Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

was not through idol worshipping but following the commands of Allah and
His Prophet.
They sacrificed for the idols
The polytheists used to sacrifice in the way of their idols, though Allah
informed them that all worship, sacrifice, living and dying are for Him
alone:
006.162 Say: Lo! my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying
are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
108.002 So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.
They respected their idols more than Allah
The polytheists of Makkah used to think better of their idols than Allah. The
polytheists would insult and swear at Allah if they were angry as Allah
informs us in the Qur’an:
006.108 Revile not those unto whom they pray beside Allah lest they
wrongfully revile Allah through ignorance. Thus unto every nation have We
made their deed seem fair. Then unto their Lord is their return, and He will
tell them what they used to do.
We can understand that the polytheists did believe Allah to be the Creator;
however they would revile Allah at the same time (I seek shelter in Allah!)
but never their idols, clearly proving that they gave their idols a higher status
that Allah.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?
The Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’a do believe that the noble Prophet (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) and the pious are intermediates
between us and Allah Azawajul, as they have given us the message of Islam.
They have fought for our din and made it what it is today with the help of
Allah. We dearly love them and respect them and believe that they will
intercede for us on the Final Day, which we have previously proved. Some
claim that the love and respect we have for the blessed Prophet and the pious
is the same in which the polytheists of Makkah loved and respected their
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