Islam & incorporating polytheism

I wrote this for https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/kug6a3/its_to_my_understanding_that_in_the_middle_ages/

But I don't know if it'll stay or get deleted as they are harsh in their moderation.

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The religion of Islam is based on the revival of the religion of Abraham PBUH Hanif (Literally meaning to move away [From Polytheism] towards the truth) and to remove any pagan and polytheistic addons that tainted it.

Quran 3:67 Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was [Hanif] one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah]. And he was not of the polytheists.

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Based on this Islam puts great emphasis on not incorporating any polytheistic practices in Islam to the point of prohibiting the first steps that lead to it.

On the authority of the mother of the faithful, Aisha (ra), who said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that is not of it will have it rejected (by Allah).”

[Bukhari & Muslim]

In another version in Muslim it reads: “He who does an act which we have not commanded, will have it rejected (by Allah).”

Reference : 40 Hadith Nawawi 5

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So many of the answers here are not correct in attributing pre Islam rituals and places of importance to paganism instead of attributing it to Abraham PBUH. For instance, the Kaabah, the rebuild of it is mentioned in the Quran being on the hands of Abraham and Ishmael PBUT

Quran 2:127 And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing,1 the Knowing.2

This is shown clearly when Prophet Mohammed PBUH entered Makkah, he destroyed all the (360) idols that were in the Kaabah.

It has been narrated by Ibn Abdullah who said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca. There were three hundred and sixty idols around the Ka'ba. He began to thrust them with the stick that was in his hand saying:" Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Lo! falsehood was destined to vanish" (xvii. 8). Truth has arrived, and falsehood can neither create anything from the beginning nor can It restore to life

Reference : Sahih Muslim 1781 a

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So we've established the animosity between Islam and incorporating any polytheism in it. Yet in Islam other religions are tolerated and not forced to abandon but never incorporated in Islam. Yet there are exceptions, some sects of Muslims do import practices from other religions but these are not looked on kindly as they taint the completion of Islam.

Quran 5:3 Prohibited to you are dead animals,1 blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars,2 and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islām as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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In true Reddit style TL/DR: Islam does not incorporate any pagan or polytheistic practices and opposes adding any of them into Islam.

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