Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

Regarding the Verse: 'Those whom they call upon (worship) (It was revealed
regarding) some Jinns who used to be worshipped (by human beings). They
later embraced Islam (while those people kept on worshipping them). 15
These narrations clearly explain that those who hoped for the mercy from
Allah and feared Allah were the Jinn.
Ali: Earlier you recited ten verses and said they were for the idols, however
the verse I am about to present is talking of pious people have have passed
away and not idols made from stone. Listen to the second verse I am
presenting very carefully
025.017 And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they
worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves
or did they (themselves) wander from the way ?
025.018 They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any
protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers
ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk.
This last verse is stating that Allah will ask what was worshipped ‘was it you
who mislead my slaves?’ This question could not possibly be asked to the
idols as the idols will not be able to answer as they are made from stone and
also the idols could not have mislead anyone! Surely, this will be asked to
those pious people who had passed away.
Qadhi: Firstly you mentioned that the idols cannot mislead anyone, however
this is incorrect. Idols do mislead the people as Allah Most High says in the
Qur’an:
014.036 My Lord! Lo! they have led many of mankind astray. But whoso
followeth me, he verily is of me. And whoso disobeyeth me - Still Thou art
Forgiving, Merciful.
071.023 And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor
Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
071.024 And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrongdoers
in naught save error.
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