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Worship none except Allah (11:2)

... Hud (11:2) أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّنِى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ وَبَشِيرٌۭ ٢ ˹Tell them, O  Prophet,˺ “ Worship none but Allah. Surely I am a warner and deliverer of good news to you from Him. — Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran (directing the Prophet to say to the people,) “ You must not worship anyone other than Allah; I am for you a warner from Him, and a bearer of glad tidings; — T. Usmani [Through a messenger, saying], " Do not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings, " — Saheeh International  2. (Saying) worship none but Allâh . Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم ) am unto you from Him a warner and a bringer of glad tidings . — Al-Hilali & Khan [Say, Prophet], ‘ Worship no one but God . I am sent to you from Him to warn and to give good news. — M.A.S. Abdel Haleem that you may worship none but Allah . Verily, I have come to you as a warner and a bearer of good news from Him — A. Maudud...

I worship Allah who takes your souls (10:104)

... Jonah (10:104) قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى شَكٍّۢ مِّن دِينِى فَلَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِنْ أَعْبُدُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٤ [ https://quran.com/10/104 ] Say, 'O Humans, if you are in doubt about my Deen (religion), then, I do not worship you worship instead of Allah, but I worship Allah who takes you * ; and I have been commanded to be among the believers .  - [my translation] * the term ( يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ) has been used for taking away of the nafs daily (Q6:60), and at the time of death (Q6:61). Moreover,  Q39:42 states both situations in the same ayat.  The 'nafs' is the focus of the message of The Quran. The 'nafs' is the soul that will be compensated according to the Deen (religion || law of returns) as defined across The Quran, and prior scriptures. The Deen of Allah has always remained the same, constant, across all Abrahamic scriptures, and ev...

the worship of imaginary intercessors (10:18)

... Jonah (10:18) وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَـٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ١٨ They worship besides Allah others who can neither harm nor benefit them, and say, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Are you informing Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or the earth? Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺!” — Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran Beside Allah, they worship those who can neither harm nor benefit them, and they say, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” Say, “Are you informing Allah of what He does not know as existing in the heavens or on the earth?” Pure is He, and far higher than what they associate with Him. — T. Usmani And they worship other than Allāh that which neither harms them nor bene...

That is Allah, your Rabb, so worship Him (10:3)

... Jonah (10:3) إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍۢ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ ۖ مَا مِن شَفِيعٍ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِذْنِهِۦ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٣ Surely your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, [1] then established Himself on the Throne, conducting every affair. None can intercede except by His permission. That is Allah—your Lord , so worship Him ˹alone˺ . Will you not then be mindful? — Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran [1] See footnote for 7:54. Surely, your Lord is Allah, the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and then He positioned Himself on the Throne. He governs all affairs (of His creation). There is no one who could intercede before Him, except after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord . So, worship Him . Would you still pay no heed? — T. Usmani Indeed, your Lord is Allāh, who created the hea...