Topic: WHAT IF there really were other deities worthy of worship along with Allaah as the polytheists claim?


Moosaa    -- 24-04-2005 @ 8:59 PM
  WHAT IF there really were other deities worthy of worship along with Allaah as the polytheists claim?

Allaah, the Blessed and Exalted, the Sublime and Mighty, has said (17:42):

قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا تَقُولُونَ إِذًا لاَبْتَغَواْ إِلَى ذِي العَرْشِ سَبِيلاً

?Say: Had there been other deities worthy of worship along with Him, as you say, then they surely would have sought out a path to the Owner of the Throne (to draw near to Him and gain His Pleasure).?


Or based upon another meaning:

??then they surely would have sought out a path to the Owner of the Throne (to try and overthrow Him and take His Authority).?


And both explanations are correct.

سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

?Glorified and so highly exalted be He above what they say.?


Moosaa ibn John Richardson

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سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك
أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت
أستغفرك وأتوب إليك


shahid393    -- 25-04-2005 @ 9:45 PM
  sh. saalih al-fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) said:

quote:


مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ


No son (or offspring or children) did Allâh beget, nor is there any ilâh (god) along with Him; (if there had been many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allâh above all that they attribute to Him! (Al-Mu'minun 23:91)

So the true deity is necessarily the Creator and the One who disposes the affairs.  If there was another deity with Him, who had a share in His dominion, then he would also have a creation and a command.  Thus, one deity would not be pleased with the partnership of the other.  Rather, if one was able to overpower his partner and be alone in owning the dominion and lordship, then he would do so.  If he was not able to do that, then he would be alone in his part of the dominion and creation, just as some kings of the world are alone in ruling their kingdoms.  So division would occur and one of the following three matters would result:

i.    Either one of them would overpower the other and he would have the kingdom to himself, or

ii.   Each of them would be alone in having commmand over his dominion and creation, or

iii.  They would be under one ruler who would direct their affairs as he wished, and in this case, he would be the true diety and they would be his slaves.  This is the reality, since division and disorder have not occurred in the world; so this indicates that the Manager of the affairs is One, He has no rival and He is the One Owner without any partner.


source: (http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/downloads/pdf/TAW010012.pdf)

aboo husaam shaheed ibn george williams
wichita, ks  usa


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