Why muslims dont worship any statue ?

Answer 1

God is in our mind. It do not need a shape, if the believer is so ardent. But humans in some point of time are not so strong believer and if he want to stay in his belief he may need somrthing to vissualise god. he create some picture as god in his mind. he may draw or make an idol for it.
At first atage of believing one may need an idol or any form. Latter when his belief in god becomes strong it does not require any form. that is the final stage of worship. Muslims starts at this stage and they are trained in that way.

Hindus starts at the stage of idol worshipping and pass to the next atage latter. both are leading to the same way of worshipping. Christion are also same. They see picture of Jesus and proceed to the Father.
ALL RELIGIONS ARE CORRECT IF WE TRY TO UNDERATAND THE TRUE SPIRIT.

Answer 2

Muslims worship God and only God, for only He is Divine and worthy of any form of worship.

It is the biggest sin in Islam to worship anything besides God, or to associate anything with Him. It means you are undermining His position as The One and Only.

A statue or any inanimate object does not have any power whatsover. It does not make sense to pray to something that can't do anything!

Even if a statue or item represents something religious, it is still forbidden to worship anything but God. If you worship a statue it means you are being ungrateful to Him who has given you the gift of life and the many blessings that have come with it.

Answer 3

mewmew, hi!

i'd like to clarify that both Christianity and Islam forbade idolatry. it's just that Christianity diluted the issue in the New Testament... but Protestants still follow it.

and let's not complicate it... God's logic was simple... a graven image cannot replace Him. a graven image (an image made by human hands) cannot do justice to the glory and power of the real thing... and these idols are also based on the perception of the designer/artist... and are no comparison to the real thing.

why would you want to worship a shadow of the real thing? God exists in everything, and in yourself too... an image is a cheap replica and can never replace the real thing...

that's the reason muslims, and new-age christians don't worship idols...

but it's upto the individual... some people have a necessity for "focus"... they believe an idol helps them focus their energy and concentration...

each man to his own, i guess...

hope this helped... don't hesitate to write me if you require any clarification...

enjoy!

Answer 4

Practically thinking can a statue listen to you.. we ourself make a statue and pray to it ..
what muslims belive in God is stated in the Koran chapter 114 "Say He is Allah(God the Allmight) the one and only
He is eternal absolute
He begets not nor is He begotten
and there is none like Him "
Or in simple words or the God as Defined by the Muslims is some thing very Supernatural not an manmade Idol.

Hope this answers your Question

Answer 5

As the BangaloreSizzler has answered, idols are made to focus one's mind on the Absolute. It's not the idols that are worshipped.
Why do Muslims during the Haj pelt stones at a structure representing the Devil ? Isn't the stone an idol in this case ?
Idols for some are the Absolute and for some the Devil.

Answer 6

We worship Allah n believe that he is such a great Creator that no one can figure Him out in statue or other form, we can't imagine or visualize him, we just feel him, and this the way a creator is likely to be.

Answer 7

How can one worship anything that is hand made?
We worship the creator the king of all kings _Allah

Oh people! How can you worship the same lifeless wood which you have carved with your tools - which, if you do not like it you break it and make another. Yet, you still believe that this wood has the power to harm or benefit anyone. Stop this senseless talk! Hymn songs of the unity of Allaah; prostrate yourselves to the True Sovereign, who is your Creator, My Creator, and the Creator of the entire universe

Answer 8

Kaaba is the Qibla i.e. the direction Muslims face during their prayers. It is important to note that though Muslims face the Kaaba during prayers, they do not worship the Kaaba. Muslims worship and bow to none but Allah.

It is mentioned in Surah Baqarah:

"We see the turning of thy face (for guidance) to the heavens: now shall We turn thee to a Qiblah that shall please thee. Turn then thy face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque: wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction."[Al-Qur’an 2:144]


Islam believes in fostering unity

For instance, if Muslims want to offer Salaah (Prayer), it is possible that some may wish to face north, while some may wish to face south. In order to unite Muslims in their worship of the One True God, Muslims, wherever they may be, are asked to face in only one direction i.e. towards the Kaaba. If some Muslims live towards the west of the Kaaba they face the east. Similarly if they live towards the east of the Kaaba they face the west.


People stood on Kaaba and gave the adhaan
At the time of the Prophet, people even stood on the Kaaba and gave the ‘adhaan’ or the call to prayer. One may ask those who allege that Muslims worship the Kaaba; which idol worshipper stands on the idol he worships?

Answer 9

Worshipping is symbolic. Some worship the form of God, say statues and other worship the infinite. It is the religious belief which people generally follow and such "Why's" shoul dbe put to rest.

Answer 10

I am not a Muslim and neither am I a Jew. I was born in a faith that kneels down to all statues and ask for their intercessions for God to grant my wishes. Everytime I read the Holy Bible it says there that I must not have any graven images of idols because our God says He is a jealous God. One thing I cannot understand is my religion who have had a thousand valid excuses for blasphemous and idolatrous acts. Muslims are doing it right and so are the Jews. The Christians call all the objects that has something to with Jesus' death as Holy.