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ing us closer to Allah.” 82 Calling upon Allah for one’s needs is
a great act of worship, and if it is directed towards other than
Allah, it leads to Shirk in the worship. Allah revealed: “They
worship besides Allah things that hurt them not, nor profit
them, and they say: “These are only our intercessors with
Allah.” 83
Thus, Allah declared their act of seeking intercession with Allah
as Shirk and termed them as Kafirun and Mushrikeen. He ordered
His Messenger to proclaim, “I worship not that, which you
worship, nor will you worship that which I worship, and I shall
not worship that you are worshiping, nor will you worship that
which I worship.” 84 These verses of the Noble Qur’aan establish
the importance of the Tawheed of worship along with the Tawheed
of Lordship.
Essential Points: From the above, we understand that the Arab
Pagans, despite their ignorance and arrogance, completely
understood the meaning of Ibaadah (worship). They believed that
intercession is a form of worship, and did not deny that calling
upon pious people amounted to worshiping them. They would
call their idols, ‘Aaliha 85 ‘(pl. of Ilah lit. meaning, One, who is
worshiped). This is in sharp contrast of the belief of the graveworshipers
of today, who make the engraved as intercessors with
Allah, and yet do not consider it to be Shirk!!
2. Tawheed al-Asma was-Sifaat: Belief in Allah’s
Names and Attributes
Allah says: “To Him belongs all the Best Names. All that is in
the Heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-
Mighty, the All-Wise.” 86 Abu Hurayrah narrates: “Allah has
82 Soorah az-Zumar (39): 3.
83 Soorah Yunus (10): 18.
84 Soorah al-Kafiroon (109): 2-5.
85 Soorah Sad (38): 5.
86 Soorah al-Mumtahinah (60): 24.
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