Islam and Ra

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yes suraj, well put.
It just comes to show what we talked about earlier, about the connection between Islam and the environment it started in.
The strong prohibition on worshiping any creation could be linked to idol worship being so common in the area.
Another possibility, the Quran is regarded by many to fix the mistakes of the past. With this in mind, this aspect may have something to do with the Christian church and the way their worship developed.

One thing I think that I could never reconcile with Christianity is the worship of images of God (as a bearded white man, to be sure) even though the Bible states that we shouldn't worship idols. I think that Islam's shift in focus from the image to the word is important.