[Sidheeque M. A. Veliankode] • DO NOT REVILE THOSE WHOM THEY INVOKE INSTEAD OF ALLAH Allah said in the Qur’an: وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ Do not revile those whom they invoke instead of Allah, lest they revile Allah out of spite, and in ignorance. [Al-Quran: Surah Al-An’aam 6:108] The believers are instructed not to revile the idols or deities of the unbelievers so that the latter do not start to revile Allah, without knowing His true position and His majesty. Thus any abuse by the believers of their worthless deities would be taken as an excuse to abuse Allah, the Almighty The unbelievers ascribed partners to Allah and appealed to them instead of appealing to Him; yet they accepted that Allah is the One who creates and provides sustenance. If the Muslims had reviled the unbelievers’ deities, the latter would have disregarded what they believed of Allah’s position and abused Allah Himself in order to defend their concepts and worship of other deities. This is the sort of decent attitude which is worthy of a believer who is sure that the faith he follows is that of the truth and who does not indulge in what is useless or unbecoming. Abusing the deities worshipped by unbelievers will not put those unbelievers on the course of guidance. Instead, it will only add to their stubbornness. Why, then, should believers engage in what is useless, when it could lead them to hearing what they do not like, as the unbelievers begin to retaliate by abusing Allah? [By: Abu Anas Sidheeque M. A. Veliankode (Riyadh, KSA)]
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:06:41 +0000
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