and revealed His Books is to worship Allah alone, without partner, to seek His help, to rely upon Him, and to call upon Him to obtain benefits and ward off harm. As the Most High said:

“The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.”

“Indeed, We have sent down the Book to you in truth, so worship Allah, devoting your religion sincerely to Him.”

“Indeed, sincere devotion belongs to Allah alone. Those who take protectors besides Him say, ‘We worship them only so that they may bring us nearer to Allah.’ Surely Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ.”

The Most High also said:

“The places of worship belong to Allah, so do not invoke anyone alongside Allah.”

The Most High also said:

“Say, ‘My Lord has commanded justice. Turn your faces toward Him at every place of worship, and call upon Him, devoting your religion sincerely to Him.’”

The Most High also said:

“Say, ‘Call upon those whom you claim besides Him. They have no power to remove harm from you or to divert it.’”

“Those whom they invoke themselves seek a means of drawing near to their Lord, each striving to be nearest. They hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, your Lord’s punishment is ever to be feared.”

Some of the early Muslims said that certain people used to invoke the Messiah, Ezra, and the angels. Allah Most High said: “Those whom you invoke are My servants, just as you are My servants. They hope for My mercy, just as you hope for My mercy; they fear My punishment, just as you fear My punishment; and they seek to draw near to Me, just as you seek to draw near to Me.” If this is the situation of those who invoke the prophets and angels, what, then, of those who invoke others below them?

The Most High also said:

“Do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants as protectors instead of Me? Indeed, We have prepared Hell as a lodging for the disbelievers.”

The Most High also said: “Say, ‘Call upon