Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
Pay heed! Worship is for Allah only; and
those who have taken others as their supporters beside Him say; "We worship
* them only so that they get us closer to Allah"; Allah will surely judge
between them regarding the matter in which they dispute; indeed Allah does
not guide one who is a big liar, extremely ungrateful. (*The pagans regarded
their idols as smaller Gods and worshipped them. So did the Christians.
This does not apply to Muslims who only respect their elders, and ask for
their blessings.)