve Hell.

As regards the prayer of Abraham for his father, it was only to fulfil a

promise he had made to him, but when he realized that he was an

enemy of Allah, he disowned him. The fact is that Abraham was a

tender-hearted, Godfearing and forbearing man.

3}57{So shun the filth of idols and shun all words of falsehood.

Become exclusively devoted to Allah, not associating anyting

with Him. Whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as though he

fell down from the sky whereafter either the birds will snatch

him away, or the wind will sweep him to a distant place (causing

him to be shattered to pieces).

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