Fourth: That names for idols are derived from His names, as the polytheists did in deriving al-'Uzzá from al-Aziz (The Mighty) and al-Lāt from al-Ilāh (The God)

The Shaykh :"Fourth: That names for idols are derived from His names, as the polytheists did in deriving al-'Uzzá from al-Aziz (The Mighty) and al-Lāt from al-Ilāh (The God), according to one of the opinions, so they named their idols with them" Yes. If names for idols are taken from the names of Allah, what do the names of Allah indicate? Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) or shirk (associating partners with Allah)? Tawhid. So if names are derived from them and made for an idol, this is ilhad (deviation), because the names of Allah are the opposite of shirk to the utmost degree. How can they be made a step and a ladder to shirk? They named al-'Uzzá from al-Aziz. Al-Aziz is masculine, and al-'Uzzá is feminine. Praise be to Allah that they named their idols with feminine names. There are two opinions regarding al-Lāt: The first opinion is that al-Lāt, with a light taa, is derived from Allah, so they transferred the name of Allah to the name of this idol with a slight change. There is also another opinion that al-Lāt, with a heavy taa, was a man who would mix the flour for the pilgrims, meaning he would enrich it with water, ghee, and dried milk, and the like, so that the pilgrims would eat it. He was a doer of good. When he died, they stayed at his grave, then they took him as a god. According to this opinion, is it from the category of ilhad in names? No, because they did not transfer the name of Allah to this idol; rather, they named a man or described him as al-Lāt, and when he died, they stayed at his grave and then worshipped him. Are you with us? What did we say? This is according to the reading with the light taa, al-Lāt. And this is according to what? The heavy taa. Al-Lāt is the active participle from "latta" the flour, meaning he mixed it with water, ghee, and dried milk, and the like. Yes.