The shirk of the pre-Islamic people in oneness of worship and oneness of lordship
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truth, will the shirk of the pre-Islamic polytheists be confined to oneness of worship only? Or is it in both oneness of worship and oneness of lordship, and is attributing rain to the stars a form of shirk in oneness of lordship? And based on that, what is the validity of the statement that the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) conflict with the people of the pre-Islamic age was only regarding oneness of worship?
Answer:
Yes, with all the messengers. All the messengers came calling to oneness of worship. As for oneness of lordship, it was present among the nations. Even if shirk occurred in it, it was rare and few in number. Shirk in oneness of lordship is little among the nations; rather, the majority is shirk in oneness of worship. Therefore, Allah sent the messengers calling to oneness of worship, because oneness of worship is the intended goal and it is what saves one from the Fire. As for oneness of lordship, first, it is present, and second, it does not save one from the Fire.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truth, will the shirk of the pre-Islamic polytheists be confined to oneness of worship only? Or is it in both oneness of worship and oneness of lordship, and is attributing rain to the stars a form of shirk in oneness of lordship? And based on that, what is the validity of the statement that the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) conflict with the people of the pre-Islamic age was only regarding oneness of worship?
Answer:
Yes, with all the messengers. All the messengers came calling to oneness of worship. As for oneness of lordship, it was present among the nations. Even if shirk occurred in it, it was rare and few in number. Shirk in oneness of lordship is little among the nations; rather, the majority is shirk in oneness of worship. Therefore, Allah sent the messengers calling to oneness of worship, because oneness of worship is the intended goal and it is what saves one from the Fire. As for oneness of lordship, first, it is present, and second, it does not save one from the Fire.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في الاستسقاء بالأنواء — islamhouse.com (1:08:57)
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