‘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.
