Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

5. 022.012 He calleth, beside Allah, unto that which hurteth him not nor
benefiteth him. That is the far error.
022.013 He calleth unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefit;
verily an evil patron and verily an evil friend!
In these verses the polytheists and what they worshipped have both been
called evil. Had what they worshipped were pious Muslims, do you think
that Allah would call His pious men evil, considering that He has already
called them the “friends of Allah?” (in 010.062)
6. 022.062 That is because Allah, He is the True, and that whereon they
call instead of Him, it is the false, and because Allah, He is the High,
the Great.
In this verse, Allah is informing us that what the polytheists worshipped
besides Him were “false.” If you are claiming that the deceased pious were
worshipped then you are contradicting the Qur’an, as clearly the verse is
telling us that what was worshipped, was false whereas the deceased pious
were the true friends of Allah.
7. 029.017 Ye serve instead of Allah only idols, and ye only invent a lie.
Lo! those whom ye serve instead of Allah own no provision for you. So
seek your provision from Allah, and serve Him, and give thanks unto
Him, (for) unto Him ye will be brought back.
029.025 He said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love
between you is only in the life of the world. Then on the Day of
Resurrection ye will deny each other and curse each other, and your
abode will be the Fire, and ye will have no helpers.
These verses prove two things: that the polytheists worshipped idols and
second, that on the Final Day, the polytheists will curse that which they
worshipped besides Allah. If you believe they worshipped deceased pious
people, do you think Allah will allow the polytheists to curse His pious
people on Judgment day?
8. 039.043 Or choose they intercessors other than Allah ? Say: What!
Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence ?
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