Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

forth already), it would have been judged between them. Lo! for wrongdoers
is a painful doom.
These last two verses prove that the polytheists of Makkah obeyed the
commands of the soothsayer and idols. In turn, the soothsayers and idols
were commanded and mislead by Iblis and they would then command and
mislead people. The soothsayers and idols would make commands (such as
mentioned in verse 006.13) such as killing of their children and make it
appear fair to their worshippers. Furthermore, they would make lawful that
which Allah Azawajul had forbade and they forbade that which Allah made
lawful.
“We enjoyed one another”
006.128 In the day when He will gather them together (He will say): O ye
assembly of the jinn! Many of humankind did ye seduce. And their adherents
among humankind will say: Our Lord! We enjoyed one another, but now we
have arrived at the appointed term which Thou appointedst for us. He will
say: Fire is your home. Abide therein for ever, save him whom Allah willeth
(to deliver). Lo! thy Lord is Wise, Aware.
From this verse we understand that when Allah Most Glorious will question
the idolaters they will say to Allah We enjoyed one another, meaning we
benefited from one another. The only manner in which the idolaters directly
benefited from Iblis was by the information they received from the
soothsayers via Iblis which helped them in worldly matters. Apart from this
one way, the polytheists have never directly benefited from Iblis in any other
way.
Astrologers
Some of the polytheists of Makkah worshipped the stars and moon, and in
particular one star named ‘Sirius’. Just as today where astrologers write
horoscopes, this was also carried out during the time of the polytheists of
Makkah. The astrologers would have informed the polytheists of their future
based on the position of the stars, which caused people to believe that stars
(and planets) had an immense amount of importance and therefore began to
worship them. Another reason why they worshipped the planets may have
been because the sun, moon and stars gave benefit such as producing light
and causing plants to grow therefore they are beneficial and are entitled to be
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