Surah Maidah 5:116 - Do Catholics Worship Mary?

 

وَإِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَـٰعِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ءَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ ٱتَّخِذُونِى وَأُمِّىَ إِلَـٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِحَقٍّ ۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُۥ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُۥ ۚ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِى وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِكَ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ ١١٦

And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you ever ask the people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?” He will answer, “Glory be to You! How could I ever say what I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing, you would have certainly known it. You know what is ˹hidden˺ within me, but I do not know what is within You. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Knower of all unseen.

On one hand, some point out that in a historical context, worship of Mary, mother of Jesus (a.s.) as part of the trinity was present in some Arabian Christian sects considered heretical by the mainstream, and so it's not out of the question that they existed and may have been addressed during the time of Revelation.

On the other hand, it's often readily noted that the veneration of Mary, mother of Jesus (a.s.) in the more dominant Christian denominations across history exceeds the limits in terms of what is considered acceptable, and therefore constitutes a form of worship.

To expand on the second point, remember that shirk, or the sin of associating partners with Allah (s.w.t.), is not just limited to conjuring up a false pantheon of supposed deities - it also extends to attributing power and dominion to creation, including the belief that certain saintly figures can be asked to impart worldly benefit or protection. It almost certainly includes the more prominent Christian epithets like 'Mother of God', na'udhubillah, regardless of how literally or esoterically the term is read.

because the do pray to her . Ave Maria is a common Prayer to Mother of God in Catholic belief. (astaghfirullah)