“Your Lord creates what He will and chooses (for His tasks) whomsoever He will: It is not for them to make the choice. Glory be to Allah. He is exalted far above the partnership [in His divinity] that they ascribe.”
(Al Qur’ān – 28:68)
The polytheists had chosen some of God’s creatures as their gods. They ascribed to them certain attributes and functions. God now tells them that only He has the right to confer on any of His creatures the attributes and the functions that He pleases, creating in them the ability to perform the tasks that God wills them to perform. But who gave the polytheists the right to proclaim that any part of God’s power and authority had been transferred to some of his creatures? Hence, how could anyone be regarded as “the remover of every distress”, or as the “bestower of treasures”, or as having the power to answer the calls of the distressed?
How can it be said about someone that he can bring about rainfall, or that someone else can grant jobs or offspring to people, or afflict people with diseases or heal them? How can these polytheists delegate to anyone God’s powers over any part of God’s realm? Whether it be an angel, a jinn, a Prophet or a saint, all are God’s creatures and He Alone can allocate the power, ability or authority on whomsoever He likes, and whatever power or ability anyone has, owes itself to God’s Bounty. In short, how can anyone be invested with God’s Attributes and Powers?