“Do not revile those whom they invoke instead of God, lest they revile God out of spite, and in ignorance. Thus have We made the actions of every community seem goodly to them. Then to their Lord shall they all return, and He will explain to them all that they have been doing.” (The Qur’ān – 6:108)
The Qur’ān enjoins the believers to adopt an attitude of propriety, decency and refinement. They are instructed not to revile the idols or deities of the unbelievers so that the latter do not start to revile God, without knowing His true position and His majesty. Thus any abuse by the believers of their deities would be taken as an excuse to abuse God, the Almighty.
It is human nature that when a person does something, whether good or bad, he thinks he has done well and he defends his actions. If he follows guidance, he finds it good; and if he is in error, he still believes that his error is good. The unbelievers ascribed partners to God and appealed to them instead of appealing to Him; yet they accepted that God is the One who creates and provides sustenance. If the Muslims had reviled the unbelievers’ deities, the latter would have disregarded
what they believed of God’s position and abused God Himself in order to defend their concepts and worship of other deities. Hence, the believers are required to let them alone: “Then to their Lord shall they all return, and He will explain to them all that they have been doing.”