To believe that anyone, other than God, can intercede
on our behalf to have our sins forgiven or our wishes fulfilled, is to
set up partners with God.
This is idolatry. The Quran proclaims that
"All intercession belongs to God" (39:44),
and that there will be
"no intercession on the Day of Judgment" (2:254).
The myth of intercession is one of Satan's most effective
tricks to dupe millions of people into idol worship.
Millions of Christians believe that Jesus will intercede
for them at God, and
millions of Muslims believe that Muhammad will intercede
on their behalf.
Consequently, these people idolize Jesus and Muhammad.
The concept of intercession is utterly illogical.
Those who believe in Muhammad's intercession, for example,
claim that he will ask God to forgive them and admit them into Paradise.
They imagine Muhammad on the Day of Judgment choosing
the candidates for his intercession.
If you ask those who believe in intercession:
"How will Muhammad recognize those who deserve his intercession?"
they tell you, "God will tell him!"
According to this concept, a person will go to Muhammad
and request his intercession. Muhammad will then ask God whether this person
deserves his intercession or not.
God will inform Muhammad that the person deserves to
go to Paradise.
Muhammad will then turn around and tell God that the
person deserves to go to Paradise! The blasphemy is obvious; those who
believe in intercession make God a secretary of their idol Muhammad. God
be glorified.
Since the Quran is the most accurate book, it acknowledges
that everyone in Paradise will intercede on behalf of his or her loved
ones:
"Please God, admit my mother into Paradise."
This intercession will work if the person's mother deserves
to go to Paradise (2:255,
20:109,
21:28). Thus,
intercession, though it will take place in this manner, is utterly useless.
We learn from the Quran that Abraham, God's beloved servant,
could not intercede on behalf of his father (9:114).
Noah could not intercede on behalf of his son (11:46).
Muhammad could not intercede on behalf of his uncle (111:1-3)
or relatives (9:80).
What makes anyone think that a prophet or a saint will
intercede on behalf of a perfect stranger?!
See 2:48,
123; 6:51, 70,
94; 7:53; 10:3;
19:87;
26:100;
30:13;
32:4;
36:23;
39:44;
40:18;
43:86;
53:26
& 74:48.
Muhammad's intercession is in 25:30.
