Chapter 109 of the Holy Quran
"In
the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Say, “O
disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you
worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you
worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is
your religion, and for me is my religion.”
Despite
the fact that before Islam the Arabs did not deny God, but they did
not know Him by His true identity of One and Eternal. They did not
devalue Him either, but associated Him with other partners, idols who
were supposed to represent godly ancestors or angels who they
believed were the daughters of God. In addition, they implied that
there was a relationship between Him and the jinns. They forgot His
attributes and worshiped other idols. But in any case, as the Quran
says, they said:
“We
only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in
position.” (Az-Zumar, 39: 4).
Moreover,
the Quran says: “If
you were to ask them: “Who has created the heavens and the earth
and subjected the sun and the moon?” They will surely reply:
‘Allah.’”
(Al-Ankabut, 29 : 62).
“If
you were to ask them: ‘Who sends down water (rain) from the sky,
and gives life therewith to the earth after its death?’ They will
surely reply: ‘Allah.’” »
(Al-Ankabut 29: 64).
Despite
their belief in God, polytheism distorted their concept as well as
their traditions and rites to such an extent that they allotted part
of their property to these gods, and even their children.