02-15-2007, 06:43 PM
Bismillah
How is praying to saints (something other than the Creator) not polytheism? Go to the Vatican and you can see all the idols that people pray to. The foot of the statue of Peter has to be replaced because people touch it so much. What benefit are they getting from this? Did Jesus say to do this act, let alone the Almighty Supreme? No way! Why is this man... statue of a man being venerated? This is one of the examples of how men following their own caprice leads them to deviant acts that they believe are benefitting them.
Reflecting on what worship is and what "God," or one who is worthy of worship is eliminates this confusion and straying.
Why pray to anyone else when Allah Suhanna wa t'ala is always Hearing? If I cannot communicate with my spouse and ask my friend to talk to her for me about our relationship, she would be FUMING. To me, this just shows weakness in the relationship.