وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْدَادًا...

And those who were but followers will say: If a return were possible for us, we would disown them even as they have disowned us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire. (2: 165-167) God Exclusive Obedience and Worship So far we understood that monotheism is not only a philosophical concept but a belief on which man's social and individual life should be based.

Some of the general articles of the Monotheistic Resolution the Qur'an are as follows: According to the principle of monotheism, human beings do not have the right to worship or obey any person or anything except God. On this basis all the sufferings and oppressions which have been imposed on mankind by false gods throughout the history have been devoid of any true justification. This general statement includes idols, gods, tyrants and finally the inclinations of the carnal soul.

The following verses which are about false gods whether mankind or other things-clarify the general pattern of this aspect of monotheism.