In Islam there are No Mediators Between Man and Allah

In Islam there are No Mediators Between Man and Allah

Praises be to Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal with Allah (subHanahu wa ta'ala).

"When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way." (2:186)

"Oh mankind! A similitude has been coined, so listen to it
(carefully): Verily those on whom you call besides Allah, cannot
create (even) a fly, even though they combine together for the
purpose. And if the fly snatches away a thing from them, they will
have no power to release it from the fly. So weak are (both) the
seeker and the sought." (22:73)

In this modern age, as in ages past, people call upon sages, mystics and saints for help. They grasp a lucky rabbit's foot or other talisman, investing it with the power to intercede for them to
achieve a desired result. They wear angel pins and four-leaf clovers, covering their bets with a nod to religion and nature. When some ill befalls, they damn their luck. When some good comes to them, they thank their lucky stars or light a candle for a favorite saint. They give credit to everyone and everything save the One who created them. Their pleas are unheard by those they invoke, and the One Who is the All-Hearing, the One who knows their needs better than they themselves, is rarely called upon.

The believer, however, feels in his heart only revulsion at the idea
of invoking someone besides Allah. He knows that Allah, though
separate from His creation, knows him more intimately than any
created being can:

"It was We who created man and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein."
(50:16)

He takes comfort in this knowledge and also in knowing that Allah
loves for His slaves to invoke him and ask for their needs. He knows that Allah does not grow weary from granting provision for His believers, and that all of humankind could not exhaust the patience of the Infinite.

Five times a day during the compulsory prayers, and at anytime with informal supplication (dua'), the believer has a direct open channel between him and Allah. He pours out his soul, praising Allah and acknowledging His sovereignty, and then asks for what he needs. He asks for guidance, for a pious spouse, for a better job, for food to feed his children. He knows that if he is patient, Allah will answer his prayer, by granting him what he asked for, or by substituting something better, or by wiping away a sin or storing up goodness for him in the world to come. He knows that such a bounty comes only from Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and not from any angel or guru or earthly ruler. This knowledge brings about a deep contentment and calmness in the face of adversity.

With a direct line to the Most Merciful, who needs a rabbit's foot,
an icon or a statue? These tokens pale to insignificance, and the
believer can only look upon those superstitious souls who use such items with wonder and pity.

Who would submit to that and thereby
separate oneself from communion with the Almighty?

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