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Quran

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Central text of Islam, used here as evidence of its religious discourse.

Modern diagram separating acknowledgment of a creator from exclusive worship. The Quran rejects worship of intermediaries and conditions angelic intercession on permission; it does not categorically abolish all intercession
Modern diagram separating acknowledgment of a creator from exclusive worship. The Quran rejects worship of intermediaries and conditions angelic intercession on permission; it does not categorically abolish all intercessionIL Archive · original diagram · CC BYImage source

Text

The article distinguishes the text’s claims from reconstructing every addressee’s beliefs. Quran 29:61 acknowledges a creator without providing a census of all Arabian beliefs. [1]

Rejecting worship of intermediaries in 39:3 does not abolish intercessionIntercessionMediation subject in the cited Quranic texts to permission and approval, not divine independence.Glossary · Click to read the explanation permitted by God in 53:26. The illustration is modern, not an ancient manuscript. [2][3]

References and notes

  1. Qurʾān 29:61. Quranic Arabic Corpus, verse and parallel translations. Acknowledgment of creator and subjection of sun and moon. Return to the text ↑
  2. Qurʾān 39:3. Quranic Arabic Corpus, verse and parallel translations. Drawing nearer to God and rejection of worship directed elsewhere. Return to the text ↑
  3. Qurʾān 53:26. Quranic Arabic Corpus. Angelic intercession conditioned on permission; criticizing intermediaries does not negate all intercession. Return to the text ↑

Research history

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

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IL Archive, «Quran», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/quran