polytheism or monotheism?

as for me currently i am a polytheist (hindu)
are you monotheist? (judaism , christianity, islam)
islam is purest form of monotheism i believe as no statues or pictures are used for worship

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nobodyishome · 31-35, F

that's true. But I don't get what's wrong with idol worship really. I mean, like, humans are a see, feel, touch creatures. So, how do you worship something you can't see. I mean, I know my boyfriend is there, because I can see him. I don't understand why idol worship is wrong.

SW-User

@nobodyishome according to muslims , as no one has seen God , you cant picture or imagine his real form.

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User so, what's wrong with idol worship. Like, if I was living in the 70s, and my husband (who means so much to me and is my best friend) was going away for the long time, and have only his photo. Will I not look at his photo when he is away for like 2 years. When I'm sad and when I'm happy. What's wrong with idol worship?

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User I asked Allah for His photo once, and He told me it's not yet possible to take pictures of Himself (His Real Self). 🙃

SW-User

@nobodyishome because acc to muslims.. god created you, you can't create god.. you can't worship something which is your creation and you can't worship something which cannot benefit or harm you, you can't worship which cannot not even save it self, this is generally muslim ideology

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User yea, but Allah is not like that at all. Maybe He is. I don't know. I mean, how would I feel if I'm taking care of you and providing for you and making you feel special all the time, and you go and thank somebody else in front of me?

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User oh, this is very enlightening. Imma make a post about it :)

SW-User

@nobodyishome exactly

SW-User

@nobodyishome in islam it is like that as you said that he is providing for his servants and if servant gonna associate him with partners or idols , God won't like it.. This is ehy it's the biggest sin in islam

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User sure. Imagine you are a guy with a lil bit of jealousy inside you (all guys do), and his girlfriend goes and makes out with another boy in front of him? Heaven knows what will happen then. It's the same with Allah. Allah is a He, so He also feels similar feelings sometimes. :)

SW-User

@nobodyishome no acc to islam Allah is not he nor she, it is just to show authority people use he.. he is pure from all these things

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User No, according to Islam. Allah is a He. He refers to Himself as We, because He is Royal. Like, a Royal We :)

SW-User

@nobodyishome Yes but Allah is not male he is pure from gender and all

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User who said gender had to do anything with being pure?

SW-User

@nobodyishome by pure I meant that he is beyond all things gender, sleep , hunger, thirst .. he is beyond all these

nobodyishome · 31-35, F

@SW-User How do you know so much about Islam, Dhritii :)

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@SW-User In what way does being male confer authority?