Page 39 - Prayer in the Qur'an
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PRAYERS ARE
OFFERED TO
ALLAH ALONE
A A scribing partners to Allah, that is, idolatry (shirk), is
the gravest crime that can be committed against
Allah. Allah stresses the seriousness of this crime in
the Qur'an as follows:
Allah does not forgive anything being associated with Him but
He forgives whoever He wills for anything other than that.
Anyone who associates something with Allah has committed a
terrible crime. (Surat an-Nisa: 48)
Idolatry has always been prevalent historically, and is also wide-
spread in our time. Many people may consider it a remote possibil-
ity for them to be idolatrous, even as they immerse themselves in
idolatry, for idolatry is ascribing Allah's attributes to other beings.
For this reason, if a person's purpose in life is to earn the approval of
beings other than Allah and please them, then they are ascribing
partners to Allah.
