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gions based on Divine revelation. Those who worship anything besides
Allah, alive or dead, are termed to be idolaters in the Qur’an, meaning to
ascribe partners to Allah. Ascribing partners to Allah means to value

other beings on equal terms with Him or to value them higher (Allah is
beyond that). Someone who ascribes partners to Allah in grave igno-
rance directs his love and attention to these other beings rather than Him
and thus he will have acquired these other beings as his gods. Whilst
some deniers by association deny Allah’s existence outright, others wor-
ship their other “divinities” alongside Him. There are many verses in the
Qur’an revealing that Allah will not forgive those who ascribe partners
to Him and the following are some of them:
Allah does not forgive anything being associated with Him but He
forgives whomever He wills for anything other than that. Anyone
who associates something with Allah has committed a terrible crime.
(Surat an-Nisa’: 48)
“…Tribe of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. If anyone
associates anything with Allah, Allah has forbidden him the Garden
and his refuge will be the Fire.” The wrongdoers will have no
helpers. (Surat al-Ma’ida: 72)
Allah does not forgive anything being associated with Him but He
forgives whomever He wills for anything other than that. Anyone
who associates something with Allah has gone very far astray. (Surat
an-Nisa’: 116)
Luqman’s (pbuh) advise to his son is related in another verse:
… ”My son, do not associate anything with Allah. Associating others
with Him is a terrible wrong.” (Surah Luqman: 13)
The mindless rituals of Hindu beliefs are so numerous and detailed
that they cannot be recounted one by one. There are different sects,

myths, rituals and perverse sacrificial ceremonies dedicated to each idol
in the Hindu scriptures. These myths tell of the family lives, enemies,

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