Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says: [ãóÇ áÇó íóãúáößõ áóåõãú ÑöÒúÞðÇ ãøöäó ÇáÓøóãóÜæóÊö æóÇáÇøñÑúÖö ÔóíúÆðÇ] (such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth) meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow. They cannot do these things for them- selves, even if they wanted to. Thus Allah says: [ÝóáÇó ÊóÖúÑöÈõæÇú áöáøóåö ÇáÇøñãúËóÇáó] (So do not give examples on behalf of Allah.) meaning, do not set up rivals to Him or describe anything as being like Him. [Åöäøó Çááøóåó íóÚúáóãõ æóÃóäÊõãú áÇó ÊóÚúáóãõæäó] (Truly, Allah knows and you know not.) meaning, He knows and bears witness that there is no god but Him, but you are ignorant and associate others in worship with Him. [ÖóÑóÈó Çááøóåõ ãóËóáÇð ÚóÈúÏðÇ ãøóãúáõæßðÇ áÇøó íóÞúÏöÑõ Úóáóì ÔóìúÁò æóãóä ÑøóÒóÞúäóÇåõ ãöäøóÇ ÑöÒúÞðÇ ÍóÓóäðÇ Ýóåõæó íõäÝöÞõ ãöäúåõ ÓöÑøðÇ æóÌóåúÑðÇ åóáú íóÓúÊóæõæäó ÇáúÍóãúÏõ áöáøóåö Èóáú ÃóßúËóÑõåõãú áÇó íóÚúáóãõæäó ] (75. Allah gives the example of a servant under the possession of another, he has no power of any sort, and a man on whom We have bestowed good provisions from Us, and he spends from that secretly and openly. Can they be equal (By no means). All the praises and thanks are to Allah. Nay! (But) most of them know not.) Next
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