Rationale Behind Ibrahim عليه السلام Destroying Idols
This was not with the kabah. This was when ibrahim عليه السلام destroyed the idols of his nation before the kabah was built
Also that’s what I’m asking- what type of explanation and rationale? The analogy I have is the same I think- someone destroys a masjid and says ‘look your God couldn’t even say a thing to me’.
God has chosen to put this story in his book then the purpose must be to rationally disprove idol worship. I am just looking for that. Why is our religion so hard on idols? I have heard it is because they are false and a lie into God. This makes sense. But to destroy them doesn’t prove anything. To ask whether they actually eat doesn’t prove anything. To say they don’t harm or benefit you DOES prove something- that they don’t have any power. But how does destroying them do anything?
So the analogy does stand- they will say that you can destroy all the statues in the world- it won’t belittle our gods in the slightest. That’s the thing- to ask the idols to speak is like coming, destroying a masjid, and saying ‘go on- tell you God to stop me’. Or if a group comes, to say ‘go on- ask your God which one of us destroyed it’. It seems to be this scenario. I don’t think anyone at all worships the actual stone. No one is that stupid
It must be a question. Otherwise the choice to be on the faith is upon blind faith. It is impossible to find all the answers, so we go off of what we find most reasonable. God specifically chose to mention this story. So there must be a reason he wanted us to find- he is the one who wanted us to ask this question it seems
Our faith is based on overwhelming evidence and signs, but if we are demanding an absolute proof and certainty, then we are no different than disbelievers. We will only get absolute certainty when we die and it will be too late then. It is not in Allah’s scheme to provide absolute certainty because that will negate the plan of having this life as a test. Don’t you think Allah could have given us certainty if he wanted to. He just gives us pretty strong signs and we match those signs with our internal built in faith and that is all. We don’t question our faith every second, but we try to understand Allah that is all. Even some prophets didn’t have absolute certainty. Didn’t prophet Musa asked Allah to show him sign to strengthen his faith?