The Call of the Quran
1. Divine Planning
~ 16 ~
This paved the way to the revelation of nature’s
secrets to man. It was indeed the monotheistic
revolution, which laid the foundation for bringing
about the modern age of advancement. Abraham’s
prayer, ‘Lord, preserve me and my descendants
from serving idols. Lord, they have led many men
astray’ (14:36), had been answered.
Now the question arises as to how people were
mislead by these idols. What qualities did these
inanimate objects possess which helped them in this
regard? We can understand this secret if we have a
look at the idols prevalent during Abraham’s time
and referred to in Abraham’s prayer.
The idols were of the sun, the moon and the stars. It
has been proved historically that these bright,
heavenly bodies were objects of worship
everywhere in the civilized world of Abraham’s
time. This gives us a clue as to how and why these
idols managed to lead the people astray.
Although God is the greatest reality, He is invisible to
the eye. On the contrary, the sun, the moon and the
stars, shining brightly, are visible to every eye. Due to
their brilliance people came under their spell and
