SHIRK:
A.
Definition:The omission of any of the above mentioned categories of
tawheed or deficiency in the fulfillment
of any criteria of Tawheed is referred to as 'shirk'.(Please
note that the Arabic word 'Shirk' has the same sound as in the English
word 'ship' and not as in the English word 'shirk',which
means 'to evade'
‘Shirk’ literally means sharing or associating partners. In Islamic terms it means associating partners with Allah and is equivalent to idolatry.
B.
Shirk is the greatest sin that Allah will never forgive:
The Qur’an describes the greatest sin in Surah Al-Nisa’:
"Allah
forgives
not
That
partners
should
be
setup
With
Him
;but
He
forgives
Anything
else,
to
whom
He
pleases
;
to
set
up
Partners
with
Allah
Is
to
devise
a
sin
Most
heinous
indeed."
[Al-Qur’an 4:48]
The same message is repeated in Surah Al-Nisa’:
"Allah
forgives
not
(The
sin
of)joining
other
gods
With
Him
;but
He
forgives
Whom
He
pleases
other
sins
Than
this:
one
who
joins
Other
gods
with
Allah,
Hasstrayed
far,
faraway
(From
the
Right)."
[Al-Qur’an 4:116]
C.
Shirk leads to hell fire:
The Qur’an says in Surah Ma’idah:
"They
do
blaspheme
who
say:
‘Allah
is
Christ
the
son
Of
Mary.’But
said
Christ:
‘O
Children
of
Israel
!
Worship
Allah,my
Lord
And
your
Lord’.Whoever
joins
other
gods
with
Allah–
Allah
will
forbid
him
the
Garden,and
the
Fire
Will
be
his
abode.There
will
for
the
wrong
doers
Be
no
one
to
help."
[Al-Qur’an 5:72]
D.
Worship and Obedience to none but Allah:
The Qur’an mentions in Surah Ali-’Imran:
Say:"O
people
of
the
Book!
Come
To
common
terms
As
between
us
and
you:
That
we
worship
none
but
Allah;
That
we
associate
no
partners
with
Him;
That
we
erect
not,from
among
ourselves,
Lords
and
patrons
other
than
Allah."
If
then
they
turn
back,
Say
ye:"Bear
witness
that
we(atleast)
Are
Muslims(bowing
to
Allah’s
Will)."
[Al-Qur’an 3:64]
The Glorious Qur’an says:
"And
if
all
the
trees
one
arth
were
pens
And
the
Ocean(were
ink),with
seven
Oceans
behind
it
To
add
to
its(supply),yet
would
not
the
Words
Of
A
llah
be
exhausted(In
the
writing):for
Allah
Is
Exalted
in
power,Full
of
Wisdom."
[Al-Qur’an 31:27]
Our analysis of Concept of God in various Religion shows that monotheism is an integral part of every major religion of the world. However, it is unfortunate that some adherents of these religions violate the teachings of their own scriptures and have set up partners to Almighty God.
An analysis of the scriptures of various religions, reveals that all scriptures
exhort mankind to believe in, and submit to One
God. All these scriptures condemn the association of
partners to God, or the worship of God in the form of images. The
Glorious Qur’an says:
"Omen
!Here
is
Aparable
set
forth!
Listen
to
it
!
Those
On
whom,
besides
Allah,
You
call
,cannot
create
(Even)
afly,
if
they
all
Met
to
get
her
for
the
purpose!
And
if
the
fly
should
snatch
Away
anything
from
them,
They
would
have
no
power
To
release
it
from
the
fly.
Feeble
are
those
who
petition
And
those
whom
they
petition!"
[Al-Qur’an 22:73]
The basis of religion is the acceptance of Divine guidance. A rejection of this guidance has serious implications for society. While we have made great strides in science and technology, true peace still eludes us. All ‘isms’ have failed to provide the much vaunted deliverance.
The scriptures of all major religions exhort mankind to follow that which
is good and eschew that which is evil. All scriptures remind
mankind that good will not go unrewarded and evil will not go unpunished!
The question we need to address is, which of these scriptures provides
us with the correct ‘instruction manual’ that we need
to regulate our individual and collective lives?
I hope and pray that Allah guides all of us towards the Truth (Aameen).
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