those whom you serve beside him are merely idle names that you and your fathers have fabricated without allah sending down any sanction for them. all authority to govern rests only with allah. he has commanded that you serve none but him. this is the right way of life though most people are altogether unaware.
ما تعبدون من دونه إلا أسماء سميتموها أنتم وآباؤكم ما أنزل الله بها من سلطان إن الحكم إلا لله أمر ألا تعبدوا إلا إياه ذلك الدين القيم ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون