This excerpt is taken from Sheikh al-Islam Imam Ibn Taymiyyah's book Al-Jawab al-Bahir fi Zuwar al-Maqabir, translated by Sheikh Ataullah Saqib.
Do not give examples of creation for Allah:
The Truth, Glorified and Exalted is He, has also forbidden that He be likened to any creation or that any creation be compared to Him, because there is no creation that does not need helpers, supporters, guards, gatekeepers, etc., to carry out its duties and obligations. Allah Almighty points to this by saying:
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ ﴿١٨٦﴾
"And O Prophet! If My servants ask you about Me, then say to them: I am indeed near. When the caller calls upon Me, I hear his call and respond. So they should respond to My call and believe in Me, so that they may be rightly guided."
Reference: (2-Al-Baqarah:186)
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❀ Allah Almighty says:
قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ ﴿٢٢﴾وَلَا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ
"O Prophet! Say to them, 'Call upon those whom you claim as gods besides Allah. They do not possess even an atom's weight in the heavens or on the earth. They have no share in the dominion of the heavens and the earth, nor is any of them a helper to Allah. And no intercession will benefit anyone except for whom Allah permits it.'"
Reference: (34-Saba:22-23)
