Why Do Humans Worship Gods Besides Allah?

That was made by many of the polytheist civilizations. Most pagan rights and pagan civilizations have ascribed to the omnipotent creator a child or children. And this idea of merging the divine and the created, the creator and the creation, merging them into one, is not a new idea. It's not a new concept. This is a concept that has been peddled for millennia by a Shaitan and his and his followers. This is not a new concept and it's interesting sometimes to listen to this kind of rhetoric come from those who allegedly follow Isa Alaihi Salam allegedly follow Ibrahim follow Musa that they would, that they would say this. and sometimes it's interesting to watch how enthusiastic they get about this concept as if this is this is a concept which is new and only Christianity believes this. This is not new. This is older than the hills. Every pagan civilization of noteworthiness has come up with this idea. This is not new. And the idea of a sacrificial lamb and the idea of a son and the idea of a savior that will take on the sins of mankind. This is not new. This dates back as far as history dates back. Literally as far as we have documented history, we have these ideas that were documented all the way back to the ancient Egyptians and the pyramids all the way back to ancient Persia and ancient Rome. This idea of merging the creator and the creation, the divine, and the mortal and having this kind of hybrid of divinity and mortality in one. This is not a new concept and this is not particular to Christianity. It is actually very very very, very, it's it's actually very mundane and very normal. It's the normal step to take in human thought when a person begins to worship other than Allah. This will follow naturally. It's the next logical step. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the Quran to the prophet that which translates to say to them if Allah did, in fact, have a son, I would be the first to worship him. That's the next logical step. Next logical step, if such a thing were to be, then, yes, we would, we would worship. But this is, this is an impossible and so, this is not unique to Christianity. This is not unique to everyone has claimed this claim. If we look to the story of Horus and ancient Egyptian time, we look to the story of Mythra in Persian. Mythra of Persia, actually was crucified, was buried in a tomb, he had twelve disciples. I'm talking about Mythra. I'm not talking about Jesus of Nazareth. I'm talking about Mythra. He was buried in a tomb. He was resurrected on the third day. His followers had to eat part of his flesh as as a ritual Exact same story that they claim occurred with Asa Alaihi Salam. The exact same story. As a matter of fact, if you remove the names and switch them around, they are interchangeable. Mythra and Jesus, as they say, as it claimed and so this is not a unique concept This is not new. This concept is as old as the hills. What is unique is monotheism, the worship of Allah without any partners. It seems unique because of the sheer amount of polytheism that has leaked its way into the human heart and mind. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says and they claim that Al Rahman has taken for himself children. Subhanahu far above is he from all of this. Rather, these angels that they refer to as the children of Allah or the daughters of Allah more specifically. They are merely honored servants of Allah. They do not precede him with any statement and with by command, they act What does this mean? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala here is praising them. He's praising the angels. He's praising their obedience, right? He is praising the obedience of the angels. This articulates that's the angels have the ability to disobey Allah but they do not. Hence, the praise. This is a mistaken concept that is kind of spread amongst many Muslims, a a actually a startling number of Muslims is that the angels do not have the ability to disobey Allah. This is not correct. This is nowhere in the Quran, nowhere in the Sunnah. and if that were the case, then, there would be no need to praise them. There would be no meaning to this praise. Allah is praising them for their dutifulness that they're always doing what Allah tells them. How would that be praiseworthy if they didn't have the ability to disobey him? Would that be praise or would that be mockery? Imagine this with me. Imagine there is a person who is mute. and speak and then we say, you know, he is so soft spoken. He's very stoic. Doesn't speak at all. Is this praise or is this mockery? someone who can't move on his own. Someone paralyzed. Say, you know, he's a real home buddy. He doesn't go out at all Is this praise or mockery? It's mockery. So it is impossible for this to be the case The angels have the ability to disobey Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala but they do not. That is where the praise comes from. You only praise a person for being stoic and being a man of few words if they can speak but choose not to. That's the only time it becomes praise. Likewise, the only way that the angels can be praised for their dutifulness is if they have the ability to disobey Allah but they do not. They don't disobey Allah. and I've seen this even written in books even in books written. and this is originally taken from the words of a very ancient group of innovators that were around in the time of the companions latter generations of the companions known as the Jibreel. They believe that we do not have any free will. We are forced by destiny. We don't have any choice. Our choices have been predetermined for us. And we have no ability to make our own choice. This group of people came up with this and this is originally taken from the philosophies of Greek Roman mythology Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala then continues to praise the angels saying he knows what is before them and what is behind them. What they have done and what they will do. What their future holds and what their past holds. And they do not they do not intercede on behalf of anyone except for those whom Allah is pleased with them to intercede. And they are in constant exalted fear of Allah. Notice here how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala affirms that the angels will be interceding on behalf of individuals. As a matter of fact, the angels are interceding right now. On behalf of of the believers. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions in those are those who are carrying the throne of Allah and those who are close to the throne of Allah. They are constantly making dua for the believers on the earth. This is a type of intercession An intersession will be on the day of resurrection. For the angels and for the prophets and for the martyrs and for the righteous. But how do we understand this verse and other verses in the Quran which articulate that there will be no intercession on the day of resurrection. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says He described the day of resurrection as being a day when there will be No. trade, commerce, and buy your way out of something. There will be no relations.

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Graves or worship landmarks or whatever it is they worshiped and they claimed that these spirits, these souls, these righteous people would intercede on their behalf. So, if they worship these things other than Allah, these things had an unremitted intercession with Allah that they held, that they would force their intercession on Allah. Just as a king's court, will force its intercession on the king's decisions. This was their concept and so where we find in the Quran that Allah says, there is no intersession. He's speaking about what? That intercession, that concept of intercession. Where Allah documents for us their belief system and says, they worship other than Allah and they say, They worship other than Allah and say, these things that we worship aside from Allah are our interceders with Allah. That intercession does not exist. The intercession that does exist is the intercession that Allah affirms. intercession of the angels, intercessions of the prophets, intercession of the prophet Muhammad intercession of this intercession is, is affirmed but what kind of intercession is this? This is a conditional intercession. that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allows the intersession that he is generally pleased with the person whom they are interceding on behalf of and is pleased with the one who is interceding. Those are the conditions of intersession and as for the statement of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in Surat in Allah says who is he that will come and force his intercession upon Allah? Who is he that will intercede before Allah without his permission. This is a rhetorical question. We can replace it with the negative and say, none will intercede before Allah except by his permission. That's what the verse means. intersession exists but it does not exist in the way that they believed. That intercession is negated in the Quran. We've gone a little over time tonight. that is because many important topics had come up.

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