50. SHIRK in Islam is Forbidden
shirk is Forbidden
The act of associating partners with Allah, is called Shirk. The Quran calls people to accept the oneness of Allah and prohibits people from associating partners with Him. The Quran also states that shirk is a big sin and Almighty will never forgive associating partners with him. Quraan has said in many ways to convince people to avoid shirk. The Muslims should not take this matter lightly and must avoid shirk in the light of the following sayings of holy Quran.
شرک سے دور رہیں
الله کےساتھ کسی کو شریک کرنے کے عمل کو شرک کہا جاتا ہے
- قرآن کریم لوگوں کو اللہ کی وحدانیت کو قبول کرنے کے لئے کہتا ہے اور شراکت داروں شامل کرنے سے کرنے سے منع کرتا ہے. قرآن بھی یہ بتاتا ہے کہ شرک ایک بڑا گناہ ہے اور اللہ اس کے ساتھ کسی کو شریک کرنے کو کبھی معاف نہیں کریگا - قراان نے بہت سے طریقوں سے لوگوں کو شرک سے بچنے کے لئے کہا ہے . مسلمانوں کو یہ معاملہ ہلکے سے نہیں لے جانا چاہئے اور قرآن کریم کی مندرجہ ذیل باتوں کی روشنی میں شرک سے بچنا چاہیے
Surah No. 4, An Nisa, Ayat No. 116
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ
o ضَلَّ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا
Translation :
Verily ! Allah will not pardon those who associate a partner with Him. Apart from him, He will pardon all others . Who ascribe partners to Allah has gone far astray.
Surah No. 16, Al Nahl, Ayat No. 20 & 21
o وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ لاَ يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ
o أَمْوَاتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَاءٍ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Translation :
Those whom they call besides Allah have not created anything and they themselves are created.
They are dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.
Surah No. 16, Al Nahl, Ayat No. 51
o وَقَالَ اللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا إِلَٰهَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ
Translation :
Allah has said: "Do not establish two Gods : He is the only One Allah, worth worshipping : then fear Me (and Me alone)."
Surah No. 16, Al Nahl, Ayat No. 86
وَإِذَا رَأَى الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا شُرَكَاءَهُمْ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ شُرَكَاؤُنَا الَّذِينَ
o كُنَّا نَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِكَ فَأَلْقَوْا إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
Translation :
Those who associate partners with Allah, when they will see their "partners" they will say: "Our Lord! These are `partners' whom we used to call besides You ." But they (the partners) will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed you are liars!"
Surah No. 22, Al Hajj, Ayat No. 31
حُنَفَاءَ لِلَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ
o فَتَخْطَفُهُ الطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِي بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ
Translation :
Have true faith in Allah and never associate partners to Him: if anyone associate partners to Allah, as if he had fallen from the sky and the birds snatched him away or the wind had thrown him into a far-distant place.
Surah No. 30, Ar Room, Ayat No. 33
وَإِذَا مَسَّ النَّاسَ ضُرٌّ دَعَوْا رَبَّهُم مُّنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا أَذَاقَهُم مِّنْهُ رَحْمَةً إِذَا
o فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ
Translation :
And when (any) harm touches men, they cry sincerely only to their Lord (Allah), turning to Him in repentance, but when He gives them a taste of His Mercy, behold! a party of them associate partners in worship with their Lord.
Surah No. 35, Al Fatir, Ayat No. 22
وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَحْيَاء وَلَا الْأَمْوَاتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَاء وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ
o مَّن فِي الْقُبُورِ
Translation :
Those who are living and those who are dead are not alike. Allah can make whomsoever He wills to hear; but you cannot make those to hear who are in the graves.
Surah No.21 Al Ambiyah, Ayet No. 21 to 24
اَمِ اتَّخَذُوۡۤا اٰلِهَةً مِّنَ الۡاَرۡضِ هُمۡ يُنۡشِرُوۡنَ ﴿﴾ لَوۡ كَانَ فِيۡهِمَاۤ اٰلِهَةٌ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ لَـفَسَدَتَاۚ فَسُبۡحٰنَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الۡعَرۡشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوۡنَ ﴿﴾ لَا يُسۡــَٔـلُ عَمَّا يَفۡعَلُ وَهُمۡ يُسۡـَٔــلُوۡنَ ﴿﴾ اَمِ اتَّخَذُوۡا مِنۡ دُوۡنِهٖۤ اٰلِهَةً ؕ قُلۡ هَاتُوۡا بُرۡهَانَكُمۡ ۚ هٰذَا ذِكۡرُ مَنۡ مَّعِىَ وَذِكۡرُ مَنۡ قَبۡلِىۡ ؕ بَلۡ اَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ۙ الۡحَـقَّ فَهُمۡ مُّعۡرِضُوۡنَ ﴿﴾
Translation
Or have they taken for worship gods from the earth who raise the dead ? 21, If there were, other gods besides Allah, in the heavens and the earth, then verily both would have gone to ruin (by natural fight)! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne: above what they attribute to Him! 22, He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs). 23, they have they taken for worship other gods besides him ? Say, "Bring your convincing proof, say also that this Quran is the Message with me and before me messages were also sent . for those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so they turn away.24
Comments :
The religious scholars have divided shirk into two types. Shirk e akbar (major shirk) and Shirk e asghar (minor shirk). A brief description of each type is given below :
1 – Major shirk
This means ascribing to someone other than Allah something that belongs only to Allah. This kind of shirk of those who worship idols and graves, or the dead.
Shirk may sometimes take the form of beliefs:
Such as the belief that there is someone else who creates, gives life and death, or controls the affairs of the universe along with Allah.
Or they may associate others with Allah in love.
Or Shirk may sometimes take the form of words: For eg. those who make du’aa’ and 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 (“saint”), or some other created being. This is a kind of major shirk.
Shirk may sometimes take the form of actions:
Such as one who sacrifices, prays or prostrates to something other than Allah.
Consequently, whoever dies while committing acts of major Shirk, will absolutely be one of the dwellers of Hellfire, forbidden from entering Paradise. We seek refuge with Allah from this (punishment).
2. – Minor Shirk
Minor Shirk are the acts such as Riya’ (doing good deeds for show) and seeking reputation, as when reciting the Qur’aan, offering Salah or calling to the Path of Allah and the like for the sake of showing off. It is authentically reported that the
Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said, “The thing that I fear most for you is minor Shirk.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah! What is minor Shirk?” He said, “Riya’.
In minor Shirk, swearing by anyone or anything other than Allah such as swearing by the Ka‘bah, the Parents, the Quraan, the Children etc is included.
Referrred by ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (ra) that the Prophet (saws) said,“Anyone who swears by other than Allah has committed Shirk .
There is another minor Shirk called Shirk Khafi (hidden Shirk). The Messenger of Allah.(saws) said, “It is the hidden Shirk; a person stands up in Salah (Prayer) and tries to make it perfect when he realizes that others are looking at him.” (Related by Imam Ahmad)
With regard to minor Shirk, they may be forgiven for committing it. However, they may be punished for this by being admitted into the Fire for some time. Minor Shirk nullifies the acts, performed by a person. For example, if someone offers Salah out of Riya’ he or she will not be rewarded for it; but the person will be punished for such an act.
It is therefore the duty of every Muslim to pay much attention to this matter and all of them must avoid shirk in both its minor and major forms.