Submitters Perspective, October 2001
A Submitter explains to friends why he stopped attending Friday prayer at a mosque he says advocates idol worship. Drawing on the Quran, he distinguishes the non-believer from the idol worshiper, who believes in God yet follows religious laws not authorized by God, idolizes others beside God, expects intercession from Jesus, Mary, and Muhammad, or follows ancestors without studying the Quran.
The majority of those who believe in GOD
do not do so without committing
Idol worship
12:106
I had a very interesting experience that I would like to share since we are all subjected to these kinds of circumstances. A few days back a couple of my friends came to see me and talk to me about not attending the Friday prayer at the masjid (mosque) anymore. When I told them that I stopped going there since this masjid, like many others, advocate idol worshipping, they were stunned!! They tried to argue with me that fact and getting on my case for calling these, so-called-Muslims, idol-worshippers. Here, I’m representing my argument.
First I started with reciting the following verses:
72:18 The places of worship belong to GOD; do not call on anyone else beside GOD.