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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Wahhabism ‘Calling’ The Divine Personalities One of the matters of disputes between the Wahhabis and other Islamic sects is the matter of pleading and calling the pious personalities and awliya Allah in times of hardship and difficulties.

Pleading and asking help from the Prophets and awliya Allah near their graves or otherwise is completely in vogue among the Islamic sects and they consider it neither to be shirk (polytheism) nor contradicting the Islamic foundations. On the other hand, the Wahhabis have strongly rejected such pleadings and for intimidating their opponents, they set forth some verses of Qur’an which are not having the least connection to what they claim and always raise the following verse as their slogan.

وأن المساجد لله فلا تدعوا مع الله احداً “The mosques belong to Allah; do not call anyone with Allah. (Jinn 72:18)” For acquainting the respected readers with all such verses which are the greatest excuse in the hands of the Wahhabis, we shall present them here and then explain their contents. The Wahhabis prove their point by producing the afore-mentioned and the following verses.

له دعوة الحق والذين يدعون من دونه لا يستجيبون لهم بشئ “To Him is due the true prayer; and those whom they pray to beside Allah give them no answer. (Raad 13:14)” وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَا أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَنْصُرُونَ “And those whom you call upon besides Him are not able to help you, nor can they help themselves.

(A’raf 7:197)” وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْ قِطْمِيرٍ “And those whom you call upon besides Him do not control a straw. (Fatir 35:13)” إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ “Surely those whom you call on besides Allah are in a state of subjugation like yourselves.

(A’raf 7:194)” قل ادعوا الذين زعمتم من دونه فلا يملكون كشف الضُر عنكم ولا تحويلاً “Say: Call on those whom you assert besides Him, so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor (its) transference. (Bani-Israel 17:56)” أولئك الذين يدعون يبتغون إلى ربهم الوسيلة “Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord. (Bani-Israel 17:57)” ولا تدع من دون الله ما لا ينفعك ولا يضُرك “And do not call besides Allah on that which can neither benefit you nor harm you.

(Yunus 11:106)” إن تدعوهم لا يسمعوا دعاءكم “If you call on them they shall not hear your call.

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