Allah the Exalted said: "The example of those who take others besides Allah as awliya (close friends of Allah) is like that of a spider who takes a house, and the weakest of houses is the house of the spider, if they had

Then He the Exalted said: [Al-'Ankabut: 41] "Mithal and misl are like shabah and shibh in weight and meaning, so mithal means shabah, and it is an expression for likening a rational thing to a tangible thing, because likening rational things to tangible things increases their clarity, explanation, and conceptualization. Do you understand? Even if they are not equal in every respect, they are equal in this respect in which they were likened. And His saying: means they made them friends, and the intended meaning of awliya is idols. They were called awliya because those who worship them hope for their benefit, like a wali who benefits you through support, defense, bringing good, and the like. Also, awliya in that they are