My Muslim brothers, despite satanic whispers, before your death, please read this writing once from beginning to end, definitely, definitely, definitely.
The Only Unforgivable Crime Indicated
According to the blessed teachings of Allah Almighty and His beloved, our most compassionate Master, the Greatest Imam, the Imam of the Universe, the Master of the First and the Last, the Imam of the Prophets and Messengers, the Intercessor of the sinners, the Mercy to the worlds, our Master Muhammad, peace be upon him, that is the Quran and authentic Hadiths, supplication can only and only be made to Allah Almighty in every situation. Asking for supplication from any other being besides Allah Almighty is purely shirk (associating partners with Allah), and if a person involved in this sin dies without repentance, then on the Day of Judgment, even Allah Almighty will never forgive this sin. To estimate the danger of this unforgivable crime, please observe the following 4 heart-touching Quranic verses and four authentic Hadiths:
Four Quranic Verses
After mentioning 18 noble Prophets, peace be upon them, by name in the Quran, Allah, Glorified and Exalted, said:
(1) وَوَهَبْنَا لَـهٝٓ اِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَ ۚ كُلًّا هَدَيْنَا ۚ وَنُوْحًا هَدَيْنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهٖ دَاوُوْدَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَاَيُّوْبَ وَيُوْسُفَ وَمُوْسٰى وَهَارُوْنَ ۚ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ (84)
Translation
And We granted to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; all of them We guided. And before that, We guided Noah, and among his descendants, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. Thus We reward the doers of good.
وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيٰى وَعِيْسٰى وَاِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ (85)
Translation
And Zechariah, John, Jesus, and Elias; all were among the righteous.
وَاِسْـمَاعِيْلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَيُوْنُسَ وَلُوْطًا ۚ وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِيْنَ (86)
Translation
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot; and We favored them above the worlds.
Translation
وَمِنْ اٰبَآئِـهِـمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِـهِـمْ وَاِخْوَانِـهِـمْ ۖ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُـمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُـمْ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْـمٍ (87)
Translation
And among their fathers, their descendants, and their brothers, some We chose and guided to a straight path.
Translation
ذٰلِكَ هُدَى اللّـٰهِ يَـهْدِىْ بِهٖ مَنْ يَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ ۚ وَلَوْ اَشْرَكُوْا لَحَبِطَ عَنْـهُـمْ مَّا كَانُـوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ
Translation
This is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whom He wills among His servants. And if they had associated others with Allah, then all that they were doing would have been in vain.
(2) وَلَقَدْ اُوْحِىَ اِلَيْكَ وَاِلَى الَّـذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَۚ لَئِنْ اَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُـوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِيْنَ
Translation
And indeed, revelation has been sent to you and to those before you, that if you associate others with Allah, your deeds will surely become worthless, and you will be among the losers.
(3) اِنَّ اللّـٰهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ اَنْ يُّشْـرَكَ بِهٖ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَّشَآءُ ۚ وَمَنْ يُّشْـرِكْ بِاللّـٰهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيْدًا
Translation
Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him, but He forgives anything else of whoever He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.
(4) لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّـذِيْنَ قَالُـوٓا اِنَّ اللّـٰهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيْحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَـمَ ۖ وَقَالَ الْمَسِيْحُ يَا بَنِىٓ اِسْرَآئِيْلَ اعْبُدُوا اللّـٰهَ رَبِّىْ وَرَبَّكُمْ ۖ اِنَّهٝ مَنْ يُّشْرِكْ بِاللّـٰهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّـٰهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّـةَ وَمَاْوَاهُ النَّارُ ۖ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِيْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ سورۃ المائدہ آیت (72)
Translation
However, indeed those who said, “Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary,” have disbelieved. And the Messiah said, “O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Indeed, whoever associates others with Allah – Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
Four Authentic Hadiths
(1) حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ ثَلَاثًا الْإِشْرَاكُ بِاللَّهِ وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَشَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ أَوْ قَوْلُ الزُّورِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسَ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى رواه مسلم،.
Translation
Narrated Abu Bakrah رضي الله عنه, he said: We were present in the presence of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم when he said: “Shall I not inform you of the greatest of major sins?” (He said this three times) Then he said: “Associating partners with Allah, disobedience to parents, and bearing false witness (or lying).” The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was initially reclining, then he sat up straight and kept repeating this until we said in our hearts: We wish you would not repeat it anymore.
(2) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ دَعْوَةٌ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ يَدْعُو بِهَا، وَأُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْتَبِئَ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لِأُمَّتِي فِي الآخِرَة
Translation
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Every prophet had a supplication that was accepted in this world, but I wish to reserve my supplication for the Hereafter as intercession for my Ummah.”
(3) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِسْحَقَ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ فَائِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَال سَمِعْتُ بَكْرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيَّ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ إِنَّكَ مَا دَعَوْتَنِي وَرَجَوْتَنِي غَفَرْتُ لَكَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ فِيكَ وَلَا أُبَالِي يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ لَوْ بَلَغَتْ ذُنُوبُكَ عَنَانَ السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرْتَنِي غَفَرْتُ لَكَ وَلَا أُبَالِي يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ إِنَّكَ لَوْ أَتَيْتَنِي بِقُرَابِ الْأَرْضِ خَطَايَا ثُمَّ لَقِيتَنِي لَا تُشْرِكُ بِي شَيْئًا لَأَتَيْتُكَ بِقُرَابِهَا مَغْفِرَةً قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ
Translation
Anas bin Malik (RA) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Allah says: O son of Adam! As long as you continue to supplicate to Me and keep your hopes and expectations attached to Me, I will keep forgiving you, no matter what level your sins have reached. I have no fear or concern. O son of Adam! If your sins reach the sky and then you seek My forgiveness, I will forgive you and I will have no concern. O son of Adam! If you commit sins equal to the earth and then come to Me (to seek forgiveness) but do not associate anything with Me (in worship), I will bring forgiveness equal to that (and forgive you).”¹؎
Imam Tirmidhi says: This hadith is Hasan Gharib and we only know this hadith from this chain.
Al-Sahihah Hadith
(4) حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا رَاشِدٌ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحِمَّانِيُّ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ: «لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا، وَإِنْ قُطِّعْتَ وَحُرِّقْتَ، وَلَا تَتْرُكْ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً مُتَعَمِّدًا، فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا مُتَعَمِّدًا، فَقَدْ بَرِئَتْ مِنْهُ الذِّمَّةُ، وَلَا تَشْرَبِ الْخَمْرَ، فَإِنَّهَا مِفْتَاحُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ»
Translation
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda ؓ that he said: My close friend (beloved) ﷺ advised me: Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are torn apart or burned. And do not deliberately abandon the obligatory prayers. Whoever deliberately abandons them loses (Allah’s protection). And do not drink alcohol because it is the key to every evil.
Note: After reading the above verses and hadiths, three most important conclusions emerge which are the most crucial information for any person to know before death.
(1) Shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the most serious, dangerous, dreadful, and unforgivable sin that will deprive a person of Paradise forever and make them fuel for Hellfire eternally.
(2) On the Day of Judgment, no helper will be available for the one who commits shirk, not even the leader of the Prophets and Messengers, the intercessor of sinners, our master Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ will be able to help him in any way.
(3) Whoever succeeds in protecting himself from shirk in all circumstances, the sole Owner of this universe, Allah, the Lord of Glory, Himself has given hope that his other sins will be forgiven.
(4) Arabic language and… In Islam, the definition of Du’a: According to the Arabic dictionary (اَلْقَامُوْس), (دُعَاء) means: to call out, to summon, to implore, to ask, to request, and in the terminology of the Shariah of Muhammad ﷺ, (Du’a) means: in every situation, whether difficulty and calamity or comfort and ease, only one آللَّـهُ جَلَّ جَلَا لُہٗ is called upon in absence, and help is sought only from Him, and needs are asked from Allah alone for fulfillment and relief from hardship. Accordingly, Allah has made His beloved Prophet ﷺ say:
وَ اِذَا سَاَلَکَ عِبَادِیۡ عَنِّیۡ فَاِنِّیۡ قَرِیۡبٌ ؕ اُجِیۡبُ دَعۡوَۃَ الدَّاعِ اِذَا دَعَانِ ۙ فَلۡیَسۡتَجِیۡبُوۡا لِیۡ وَ لۡیُؤۡمِنُوۡا بِیۡ لَعَلَّہُمۡ یَرۡشُدُوۡنَ ﴿۱۸۶﴾
And (O Beloved!) when My servants ask you concerning Me, (tell them) that I am near; I respond to the call of the caller when he calls upon Me. So they should obey Me and have firm faith in Me so that they may succeed.
(5) Du’a is actually an act of worship.
وَعَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { إِنَّ اَلدُّعَاءَ هُوَ اَلْعِبَادَةُ } رَوَاهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ.
Translation
It is narrated from Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) explained the verse: «وَ قَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُوْنِیْۤ اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْؕ-اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِیْ سَیَدْخُلُوْنَ جَهَنَّمَ دٰخِرِیْنَ» “And your Lord has commanded that you pray to Him, and He will accept your prayers. Indeed, those who disdain My worship will soon be humbled and enter Hellfire”
. He said that prayer itself is worship. Then he recited up to the verse of Surah Al-Mu’min: «وَ قَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُوْنِیْۤ اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْؕ-اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِیْ سَیَدْخُلُوْنَ جَهَنَّمَ دٰخِرِیْنَ»».
Imam Tirmidhi says:
This hadith is Hasan Sahih. It was narrated by Mansur.
وزادوا ثم قرأ:”وَ قَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُوْنِیْۤ اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْؕ-اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِیْ سَیَدْخُلُوْنَ جَهَنَّمَ دٰخِرِیْنَ ”
Note: After reading the above authentic hadith and the related verse, it is about calling for help in absence (i.e., making dua).
Two most important conclusions arise:
(1) Because dua (prayer) is worship, it is exclusive only to Allah.
(2) Whoever makes dua to anyone other than Allah will be humiliated and thrown into Hellfire.
(3) Prayer is made only to the One God: آللَّـهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُہٗ Prayer is such a beloved act that it is promised in every unit of the five daily prayers, as follows:
(The words of the promise related to worship and especially prayer being made only to Allah Almighty are as follows)
اِیَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِیَّاكَ نَسْتَعِیْنُ
Translation
We worship You alone and seek help from You alone
Note
(نَعْبُدُ) and ( نَسْتَعِينُ) are present tense verb forms in Arabic that convey both present and future meanings, so both meanings are correct simultaneously.
Allah, addressing humans emphatically in the Quran, explains in an interrogative manner that prayer is exclusively for the true God, Allah alone. Thus, it is stated:
اَمَّنْ يُّجِيْبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ اِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ الْاَرْضِ ۗ ءَاِلٰـهٌ مَّعَ اللّـٰهِ ۚ قَلِيْلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ
Who is it that responds to the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there any god with Allah? Little do you remember.
Admonition
Only His essence is worthy of being called upon in times of hardships and calamities. He is the support of the helpless and powerless; the fallen, lost, and afflicted call upon Him. They turn to Him, as it is said that when the storms of life’s ocean cause you despair, you call upon Him, weep to Him, and forget everyone else. His essence is such that every restless person can seek refuge there; no one but Him can remove the afflictions of the afflicted.
A person asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, “O Prophet of Allah! To what are you calling us?” He replied, “To Allah, who is One, who has no partner, who helps you when you are trapped in a whirlpool. He is the One who, when you get lost in the forests and call upon Him, guides you. If you have lost someone and plead to Him, He reunites you with them. If there is a famine and you pray to Him, He sends down heavy rain upon you.” The person said, “O Messenger of Allah! Please give me some advice.”
Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, says, “I read in the next heavenly book that Allah says, ‘By My Honor! Whoever trusts in Me and holds onto Me, I will protect him from his opponents and surely protect him, even if the heavens, the earth, and all creatures are bent on opposing and harming him.'”
And whoever does not trust me and does not seek refuge in me, then even though I am moving around safely and soundly, if I wish, I will cause him to sink into the earth. And I will not help him at all. Hafiz Ibn Asakir, may Allah have mercy on him, has narrated a very strange incident in his book.
A man says that I used to take people from Damascus to Zaidani on a mule, and this fare was my livelihood. Once, a person hired the mule from me. I let him ride and started going to a place where there were two paths. When we reached there, he said, “Take this path.” I said, “I am not familiar with it. The straight path is this one.” He said, “No, I know it very well; this is a much shorter route.”
I followed his direction and after a while, I saw that we had reached a desolate wilderness where no path was visible. It was a very dangerous forest with corpses lying all around. I became frightened. He said to me, “Hold the reins tight; I want to get off here.” I held the reins, he got off, lifted his waistcloth, adjusted his clothes, took out a knife, and attacked me.
I ran away from there as fast as I could, but he chased me and caught me. I started swearing at him, but he did not care. I said, “Okay, take this mule and all the goods I have with me, and leave me.” He said, “These have already become mine, but I do not want to leave you alive.” I tried to instill fear of Allah in him and mentioned the torment of the Hereafter, but this did not affect him at all, and he was intent on killing me. Now I became hopeless and prepared to die. I begged him to let me offer two units of prayer. He said, “Fine, hurry up and pray.”
I started the prayer, but by Allah, not a single letter of the Qur’an came out of my tongue. I stood there with my hands folded, terrified, and he was urging me to hurry. At that moment, by coincidence, this verse came to my tongue: «اَمَّنْ يُّجِيْبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ اِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوْۗءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَـفَاۗءَ الْاَرْضِ»
“Indeed, it is Allah who listens to the prayer of the distressed when he calls upon Him and removes the evil and makes you inheritors of the earth.”
So this verse was to be uttered, when I saw that in the middle of the forest, a horseman was rapidly riding his horse, charging towards us with a spear, and without saying anything, he thrust his spear into the belly of that robber, piercing through his liver, and he immediately fell down lifeless. The rider turned the reins and wanted to leave, but I clung to his feet and earnestly said, “For God’s sake, tell me who you are?” He said, “I am sent by the One who accepts the prayers of the helpless, the destitute, and the powerless, and who removes calamities and disasters.” I thanked Allah and took my belongings and mule and returned safely.
There is another such incident where an army of Muslims was defeated by the infidels in a battle and returned. Among them was a Muslim who was very generous and pious; his horse, which was very fast, ran away on the way. This Wali Allah tried very hard, but the animal did not move a step. Finally, helpless, he said, “What is the matter that you ran away? It was for such a moment that I served you and raised you with love.”
Allah gave the horse a tongue, and it replied that the reason was that you used to give my fodder to the groom, and he would graze from it. I used to get very little to eat, and he used to oppress me. Allah’s pious servant said, from now on, I will feed you in my own lap. As soon as the animal heard this, it quickly ran and was taken to a place of safety.
As promised, from then on, this elder used to feed this animal in his own lap. People asked him the reason, and he narrated the incident to someone, which became widely known, and people started coming from far and wide to hear this story from him. When Shah-e-Rum heard about this, he wanted to somehow bring him to his city. He tried a lot but in vain.
Finally, he sent a person to somehow trick and bring him to the king. This person was initially a Muslim but later became an apostate. He came from the king’s side, met him, showed his Islam, repented, and started living very righteously. Eventually, this saint came to fully trust him, considered him pious and religious, befriended him, and started accompanying him.
He used all his influence and, deceiving them with his apparent piety, informed the king that at such and such time he should send a strong and brave man to the riverbank; he would take them there and, with the help of that person, capture him.
From there, he deceived them and left, and when he arrived, suddenly a man appeared and attacked the elder. Meanwhile, that apostate attacked as well. That kind-hearted person then raised his eyes to the sky and prayed, “O Allah! This person has deceived me in Your name; I beseech You to save me from both of them as You will.”
At that moment, two beasts appeared roaring from the forest and seized both men, tearing them apart and leaving. This servant of Allah then returned safely and soundly from there, may Allah have mercy on him.
After describing His mercy in this manner, then the command turns to the Lord, saying that He alone appoints you as the successors on earth. One comes after another, and the chain continues uninterrupted.
As it is stated:
«وَرَبُّكَ الْغَنِيُّ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ ۚ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفْ مِن بَعْدِكُم مَّا يَشَاءُ كَمَا أَنشَأَكُم مِّن ذُرِّيَّةِ قَوْمٍ آخَرِينَ»
“If He wills, He can destroy you all and bring others in your place, just as He appointed you as successors over others.”
And in the verse:
«وَهُوَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَكُمْ خَلٰۗىِٕفَ الْاَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِيْ مَآ اٰتٰىكُمْ»
“Allah has made you successors on the earth and raised some of you above others in ranks.”
Adam (peace be upon him) was also called a Caliph in the sense that his offspring would succeed one another, as explained in the interpretation and commentary of the verse «وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً»
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This phrase in the verse also implies that one after another, one era after another era, one nation after another nation—this is the power of Allah. He did this so that when one dies, another is born.
Adam (peace be upon him) was created, from him his progeny spread, and a system was established in the world so that the sustenance and lives of the people would not become constrained. Otherwise, all humans might have lived together in great crowding on the earth, causing harm to one another. Therefore, the present divine system is proof of His wisdom. The time of birth, death, coming, and going of everyone is fixed in His sight.
He is aware of every single thing; nothing is hidden from His sight. He will bring a day when He will gather all of them in one place and judge them, giving the reward for good and evil. After describing His powers, He asks if there is anyone who can perform these tasks? And if no one can, then they are not worthy of worship. Such clear arguments are rarely considered, and very few people take advice from them.
As Allah Almighty says:
قُلِ ادۡعُوا الَّذِیۡنَ زَعَمۡتُمۡ مِّنۡ دُوۡنِہٖ فَلَا یَمۡلِکُوۡنَ کَشۡفَ الضُّرِّ عَنۡکُمۡ وَ لَا تَحۡوِیۡلًا
Translation
Say: Call upon those whom you claim besides Allah; they do not have the power to remove your distress nor can they change it.
اُولٰٓئِکَ الَّذِیۡنَ یَدۡعُوۡنَ یَبۡتَغُوۡنَ اِلٰی رَبِّہِمُ الۡوَسِیۡلَۃَ اَیُّہُمۡ اَقۡرَبُ وَ یَرۡجُوۡنَ رَحۡمَتَہٗ وَ یَخَافُوۡنَ عَذَابَہٗ ؕ اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّکَ کَانَ مَحۡذُوۡرًا
Translation
These people whom they worship (i.e., angels, jinn, Jesus and Uzair peace be upon them, and others by making idols and pictures and worshipping them) they themselves seek means to their Lord to find out who among them is more near to Him and (they themselves) hope for His mercy and (they themselves) fear His punishment, (now tell how can they be gods when they themselves bow before the true God), indeed the punishment of your Lord is something to be feared.
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ
He said: “كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعْبُدُونَ نَاسًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ، فَأَسْلَمَ الْجِنُّ، وَتَمَسَّكَ هَؤُلَاءِ بِدِينِهِمْ”. زَادَ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ”
Translation
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (RA) that he said regarding the following command of Allah Almighty: ﴿إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ﴾ “(They themselves) seek means to their Lord.” A group of people used to worship a group of jinn. The jinn became Muslims but those men firmly held on to their religion. Ashja’i (Ubaidullah) narrated this hadith from Sufyan Thawri and it was reported by A’mash, it is as follows: ﴿قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم﴾ The occasion of revelation is this.
Note: In the above verse, Allah Almighty has not only called the righteous servants (jinn and others) (مِن دُونِہ ) but has also completely negated their ability to relieve difficulties and fulfill needs.
