Did the former polytheists believe that those they associated with Allah had control over the universe?
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Question:
Did the former polytheists believe that they had control over the universe? He says: Did the former polytheists believe that those they associated with Allah had control over the universe?
Answer:
If they did not believe that they had control over the universe, they would not have worshipped them. They worshipped them so that they would intercede for them with Allah.[Az-Zumar 39:3]. They worshipped them seeking intercession, believing that they would intercede for them with Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Did the former polytheists believe that they had control over the universe? He says: Did the former polytheists believe that those they associated with Allah had control over the universe?
Answer:
If they did not believe that they had control over the universe, they would not have worshipped them. They worshipped them so that they would intercede for them with Allah.
And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position."
وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كان المشركون السابقون يعتقدون أن من يشركون بهم لهم تصرف في الكون؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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