“None whom they had associated with Allah in His Divinity will intercede on their behalf; rather, they will disown those whom they had set up as Allah’s associates in His Divinity.”
(Al Qur’ān – 30:13)
Three types of beings are usually associated with God in His Divinity. To the first category belong angels, Prophets, saints, martyrs and pious people whom the polytheists invest with Divine attributes, and for whom they consecrate worship rituals. On the Day of Judgement, these beings will plainly tell their devotees that the latter had engaged in polytheistic acts in violation of their teachings. They will thus disown them altogether.
The second category is comprised of objects that are devoid of consciousness or even life – the sun, the moon, the planets, trees, stones and animals. Polytheists elevated these objects to Godhead, worshipped them, and addressed prayers to them. Those objects, however, are totally unaware that human beings, whom God designated as His vicegerent, are engaged in such adoration. As things stand, none of these objects will be in a position to intercede with God on behalf of their devotees in the Next Life.
The third category consists of those who are notorious for their evil, those who exerted their efforts, had recourse to falsehood and trickery and did not shrink from using force in order to make God’s creatures serve them. These include Satan, false religious leaders and tyrannical rulers. In the Next Life they will face severe reckoning and punishment. In sum, on the Day of Judgement the polytheists will receive no help from any quarter.