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We do not worship idols on the outside. That's shirk.

But Islam stops us from worshiping idols internally also.

When we do something very nice and beautiful and praiseworthy, if we think its because of My ability i got the job done. Its like worshipping an idol but internally. Eg: we think we got the job interview because I was smart, or passed the exam only due to my hard work, He became muslim because of my dawah, my kids are disciplined because i am strict, My business is doing good since i m very clever etc etc.

Remember Allah has given many examples to us that all these is not our ability but its all from Allah. Prophet Ibrahim was never able to convince his father to become a muslim, neither was our beloved Rasoolullah able to convince his uncle. This are reminders that even the best of human beings, the Prophets, get their ability from Allah. Only by Allah's will we have these abilities.


All of this comes from Allah . All these are Mercy of Allah, so we should thank Allah first. We forget this part very often. One of the extreme example is Firawn, he was so arrogant that he declared himself to be god. So Allah has preserved his body as an example to us. We shouldn't indulge ourselves too much. Always remember whatever we are its because of Allah and give him the due praise. If we are taking pride in our abilities it should be only after praising the One who gave it to us.

Based on the following video of Nouman Ali Khan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awwt323qhHA