Is every statue an idol, but not the other way around?
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it correct to say that every statue is an idol, but not the other way around?
Answer:
A statue is what is worshipped while being in the form of an animal, in the image of an animal. As for an idol, it is what is worshipped while not being in the image of anything, such as a grave, or things that are not in the form of an image, like a tree and the like. Yes.
A questioner asks: Is it correct to say that every statue is an idol, but not the other way around?
Answer:
A statue is what is worshipped while being in the form of an animal, in the image of an animal. As for an idol, it is what is worshipped while not being in the image of anything, such as a grave, or things that are not in the form of an image, like a tree and the like. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كل صنم وثن وليس العكس؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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