Question
A Hindu says that Muslims are also idol worshippers because they worship the Ka'bah. He says that just as their idols are representatives of God, so too do Muslims believe of the Ka'bah. What is the response for this?
Answer
The Ka'bah does not represent a deity. While Hindus pray directly to the idols and supplicate to the idols for whatever are their needs, we do not pray to the Ka'abah. While the idols are regarded by the Hindus to be representatives of God, in fact deities, and intermediaries for the worshippers, Muslims do not have such beliefs regarding the Ka'bah. Loving and respecting an object do not elevate the object to the pedestal of a deity. But the Hindu cow and idol worshippers manufacture their own gods with their own hands from stone and from every conceivable created substance.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- Al-Haq Bulletin No. 74
- PDF page
- 24
Appears under Question & Answer (approximate).