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When the idol worshipper is questioned as to why he or she bows down to idols created by men, the invariable reply is that they are not actually worshipping the stone image, but Allah who is present within it. They claim that the stone idol is only a focal point for Allah's essence and is not in itself Allah! One who has accepted the concept of the presence of God's being within His creation in any way will be obliged to accept this argument of idolatry. But Allah has created EACH & EVERYTHING that is present today on earth. According to this school of thought, Allah would be present even in a garbage can. Then why is a garbage can not worshipped? But for one who understands the basic message of Allah and its implications would never concede to idolatry no matter how it is rationalized. Those who have claimed divinity for themselves down through the ages have often based their claims on the mistaken belief that Allah is present in man. They merely had to assert that although Allah according to their false beliefs, is in all of us, He is more present in them than in the rest of us. Hence, they claim, we should submit our will to them and worship them as they are either God in person or God concentrated within the person. Similarly, those who have asserted the godhead of others after their passing have found fertile ground among those who accept the false belief of God's presence in man. One who has grasped the basic message of Islam and its implications could never agree to worship another human being under any circumstances. God's religion in essence is a clear call to the worship of the Creator and the rejection of creation-worship in any form. This is the meaning of the motto of Islam: |
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| "Laa Elaaha lllallaah" (There is no god but Allah) | |
| Its repetition automatically brings one within the fold of Islam and sincere belief in it guarantees one Paradise. | |
| Thus, the final Prophet of Islam is reported to have said, "Any one who says: There is no god but Allah and dies holding that (belief) will enter paradise".(Reported by Abu Dharr and collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim). | |
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the submission to Allah as one God, yielding to Him by obeying His commandments, and the
denial of polytheism and polytheists. To summarize it ………ISLAM believes in the existence of ONE ALLAH who is a supreme power all by Himself. And we, His creations, need to submit ourselves entirely unto His wishes. |
