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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The evidence of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) for the invalidity of worshipping the celestial bodies

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Question:
Was the argument of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) with his people regarding the oneness of lordship or the oneness of worship?

Answer:
Or regarding the correction of the oneness of worship? The pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) refuted the correction of the oneness of worship, whereas the correction of the oneness of worship does not become a place of agreement and acknowledgment of it. His debate with them was from the perspective of refuting their claim: you believe that these celestial bodies which you worship undergo changes; the star disappears and rots, the moon rots, and the sun rots. If they were gods, they would not have disappeared or rotted. The fact that they are subject to change and alteration is proof that they are created. He wanted to invalidate their belief, meaning they worshipped the celestial bodies, so he wanted to invalidate this belief and say that these celestial bodies are created and managed, rising from the east and setting in the
Source خصومة إبراهيم عليه السلام مع قومه — alfawzan.live

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