Do Muslims worship only Allah

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shukran ;)


i hope to learn more about islam.. i will definantly try to be polite while here.. (i am a stranger in a strange land :P)


muslimah,


if you don't mind me asking.. i have just read the sticky thred essence of islam. inside is mentioned that (one of, if not the) main theme is to develop a relationship with Allah (the God) and learn detachment from the other things..


if you'll forgive my saying so.. this is very similar to other religious systems (buddhism comes to mind immediately, although that has no head deity per se) and there are some people who follow the bible faith along those lines also (worship of Jehovah only)


(there is a line in the bible where it says 'people have worshipped the creation rather than the creator'..)


also, forgive me if this seems a ignorant question.. but if worship (and i use that term loosely) of Allah is paramount why do muslims pray to 'the sun' several times a day (the sun is a creation, not the creator..? so i can see why bible people might have a hard time with that..)


thnx for the welcome :)