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Intercession

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Mediation subject in the cited Quranic texts to permission and approval, not divine independence.

Modern comparison of intermediary arguments with the permission condition. Neither denial of all intercession nor a complete history of interpretation. [18][19][25][9]
Modern comparison of intermediary arguments with the permission condition. Neither denial of all intercession nor a complete history of interpretation. [18][19][25][9]IL Archive · original diagram · CC BYImage source

Text

QuranQuranCentral text of Islam, used here as evidence of its religious discourse.Glossary · Click to read the explanation 2:255 conditions intercession on permission, and 21:28 on approval. These texts should not be described as categorically denying all intercession. [1][2]

This differs from worshipping intermediaries for proximity, rejected by the text. Diagram separates arguments from conditions without summarizing every Islamic interpretation. [3]

References and notes

  1. Qurʾān 2:255; displayed text, Quran.com / Quranic Arabic Corpus. Displayed verse: no deity except Him; intercession with permission, not categorical denial of all intercession. Return to the text ↑
  2. Qurʾān 21:26–29; displayed text, Quran.com / Quranic Arabic Corpus. Verse and displayed context: honoured servants, acting on command and interceding with approval; no divine offspring. Return to the text ↑
  3. Qurʾān 39:3; displayed text, Quran.com / Quranic Arabic Corpus. Displayed verse: worship for proximity to Allah; argument rejected by the text. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Intercession», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/intercession