Explanation of the author's statement: "4- That they derive names for idols from His names, such as deriving 'al-Lat' from al-Ilah and 'al-'Uzza' from al-Aziz"
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The Shaykh : Now, the third one. "The fourth is that they derive names for idols from His names, such as deriving al-Lat from Allah and al-'Uzza from al-Aziz." The polytheists mentioned three names of their idols: al-Lat, al-'Uzza, and Manat.
It is said that the origin of al-Lat is al-Latt with a shaddah on the taa. It is said that there was a man who would mix the flour for the pilgrims and be kind to people. When he died, they stayed at his grave and worshipped him. According to this interpretation, does it fall under our discussion? No, it does not. It is also said that al-Lat is derived from al-Ilah. Instead of saying Allah, they said, "Let us call it al-Lat." It is a simple change; they did not say Allah, but they made a simple change and called it al-Lat. From where? From al-Ilah, which became Allah or referred to Allah.
Al-'Uzza is derived from al-Aziz. They took it from al-Aziz, and they took Manat from al-Mun'an, from al-Mun'an. So they derived names for their idols from the names of Allah to attribute to them some of the greatness and to suggest a connection between them and the Creator. So this is taken from Allah, this is taken from al-Aziz, and this is taken from... from where?
The student: From...
The Shaykh : From Manat. Now, this is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
It is said that the origin of al-Lat is al-Latt with a shaddah on the taa. It is said that there was a man who would mix the flour for the pilgrims and be kind to people. When he died, they stayed at his grave and worshipped him. According to this interpretation, does it fall under our discussion? No, it does not. It is also said that al-Lat is derived from al-Ilah. Instead of saying Allah, they said, "Let us call it al-Lat." It is a simple change; they did not say Allah, but they made a simple change and called it al-Lat. From where? From al-Ilah, which became Allah or referred to Allah.
Al-'Uzza is derived from al-Aziz. They took it from al-Aziz, and they took Manat from al-Mun'an, from al-Mun'an. So they derived names for their idols from the names of Allah to attribute to them some of the greatness and to suggest a connection between them and the Creator. So this is taken from Allah, this is taken from al-Aziz, and this is taken from... from where?
The student: From...
The Shaykh : From Manat. Now, this is shirk (associating partners with Allah).