of worship except Allah. In
fact, this statement negates
the existence of any other
deity besides Allah and
confirms that Allah is the only
True God worthy of being
worshipped.
The Arabic word ilaah (god)
refers to any being that is
worshipped. Thus, whoever
worships something has in
fact taken it as a god besides
or instead of Allah. All such
deities are indeed false except
for one God-Allah, the true
Lord and Creator.