Islamic Theology Confirms that Jesus claimed to be God! Pt. 2b

We continue from where we left off https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/15/islamic-theology-confirms-that-jesus-claimed-to-be-god-pt-2/.

The All-Sovereign Heir of all Creation

The Quran teaches that Allah (who is supposed to be the one true God of Abraham) is the Heir of the heavens and earth, i.e. the One who completely owns the entire creation:

“And never must those who act miserly upon what Allah has bestowed upon them of His grace, think that it is good for them; in fact it is harmful for them; soon what they had withheld will be collars round their necks on the Day of Resurrection; and Allah only is the Inheritor (Owner) of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Well Aware of what you do.” S. 3:180 Faridul Haque http://islamawakened.com/quran/3/st13.htm

And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah has power over all things. S. 3:189 Hilali-Khan

They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. Say: Who then can do aught against Allah, if He had willed to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth? Allah’s is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. He createth what He will. And Allah is Able to do all things. S. 5:17 Pickthall

The Muslim scripture further proclaims that no one is allowed to share in Allah’s unique sovereign ownership of all creation:

And say: (All) praise is due to Allah, Who has not taken a son and Who has not a partner in the kingdom, and Who has not a helper to save Him from disgrace; and proclaim His greatness magnifying (Him). S. 17:111 Shakir

He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements. S. 25:2 Hilali-Khan

And yet Jesus claims to possess absolute and perfect power over the entire creation since, being the unique Son of God, he is God’s beloved Heir to whom all things have been entrusted:

“At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.” Matthew 11:25-27

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ALL power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18

The King of kings and Lord of lords

Both the Quran and Islamic tradition affirm that Allah is the King of all creation, which is why he utterly detests anyone calling themselves the king of kings:

Allah is Al-Malik (King or Owner)

Allah is the True Owner (Malik) (of everything and everyone). Allah said…

(He is Allah, beside Whom La ilaha illa Huwa, the King, the Holy, the One free from all defects) (59:23).

Also, the Two Sahihs recorded Abu Hurayrah saying that the Prophet said…

<<The most despicable name to Allah is a person who calls himself the king of kings, while there are no owners except Allah.>>

Also the Two Sahihs recorded that the Messenger of Allah said…

<<(On the Day of Judgement) Allah will grasp the earth and fold up the heavens with His Right Hand and proclaim, ‘I Am the King! Where are the kings of the earth? Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogant?’>>

Also, in the Glorious Qur’an…

(Whose is the kingdom this Day Allah’s, the One, the Irresistible.) (40:16).

As for calling someone other than Allah a king in this life, then it is done as a figure of speech. For instance, Allah said…

(Indeed Allah appointed Talut (Saul) as a king over you.) (2:247)…

(As there was a king behind them) (18:79), and…

(When He made Prophets among you, and made you kings) (5:20).

Also, the Two Sahihs recorded…

<>. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=35; underline emphasis ours)

And yet the risen Lord Jesus, who is supposed to be a Muslim who espoused Islamic theology, revealed to his servant John that he is both the King of kings and the Lord of lords!

“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” Revelation 17:14

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:11-16

The reason why we know that these are the words that Christ gave to John to write down because this is what John tells us at the start of his book:

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:1-8

And:

“I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, WRITE in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, AND WAS DEAD; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. WRITE the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;” Revelation 1:9-19

“And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things SAITH the first and the last, WHICH WAS DEAD, and is alive;” Revelation 2:8

Hence, not only does Jesus tell John that he is the King of kings and Lord of lords, he even identifies himself as the Almighty, and the One who is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, and the First and the Last who died and came to life again!

This isn’t the only time that the risen Christ applied these unique titles to himself:

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I JESUS HAVE SENT MINE ANGEL to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star… ” Revelation 22:12-16, 20

Jesus again describes himself as the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, and the First and the Last. He even says that he shall be the one to repay every person for what s/he has done.

Suffice it to say, these are ascriptions and functions which both the Hebrew Bible and the Quran attribute to God alone:

“Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.” Isaiah 44:6 – cf. 41:4; 48:12

“Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.” Isaiah 40:10

He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing. S. 57:3 Hilali-Khan

Thus, for the risen Jesus to ascribe these unique characteristics to his own Person basically means that he is making himself out to be timeless and uncreated by nature, as well as omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. After all, the titles the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, and the First and the Last imply that Christ has been there from the start of the creation and will continue to be there till the very end of the age. For that to be possible Jesus must be outside of time and must have existed before the creation ever came into being. Likewise, the only way for Christ to be able to perfectly repay or recompense everyone for all their works is if he knows what every single creature has done every second, every moment of their lives.

To say that these are mind blowing claims would be a wild understatement!

With that said we have one final section to get to before concluding https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/islamic-theology-confirms-that-jesus-claimed-to-be-god-pt-2c/.

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Islam: The Religion of Polytheism and Man Worship Pt. 2

We continue from where we previously left off https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/islam-the-religion-of-polytheism-and-man-worship-pt-1/ by quoting the rest of Mikhail’s discussion.

Second: the Koran associated Muhammad with Allah and exalted him even to the place of deity.

In Surat Al-Kahf we read:

Allah… makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule. (Surat Al-Kahf 18:26)

But in another verse the Koran positioned Muhammad as a counselor with Allah. As I mentioned before, Muhammad wanted Zainab Bint Gash to marry his adopted son, Zaid. When Zainab refused Muhammad’s proposal, the Koran declared that this proposal was the decision of Allah and Muhammad.

It is not fitting for a believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger, to have any option about their decision. If anyone disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong path. (Surat Al-Ahzab 33:36)

The Bible declares that God does not accept any human counseling:

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor? (Romans 11:33-34 NKJ)

For Muhammad to associate himself as a counselor with Allah is clearly polytheism. Again we read in the Koran:

Verily, those who give pledge to you (O Muhammad) they are giving pledge to Allah… (Surat Al-Fath 48:10)

He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad) has indeed obeyed Allah… (Surat Al-Nisa 4:80)

In these verses we see that the Koran places Muhammad on equal footing with Allah. Moreover, we read in the Koran:

And the mosques for Allah (Alone) so invoke not anyone along with Allah. (Surat Al-Jinn 72:18 HK)

But, if you listen to the Moazin (the man who calls Muslims to prayer from the top of the mosque) you will hear him saying,

Allah Akbar, Ashado an la-ilaha illa Allah, washado anna Muihammadan rasoulo Allah.

God is greater, I testify that there is no God but Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

With that call to prayer the Moazin associates Muhammad with Allah five times a day. More importantly, the Koran positions Muhammad as a center of prayer and praise in heaven and on earth.

When I debated Dr. Jamal Badawi on February 1, 1988 at Saint Mary’s University, in Halifax, N.S. Canada, Dr. Badawi asked, “How could Christ be God and pray on the cross, ‘My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?'” (Matthew 27:46 NKJ).

“Dr. Badawi,” I answered, “The Koran says that Allah and His angels pray on the prophet. ‘O ye who believe pray on him and salute him with a worthy salutation'” (Surat Al-Ahzab 33:56 Author’s literal translation).

“If Allah in heaven is praying on the prophet,” I continued, “the question is, ‘to whom is Allah praying?'” Why do you Muslims doubt the deity of Jesus Christ because He prayed to God when He was on the cross? Dr. Badawi did not answer my question.

If the Muslims accept the Biblical revelation of God he would believe that God is a triune God, he would understand that the one who was incarnated in the person of Jesus Christ is God the Son, and that Jesus “took the form of a servant, came in the likeness of men, and being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:7,8 NKJ). Then the Muslim would know that Jesus, as a servant, cried out to God, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And he would understand why Christ said “for my Father is greater than I” (John 14:28). The Father was not incarnated, nor crucified, but the Son was.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon commented on that verse saying:

In order that the sacrifice of Christ might be complete, it pleased the Father to forsake his well-beloved Son. Sin was laid on Christ, so God must turn away his face from the Sin-Bearer. To be deserted of his God was the climax of Christ’s grief, the quintessence of his sorrow. See here the distinction between the martyrs and their Lord; in their dying agonies they have been divinely sustained; but Jesus, suffering as the Substitute for sinners, was forsaken of God. Those saints who have known what it is to have their Father’s face hidden from them even for a brief space, can scarcely imagine the suffering that wrung from our Savior the agonizing cry, ‘My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?’ (Matthew: The King has Come, p. 406)

Nevertheless, the first word Christ uttered while on the cross was:

Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do. (Luke 23:34 NKJ)

Then he committed his human spirit to the Father, saying:

Father into your hands I commit My spirit. (Luke 23:46 NAS)

He was always the Son calling on His Father. In addition, He offered that prayer, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” to demonstrate that He was the one whom the prophet David spoke about in Psalm 22. All the prophecies in that Psalm were fulfilled perfectly in Christ when He died on the cross.

But in the Koran Allah, who is absolute, prays to himself on the prophet. The Muslims accept that. They should not question Christ’s deity because of his prayer on the cross. More importantly, if Allah and his angels in heaven are praying on the Prophet, and on earth Muslims are praying on the prophet, than Muhammad is the center of praise and worship in heaven and on earth. This is also the conclusion arrived at by some intellectual Muslims.

The daily Egyptian Newspaper, Alwafd, (September 9, 1992), recorded the following question sent to Sheik Hassan Mamoun, one of the prominent clerics in Egypt.

What is your judgment concerning prayer on Muhammad, the messenger of Allah? Doesn’t that mean worshipping him?

Muslims never mention the name of Muhammad without saying peace be upon him or in Arabic Salla Allah Alihe Wasalaam or Alayhe Alsalaato Wasalaam which means “Allah’s prayer and salutation on him.” Look at any Islamic inscribed sign, and you will read the name “Allah” at the same level with the name of “Muhammad.”

Mahmoud Al-Saddani, the well know Egyptian journalist, wrote a critical article in the August 9, 1996 issue of Almussawar, an Egyptian weekly magazine, saying:

On the memorial birthday of the Messenger [Muhammad] I listened to the Friday message on an Arabic television. The speaker was a young man… he said while shedding tears over the decline of Muslims in this age… ‘the only cause for the Muslims’ demise in this age is that they do not glorify the master of creatures, Muhammad Ibn Abdullah, as they should glorify this glorious Messenger, who is the beginning and the last of all creation… the early Muslims used to glorify the Prophet to the point of drinking his urine…’

This is clear polytheism in Islam.

Do you see how the Koran and the Muslims exalt Muhammad, even to the place of deity, while he lived a sinful life, and rejected the biblical revelation which confirm that Christ is the sinless savior, the eternal Son of God?

Some Christians think that Allah of Islam is the same God revealed to Jews and Christians in the Bible. They refer to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as the three great monotheistic religions.

The Koran declares to the Jews and the Christians:

Our God and your God is one. (Surat Al-Ankabut 29:46)

Say (O Muhammad to the Jews and Christians), Dispute you with us about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? (Surat Al-Baqarah 2:139)

Here we have an important question: If Allah of the Muslims is the same God of the Jews and Christians, why do Jews and Christians need Islam at all? Why do Muslim clerics propagate Islam to Christians in Christian countries?

The fact is that the Allah of Islam is not the same God as the God of the Christians and the Jews revealed in the Bible.

Clearly, the Koran and Islamic traditions fall short of monotheism. Instead, they teach polytheism by their representation of Allah swearing by lesser creatures and objects, and by raising the level of created things to that of Allah as well as associating the praise and superiority of Muhammad with that of Allah.

Source: https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/islam-the-religion-of-polytheism-and-man-worship-pt-2/ 

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Islam: The Religion of Polytheism and Man Worship Pt. 1

The late Christian apologist, writer and pastor Dr. Labib Mikhail wrote a section in his excellent book, Islam Muhammad and the Koran: A Documented Analysis (Blessed Hope Ministry, Second Edition: Revised and Expanded 2002), where he proves that Islam is a polytheistic religion that demotes God and elevates creation, specifically Muhammad. We have decided to reproduce that section here for the benefit of the readers so they can employ this material in their witness to Muslims.

The following appears on pp. 181-193 of chapter 17 titled, “The Koran and Polytheism”.

Polytheism In The Koran

God is the supreme Being, no one is greater than Him. No one is associated with Him. In the book of Hebrews we read:

For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself. (Hebrews 6:13 NKJ, Author’s emphasis)

For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. (Hebrews 6:16)

Every time God swears in the Bible, He swears by Himself because no one is greater than Him.

By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord… in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed. (Genesis 22:16-18 NKJ)

I have sworn by Myself; the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow… (Isaiah 45:23 NKJ)

I swear by Myself, says the Lord. (Jeremiah 22:5 NKJ)

The true and supreme God could not swear by someone else, let alone anything else. So He swore by Himself.

Christians are not polytheists but the Muslims are. I say that, not to ridicule Muslims, but to set the record straight. Two issues are very clear in the Koran

First, the Koran puts Allah in a lesser position than his creation.

Second, the Koran exalted the prophet Muhammad, even to the place of deity.

First, the Koran puts Allah in a lesser position than his creation since He swore by many things other than Himself.

This is polytheism, which the Muslims call “shirk” in Arabic. Allah swore in the Koran twenty-four times, by the Koran, the angels, the winds, the mount, the star, the pen, the moon, the night, the dawn, the day of resurrection, the sky, the day of judgment, the even and odd numbers, the sun, the earth, the soul, the creation of male and female, the fig, the olive and the city of Mecca. Are these things greater than Allah that He would swear by them? What is the value of the pen, the sun, the moon, the fig or the olive, compared to Allah?

Suppose that you are called as a witness in court, and instead of putting your hand on the Bible or the Koran and saying that you will tell the truth and nothing but the truth, you say “Your honor, I swear by the fig, the olive, the pen, and the star to tell the truth.”

Will the judge accept your testimony?

For the Koran to declare that Allah swore by things He had created is to teach heresy and clear polytheism.

1. Allah swore by the Koran five times.

By the Koran, full of wisdom. (Surat Ya Sin 36:2)

By the Koran, full of admonition (Surat Sad 38:1)

By the Book that makes things clear, we have made it a Koran in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand. (Surat Al- Zukhruf 43:2)

By the Book that makes things clear (Surat Al-Dukhan 44:2)

By the Glorious Koran (Surat Qaf 50:1)

2. Allah swore by different ranks of angels or probably men

By those who arrange themselves in ranks. Those who so are strong in repelling [evil]. Those who thus proclaim the message of Allah. (Surat Al-Saffat 37:1-4)

By the [angels] who tear out [the souls of the wicked with violence] by those who gently draw out [the souls of the blessed] and by those who glide along [on errands of mercy], and then press forward as in race, then arrange to do [the commands of their Lord]. (Surat Al-Naziat 79:1-5)

3. Allah swore by the winds.

By the [winds] that scatter broadcast, and those that lift and bear away heavy weights, and those that flow with ease and gentleness, and those that distribute the affair. (Surat Al-Zhariyat 51:1-4)

By the [winds] sent forth one after another. (Surat Al-Mursalat 77:1)

4. Allah swore by the mount, the inscribed book, the Kaaba, and the ocean.

By the mount, by the book inscribed in a parchment unfolded, by the much-frequented house [Kaaba] by the canopy raised high and by the ocean filled with swell. (Surat Al-Tur 52:1-6)

It is of great importance to notice in this verse that Allah swore by the Kaaba, while it was still the shrine of 360 idols.

5. Allah swore by the star.

By the star when it goes down. (Surat Al-Najm 53:1)

6. Allah swore by the pen.

By the pen and by the record which [men] write. (Surat Al-Qalam 68:1)

7. Allah swore by the moon, the night, and the dawn.

Nay, verily: By the moon, and by the night as it retreateth, and by the dawn as it shineth forth. (Surat Al-Muddathir 74:32-34)

8. Allah swore by the Resurrection Day and the self-reproaching soul.

I do swear by the Resurrection Day. And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul. (Surat Al-Qiyamah 75:1, 2)

9. Allah swore by the sky, the Day of Judgment, and by one that witnesses.

By the sky, with its constellations, by the promised day [of judgment]. By one that witnesses and the subject of witness. (Surat Al-Buruj 85:1-3)

10. Allah swore again by the sky.

By the sky and the night-visitant (Surat Al-Tariq 86:1)

11. Allah swore by the dawn, the ten nights, by the even and odd, and by the night.

By the dawn, by the ten nights; by the even and odd [contrasted]. And by the night when it passeth away. (Surat Al-Fajr 89:1-4)

12. Allah swore by the city (Mecca).

Nay I do swear by this city. (Surat Al-Balad 90:1)

13. Allah swore by the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the firmament, the earth, and the soul.

By the sun and his [glorious] splendour: by the moon as she follows him; by the day as it shows up [the sun’s] glory; by the night as it conceals it; by the firmament and its expanse: by the soul, and the proportion and order given to it; and its inspiration as to its wrong and its right. (Surat Al-Shams 91:1-8)

14. Allah swore by the night, the day, and the creation of male and female.

By the night as it conceals [the light]; by the day as it appears in glory; by the creation of male and female. (Surat Al-Layl 92:1-3)

15. Allah swore by the morning light and by the night.

By the glorious morning light, and by the night when it is still, the Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased. (Surat Ad-Duha 93:1-3)

Ahmad Abdelwahab, citing Muhammad’s biographers, wrote in his book, Prophecy and Prophets, the following:

Revelations ceased from coming to Muhammad for a long time (some say two years); some of Muhammad’s friends may have said to him ‘It seems that your Allah has forsaken you.’ The prophet passed through a terrible spiritual crisis. The biographies of Muhammad say: ‘During that time Muhammad thought to commit suicide by throwing himself from the top of Mount Hira, or Mount Abi-Qubees, because he felt desperate and lonely.’ (Prophecy and Prophets, pp. 177-178)

Could you imagine the Prophet Muhammad thinking of committing suicide? At that time Allah swore to Muhammad “by the glorious morning light, and by the night that He had not forsaken him, nor was He displeased with him.”

16. Allah swore by the fig, the olive, Mount Sinai, and the city of Mecca.

By the fig and the olive, and Mount Sinai, and this City of Security [Mecca]. (Surat Al-Tin 95:1-3)

17. Allah swore by the steeds, which, according to the commentators of the Koran, might be camels, war-horses, or spiritual forces.

By the [Steeds] that run, with panting [breath] and strike sparks of fire, and push home the charge in the morning, and raise the dust in clouds the while, and penetrate forthwith into the midst [of the foe]. (Surat Al-Adiyat 100:1-5)

18. Allah swore by time through the ages. 

By the time, verily man is in loss. (Surat Al-Asr 103:1-2)

Does not the association of Allah with these objects and creatures represent polytheism?

With the foregoing in perspective we are now ready to proceed to the second part of Mikhail’s discussion https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/islam-the-religion-of-polytheism-and-man-worship-pt-2/.

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