SHIRK

[swamidada_2]

Tawhid is to believe in uniqueness of Allah (surah Ikhlas) and Shirk is to believe that Allah has a partner or to believe in many Gods.

It is said, ashraka baynahuma (he joined them together) when he regarded them as two of equal status; or ashraka fi amrihi ghayrahu (he introduced another into his affair) when he made two people involved in it. In terms of Islamic terminology, shirk means ascribing a partner or rival to Allah in Lordship (rububiyyah), worship or in His names and attributes. A rival is a peer or counterpart. Hence Allah forbids setting up rivals with Him and he condemns those who take them (rivals) as gods instead of or besides Allah in many verses of the Qur’an.

“Then do not set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshiped)”
Surah Baqarah 2:22

“And they set up rivals to Allah, to mislead (men) from His path! Say: ‘Enjoy (your brief life)! But certainly, your destination is the (Hell) Fire!’”

Surah Ibrahim 14:30

Major shirk:

This means ascribing to someone other than Allah something that belongs only to Allah, such as Lordship (rububiyyah), divinity (uluhiyyah) and the divine names and attributes (al-asma’ wa’l-sifaat).

This kind of shirk may sometimes be outward, such as the shirk of those who worship idols and graves, or the dead or absent.

Shirk may sometimes take the form of beliefs:

Such as the belief that there is someone else who creates, gives life and death, reigns or controls the affairs of the universe along with Allah.
Or the belief that there is someone else who must be obeyed absolutely besides Allah, so they follow him in regarding as permissible or forbidden whatever he wants, even if that goes against the religion of the Messengers.
Or they may associate others with Allah in love and veneration, by loving a created being as they love Allah.

“And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals(to Allah). They love them as they love Allah”

Surah Baqarah 2:165

Shirk may sometimes take the form of words:

Such as those who make du’a or pray to someone other than Allah, or seek his help or seek refuge with him with regard to matters over which no one has control except Allah, whether the person called upon is a Prophet, a wali, an angel or a jinn, or some other created being. This is a kind of major shirk which puts one beyond the pale of Islam.

Shirk may sometimes take the form of actions:

Such as one who sacrifices, prays or prostrates to something other than Allah, or who promulgates laws to replace the rulings of Allah and makes that the law to which people are obliged to refer for judgement; or one who supports the kafirs and helps them against the believers, and other acts that go against the basic meaning of faith and put the one who does them beyond the pale of Islam.

[kmaherali]

Shirk has been discussed extensively in this forum. You just have to search the word 'shirk' and you will get all the threads:

Shirk

http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... ight=shirk


CAN SAYING 'YA ALY' BE A SIN.

http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... highlight=

[swamidada_2]

Shirk has been discussed extensively in this forum. You just have to search the word 'shirk' and you will get all the threads:

Shirk

http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... ight=shirk

The thread you mentioned is locked in 2010 by Admin that's why I have to start again. Shirk is opposite to Tawhid therefore it is necessary to be discussed.

[swamidada_2]

Mowla Ali said;
I stand witness that there is no god but Allah. He is one and there is no PARTNER with Him.

Sermon 84, Nahjul Balaghah, page# 214, Translated by Syed Ali Reza.

[Admin]

There is no partner with God, there is only one God and this is exactely what Ismaili says when they say Ali Sahi Allah. There is no partnership. This thread is closed as no one should be allowed to open a thread again when Admin has closed it -