Dr. Rashad Khalifa
Following Hadith and Sunna is idolization of the prophet Muhammad against his will, since he is a human like us who must not be idolized.1, 2, 3
God commands that the Quran alone be the only source of religious teaching, and accepting any other source equals setting up other gods beside God.1, 2, 3
Millions of Muslims today practice idolatry identical to that of Quraish, praying to God and then asking saints at their tombs for health, wealth, and children.1, 2
Most believers fall into idol worship without realizing it and think they are rightly guided.1, 2
The great criterion is that those who believe in intercession cannot bear talk about God alone, and one's reaction to talk of God alone reveals oneself and one's destiny.1, 2
The majority of people are disbelievers and the majority of believers are going to hell, so those who worship God alone are a minority of the minority.1, 2, 3
We were created for the sole purpose of worshiping God alone, which is why idol worship is the only unforgivable offense.1, 2
Verse 39:45 is the Quran's great criterion: mentioning God alone excludes mentioning anyone else, and those who idolize Muhammad or Jesus are upset by it.1, 2
A true messenger of God advocates worship of God alone and abolition of idol worship, never asks for a wage, and is given incontrovertible proof; anyone failing these is a false claimant.1, 2
Earth is an infinitesimal speck in the greater universe, so setting up powerless humans like Mary, Jesus, and Muhammad as gods is absurd.1
People who denounce Satan, uphold God's absolute authority, and refuse to idolize dead creatures like Jesus and Muhammad return to God's protection and enjoy a perfect life here and forever.1
Satan and his representatives promote idolizing powerless creatures such as Muhammad, Jesus, Mary, and the saints, and because of our polytheistic tendencies most of us are easy prey.1
Believing that anyone other than God can intercede to have our sins forgiven or our wishes fulfilled is setting up partners with God, which is idolatry.1
Idol worshipers who do not uphold the First Pillar are forbidden by God from saying the correct Shahadah by itself without adding Muhammad's name.1, 2
Millions of Muslims have adopted a polytheistic version of the First Pillar by insisting on mentioning Muhammad's name beside God's name.1
Contact prayers must be devoted to God alone, so commemorating Muhammad and his family or Abraham and his family during prayer is idolatry that renders the prayers null and void.1, 2, 3
Visiting Muhammad's tomb and treating it as a second Sacred Mosque is flagrant idolatry that nullifies the pilgrims' Hajj and violates the Quran.1, 2
Upholding any prohibition not specifically mentioned in the Quran amounts to idolatry, because such prohibitions represent other gods besides God.1
Seeking religious guidance from anything besides the Quran, however right it seems, falls into Satan's trap and amounts to rejecting God's word and setting up another god besides God.1, 2
The mass rebellion against God and His messenger and the reversion to idolizing the Prophet and the saints called for the fulfillment of God's pledge in 47:38.1
Most people who proclaim that their god is the Creator of the heavens and the earth are only giving lip service and are in fact destined for Hell.1
Your god is whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the time, which can be your children, your spouse, your business, or your ego.1, 2
The only unforgivable offense, if maintained until death, is idol worship, meaning believing that anyone besides God possesses any power.1
Murder, stealing, lying, and cheating are all forgivable, but idol worship is not forgiven if the person dies an idol worshiper.1, 2, 3
Going to any source of religious teaching other than the Quran means setting up another god beside God.1, 2, 3, 4
The Quran declares Muhammad a human being like us and warns in the same verses against falling into idol worship.1
Anyone is free to doubt or question God or be an atheist; he himself was an idol worshiper for a long time but never doubted God.1, 2, 3
Mentioning Muhammad and Abraham in the contact prayer amounts to worshiping them.1
God gives an example: we would never make our servants equal partners in our property, so we should not set up idols beside God.1, 2, 3, 4
A person who idolizes his opinion is in serious trouble and will go to hell unless he changes and gives in to God's opinion.1, 2, 3
Idolizing one's own opinion, holding fast to it so that nothing stands in its way, is idol worship according to the Quran.1, 2
The warning of 39:65 applies to every messenger: committing idol worship nullifies all one's works.1, 2, 3
Any offense can be forgiven except idol worship, so we must worship God alone without idolizing anyone or anything.1, 2, 3
Even if disrespecting the Prophet were true of us, it would be forgivable, whereas idol worship is not, so avoiding idol worship is the right choice.1, 2, 3
Only God can benefit or harm you, and thinking that anyone or anything, such as Jesus, Mary, Muhammad, or your job, can benefit or harm you is idol worship.1, 2, 3, 4
We must never let Satan sneak idol worship into our hearts or minds, and must always be aware that God is the doer of everything.1, 2
Believers must still go to the Sacred Mosque and perform Hajj even if idol worshipers fill it, because hundreds there believe in God alone.1, 2, 3, 4
Muslims never call Muhammad God, Son of God, or an idol, yet for all practical purposes they idolize him because they believe he has the power to intercede.1, 2, 3
Satan is quite powerful and wants to make each person an idol worshiper.1
The Quran says that among the Christians and Jews, those who worship God and do not idolize anything go to heaven.1
Abraham and those around him worshiped God alone, but idol worship was gradually added until the time of Muhammad, when God renewed the message through the Quran.1, 2, 3
Most people will not believe, and most of the believing minority fall into idol worship, such as most Christians worshiping Jesus and most Muslims worshiping Muhammad.1, 2, 3, 4
Anything is forgivable except idol worship maintained until death, because we are here to establish that only God possesses all power.1, 2