Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Mushriks whom Allah and His Messenger described are of two kinds: The people of Nuh and the people of Ibrahim (Abraham). As for the people of Nuh, their Shirk was represented by their intent in devotion to the graves of pious people, then they sculptured statues for them and then worshipped them. As to the people of Ibrahim, their Shirk was their Ibadah of the stars, the sun and the moon. In fact, they all worshipped Jinn, the devils would insinuate to them to make things in the belief that they worship angels, though they really worship the Jinn. It is the Jinn who help them and are satisfied with their Shirk. Allah (Exalted be He) says: And (remember) the Day when He will gather them all together, then He will say to the angels: Was it you that these people used to worship? They (the angels) will say: Glorified be You! You are our Walî (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them. (Quran 34:40,41) - Majmoo Al-Fatawa: vol. 1, p. 157
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