Acts of Polytheism: Seeking Refuge with anyone besides Allah and Invoking anyone besides Him
It is EXTERMLY forbidden to bow to anyone beside Allah Exalted He- Bowing to any grave or ANYTHING other than Allah will make you out of the fold of Islam.
Allah, Exalted be He, says:
“And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you, for if you did, then indeed you would be of the
(unjust) wrongdoers (Quran: Jonah 106)
Relevance of the Chapter to the Book of Tawhid This chapter illustrates that seeking refuge with and invoking anyone other than Allah are two acts of polytheism that contradict the prerequisites of monotheism.
Keywords and Phrases
• Seeking Refuge and invoking: The difference between seeking refuge and invoking is that the former is confined to those who are
always in distress while the latter is so comprehensive that it is usually practiced by those in distress or not.
• Unjust wrongdoers: Polytheists are regarded the worst unjust wrongdoers.
General Meaning of the Qur’anic Verse Allah commands His Prophet peace be upon him not to invoke anyone of the creatures, who are incapable of either bringing about benefit or repelling harm. Had the Prophet invoked anyone besides Allah, he would have been regarded as one of the polytheists. The prohibition enunciated in the Quranic verse is general and addressed to the whole Muslim nation.
Relevance of the Qur’anic Verse to the Chapter In this verse, Allah prohibits people from invoking anyone besides Him
since such an invocation is considered an act of polytheism that contradicts pure monotheism.
Lessons Drawn from the Qur’anic Verse
Invoking deities besides Allah is an act of major polytheism.
âť– If the most righteous servant of Allah invoked false deities besides Allah, he would be regarded as a polytheist. So, those of less righteousness are more entitled to fear this grave sin.
âť– The Quranic verse highlights the disability of the polytheists’ false deities, and thus the invalidity of adoring them.
Allah, Exalted be He, says:
“And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no
repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whomever He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
(Quran: Yunus: 107)
General Meaning of the Qur’anic Verse Allah is the dominating Sovereign who gives, deprives, brings benefit and inflicts harm. Therefore, none is worthy to be invoked and worshipped but Allah, for those invoked besides Him are not capable of inflicting harm or bringing a benefit neither for themselves, nor for others.
Relevance of the Qur’anic Verse to the Chapter The verse shows that invocation must be dedicated to Allah, for He is
the one worthy of worship. Therefore, invoking those who can neither bring benefit nor repel harm is an act of polytheism
Lessons Drawn from the Qur’anic Verse
âť– Since Allah is the only God, He must be solely worshipped.
âť– The invalidity of invoking besides Allah others who cannot bring a benefit or repel harm.
❖ The Qur’anic verse attests to the verity of the Divine Will.
âť– It also proves Allah’s forgiveness and mercifulness in a way that is
appropriate for His Majesty
Hadeeth 2
Allah, Exalted be He, says:
“…So, seek from Allah provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned (Qur’an: Al-‘Ankabut: 17)
Keywords and Phrases
âť– Worship Him: It is a command to dedicate all acts of worship solely to Allah.
âť– And be grateful to Him: Being grateful to Allah means acknowledging His favors, doing what pleases Him and giving up all sins.
âť– To Him you will be returned: On the Day of Resurrection everyone will return to Allah to be recompensed for his good and evil deeds.
General Meaning of the Qur’anic Verse
Allah, Glorified be He, commands His servants to seek provision exclusively from Him, not from idols, to devote all acts of worship solely to Him and to acknowledge all His favors by using them for His obedience.
In addition, Almighty Allah emphasizes that all creatures will return to Him on the Day of Resurrection, and He will recompense them for their good and evil deeds. Therefore, everyone must prepare himself for accountability before Allah.
Relevance of the Qur’anic Verse to the Chapter the Qur’anic verse affirms the obligation of dedicating all acts of worship,
including invocation, solely to Allah, and confutes the fallacies of the polytheists who worship false deities besides Allah.
Lessons Drawn from the Qur’anic Verse
âť– One is duty bound to solely invoke Allah and ask Him for provision.
âť– It is incumbent on every Muslim to dedicate all his devotional acts to Allah Alone.
âť– One must show gratitude to Allah for the great favors He bestows on man.
âť– Resurrection and Reward are proven according to the Quranic verse.
âť– There is no contradiction between seeking Allah’s provision and worshipping Him, as Islam guarantees the interests of people in this life and the life to come.
Allah, the Almighty, says:
“He (not best) who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth?
Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember
(Quran: An-Naml: 62)
Keywords and Phrases
• Inheritors of the earth: Nations following each other
• Is there a deity with Allah? It means that there is no deity who can respond to invocations or bestow the favors mentioned in the Qur’anic verse.
• Little do you remember:
As a result of your little reflection on Allah’s Greatness and on the favors, He bestowed on you, you associated others along with Him.
General Meaning of the Qur’anic Verse
*Allah rebukes the polytheists who invoke others besides Him though they admit that Allah Alone responds to their invocations and removes their afflictions at times of adversity.
He also makes them the successors/ after comers (khalaiif) of their predecessors.
Therefore, the polytheists are condemned for worshipping false deities that cannot grant them any of the favors bestowed by Allah.
Polytheists instead of showing gratitude to Allah alone, they fall into the abyss of polytheism.
Relevance of the Qur’anic Verse to the Chapter:
The verse implies the invalidity of seeking refuge with anyone other than Allah, for only Allah can respond to the desperate, remove the harm, give life, and cause death.
Lessons Drawn from the Qur’anic Verse
• The prohibition of invoking others besides Allah for achieving that which none is capable of but Allah
Though the polytheists believe in the Oneness of Allah’s Lordship, they are not admitted into Islam or paradise
Please brothers and sisters this is of utmost importance because it’s not enough for other nations to say we believe in the same God as you Muslims
They also tell you we believe in the same God who provides for us who created us who sustains us
Well!
That is only 20% of Islamic monotheism
1. It’s only Oneness of Lordship
It means actions that come down from Allah to us
2. How about oneness of Godship which is the most important
And which means the actions ascending up from us to Allah.
3. How about oneness of Names and Attributes of Allah
That’s overall, the 3 categories of Tawhid=Islamic Monotheism
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Back to Lessons Drawn
The Oneness of Allah’s Lordship is a clear-cut proof of the Oneness of His Divinity
(i.e., His being the only One worthy of worship).
âť– The polytheists’ belief in the Oneness of Allah can be taken as a counterargument against their repudiation of the Oneness of His Divinity
It is Shirk=polytheism to Seek Aid from Other Than Allah
Allah says:
” Nor call on any besides Allah, such can neither profit you, nor hurt you. If you do, then
you will surely be one of the zalimun (WRONGDOERS) ” (Qur’an 10:106)
Allah, Exalted be He, says:
“And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no
repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whomever He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
(Quran: Yunus: 107)
Allah, Exalted be He, says:
“And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection
(i.e., never), and they, of their invocation, are unaware – And when the people are gathered (that Day), they (who were invoked) will
be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship”
(Quran: Al-Ahqaf: 5-6)
Allah, the Almighty, says:
“He (not best) who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth?
Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember
(Quran: An-Naml: 62)
Allah knows Best.