about the meaning of the awliya (close friends of Allah) in the statement of Allah the Exalted: “And those who took others besides Him as awliya (close friends of Allah).”
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The Shaykh : First, may Allah reward you. You will not find in the Qur'an that the awliya (close friends of Allah) are idols, but the exegetes interpret them as idols by way of illustration. Otherwise, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So he made his speech, his love, his enmity, and his hatred dependent on this, making him a slave to him.
Yes, there is an indication that they glorify their Lord with praise and seek His forgiveness.
The Shaykh : First, may Allah reward you. You will not find in the Qur'an that the awliya (close friends of Allah) are idols, but the exegetes interpret them as idols by way of illustration. Otherwise, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Woe to the slave of the dinar, woe to the slave of the dirham, woe to the slave of the khamsishah, woe to the slave of the khumaylah
تعس عبد الدينار تعس عبد الدرهم تعس عبد الخميصة تعس عبد الخميلةYes, there is an indication that they glorify their Lord with praise and seek His forgiveness.