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Becoming someone’s ally is not a simple form of relationship or of social dealings; it rather implies loyalty, support, and affection that are given precedence over the religion of Allah. That’s why the warning is clear, so as to prevent the believer from straying away from the path of truth.
worshipping anyone other than god is shrink
The Quran teaches us that true allegiance is due to Allah and to the believers, and that Allah knows what is concealed in hearts and what tongues proclaim; nothing can be hidden from Him, neither the sincerity of allegiance nor its falseness.
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“O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you, then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people...”
(Al-Ma'idah: 51)
Becoming someone’s ally is not a simple form of relationship or of social dealings; it rather implies loyalty, support, and affection that are given precedence over the religion of Allah. That’s why the warning is clear, so as to prevent the believer from straying away from the path of truth.
- #Loyalty_and_Disavowal
“Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination. Say, "Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knows it…" ”
(Al-Imran: 28-29)
The Quran teaches us that true allegiance is due to Allah and to the believers, and that Allah knows what is concealed in hearts and what tongues proclaim; nothing can be hidden from Him, neither the sincerity of allegiance nor its falseness.
- #Loyalty_to_Allah
"O you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will [then] become losers."
[Al-Imran: 149]
Obeying the people of falsehood in a way that contradicts Allah’s law may start with a small step, yet it can lead up to the loss of one's faith. Remaining steadfast on the truth is the path to salvation.
- #Steadfastness_on_the_Truth
“And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] and say, "Oh, I wish I had taken a way with the Messenger. Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a close friend. He led me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me…" ”
(Al-Furqan: 27-29)
The worst kind of regret is discovering on the Day of Resurrection that the people you followed were the cause of your straying away from the truth. Choose someone who draws you nearer to Allah before the day arrives when regrets serve no purpose.
- #Choose_Your_Company
“And those who associate partners [with Allah] said, "If Allah had willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped anything other than Him, nor would we have forbidden anything through other than Him." Thus did those before them do. So is there any duty upon the messengers except clear notification?"
(An-Nahl: 35)
Making use of Divine Decree (Qadar) to justify polytheism or disobedience is not an excuse; the messengers came with a message, and Allah granted humans the capacity to make choices and be accountable.
- #Arguments_of_Polytheists
“Those who associated partners [with Allah] will say, "If Allah had willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have associated partners [with Him], nor would we have forbidden anything." Likewise did those before them deny [the truth] until they tasted Our punishment. Say, "Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for us? You follow nothing but conjecture, and you do nothing but guess…" ”
(Al-An'am: 148)
When those who believe in falsehood can’t produce any evidence, they resort to conjecture and false claims. The Quran calls for proof, not guesswork.
- #Follow_the_Evidence
“And they designated the angels, who are themselves servants of the Most Merciful, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned. And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have no knowledge of that; they are merely guessing.”
(Az-Zukhruf: 19-20)
Blind imitation does not create truth. The Quran calls for reflection and the pursuit of knowledge, not for following inherited beliefs without clear proof or evidence.
- #Think_And_Reflect
“And they said, "We will not believe you until you cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth, or until you have a garden of date palms and grapevines, and cause rivers to flow abundantly through its midst." ”
(Al-Isra: 90-91)
The problem does not always lie in the lack of evidence; it may rather be related to the refusal to accept the truth, no matter how clear the evidence is. Guidance begins with a search that is sincere, not with endless demands.
- #Seeking_The_Truth
“And they said, "Our hearts are within coverings against that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition; so work, indeed, we are working." ”
(Fussilat: 5)
Fanaticism may prevent the heart from hearing the truth; yet, the doors of guidance are always open for those who sincerely seek it and put aside whims due to passions.
- #Guidance
“And they took besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped. They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers brought forward [to be set against them in Hellfire].”
(Ya-Sin: 74–75)
How can those who cannot even help themselves be asked for help? The Quran draws one’s attention to the fact that worship is due only to the One who holds the power to cause benefit and harm, that is, Allah alone.
- #Oneness
