For this reason...

For this reason, they must worship Him alone: ﴿ وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ ﴾ “We did not send any apostle before you but We revealed to him that ‘There is no god except Me; so worship Me.” [^4] In another place, by citing that the Lordship ( rubūbiyyah ), Godhood ( ulūhiyyah ) and Creatorship ( khāliqiyyah ) exclusively belong to God, all the human beings are invited to worship Him [alone]: ﴿ ذلِكُمُ اللّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ هُوَ خالِقُ كُلِّ‏ِ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ ﴾ “That is Allah, your Lord, there is no god except Him, the creator of all things; so worship Him.” [^5] Addressing the Holy Prophet ( ṣ ), it is thus stated in another verse: ﴿ وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُ الأمْرُ كُلَّهُ فَاعْبُدْهُ ﴾ “To Allah belongs the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and to Him all matters are returned.

So worship Him.” [^6] In many verses, the idol-worshippers have been reproached for worshipping objects which cannot give them neither harm nor benefit: ﴿ قُلْ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لا يَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلا نَفْعًا ﴾ “Say, ‘Do you worship, besides Allah, what has no power to bring you any benefit or harm?” [^7] ﴿ وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلا يَنْفَعُهُمْ ﴾ “They worship besides Allah that which neither causes them any harm, not brings them any benefit.” [^8] ﴿ وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا ﴾ “They worship besides Allah what has no power to provide them.” [^9] ﴿ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا ﴾ “Indeed those whom you worship besides Allah have no control over your provision.” [^10] What is Worship?