“Say (O Muhammad!): ‘Had there been other gods with Him, as they claim, they would surely have attempted to find a way to the Lord of the Throne. Holy is He and far above all that they say’.”
(Al-Qur’an – 17:42-43)
Had there been any other who shared with God His godhead, he would have certainly tried to place himself on God’s Throne. For, if several deities exist then only two alternatives are possible. One, that each of them is God and that they are independent of the others. And two, one of the gods is the True God, the rest are subordinate to Him but have had some of His powers delegated to them.
In the former situation, it is simply inconceivable that several deities, who are independent and sovereign, would always concur on all matters; and this concurrence, as we all know, is necessary for the perfect harmony, uniformity, coherence and balance which characterise the workings of this vast universe.
Had there been a multiplicity of gods, it is likely that there would have been clashes and discordance at every step. And when a god became aware that things were not going his way, he would have struggled to become the sole master of the entire universe.
Anyone who has made any serious effort to reflect on the universe can never escape the conclusion that it is under the firm control of One God alone, and that it is simply out of the question that anyone could share any of His powers with Him.