Among the Quran’s many vivid metaphors, few are as perplexing as the one found in Surah 22 (Al-Hajj), verse 31: [22:31] You shall maintain your devotion absolutely to GOD alone. Anyone who sets up any idol beside GOD is like one who fell from the sky, then gets snatched up by vultures, or blown away by … Continue reading Falling from the Sky: The Outcome of Idolatry