Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

HONOURED SLAVES
021.026 And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He
Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;
021.027 They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
These verses prove to us that some of the polytheists of Makkah would think
that the angels were also the sons of Allah. As I just mentioned, some
thought that they were daughters and it was due to this belief that they had
that they worshipped them. However, as we know, both were wrong.
POLYTHEISTS OF MAKKAH WORSHIPPED IBLIS (SATAN) …
004.117 They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to none else than
Iblis, a rebel
This verse tells us that what the polytheists were worshipping was none
other than Iblis. It was due to the whispers of Iblis that the polytheists
worshipped the idols. Furthermore, the verse informs us that they
worshipped females. This does not literally mean they worshipped females,
though the names of their gods such as, Lat, Mannat and Uzza were female
names.
…Jinn
006.100 Yet they ascribe as partners unto Him the jinn, although He did
create them, and impute falsely, without knowledge, sons and daughters unto
Him. Glorified be He and High Exalted above (all) that they ascribe (unto
Him).
037.158 And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the
jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).
We can understand from these verses that the polytheists of Makkah also
worshipped Jinn. They thought that the Jinn were related to Allah and
therefore they were also entitled to being worship.
… stars and the Moon
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