Mughal Emperor Jahangir argues with a Bengali Brahmin about
the usefulness of idolatry. The emperor says that “Hindus make idols of clay,
wood and stone, and by infusing life into these by means of spells, only
worship evil spirits.
The Brahmin retorts: Clay, wood or stone, all things movable
or immovable contain God according to the Puranas as well as the Quran. He who
makes images of Him with these only makes the intangible God tangible. He who
contemplates only the intangible without the help of the tangible drops the
gold and only ties an empty knot in this scarf.
Nirad C. Chaudari - Hinduism (page 91 - 92)