BASIC QURANIC CONCEPT OF SHIRK
CONCEPT OF SHIRK DOES NOT MEAN IDOL-WORSHIPPING ONLY
Misconception: Normally mistranslated as idol worshipers only
Concept of Shirk: is much more and much deeper that just Idol-worshipping. The word Shirk or Shareek means to become associated, partner, or related with someone, for instance after marriage, one gets related to the family, the plural of which is Shurakaa’. ‘Shirk’ basically means to associate partners with Allah in areas where no one else is an authority. For instance, in matters of Deen, ONLY Allah is the Hikm
The ONLY HIKM is Allah: Hikm means lawmaker, the judge, the executioner of that judgment. When it comes to matters of Deen, the only Hikm is Allah who has communicated all rules, commandments in the Quran. It’s ordained upon us, not to follows any other laws in matters of Deen, except that of Allah’s.
How can we do Shirk: When one listens to someone else who is associating things in matters of Deen, or whose laws one is following, or when one follows these man-made laws by someone else; then that person is actually doing Shirk, and the person whose laws he is obeying instead of Allah’s is being assigned as partner- a shareek (shuraka) to Allah as a lawmaker in Deen.
Quran 4:48 “Indeed, Allah does not Yaghfir that one Yushrik (does shirk) with Allah, but Allah Yaghfir whom Yasha’u, other than that. And whoever Yushrik with Allah, then indeed, Aftara is a worst Is’man (sin).”
As per Quran, Allah can Astaghfir any other sin, but not shirk, which shows the significance of Shirk as the most sinful act in the eyes of Allah.
Most Are Mushrikeen: Quran 12:106 “Most do not Amanu with Allah except that they do Shirk
How can we do Shirk, without even realizing it:
- Following laws outside of Quran for Haram or Halal
- Dividing ourselves or associating with any sects, groups or beliefs within Islam
Quran 31-33 “…and do not be of the Mushrikeen- of those who have divided their Deen and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.”
Thus, those who call themselves Muslims can also be Mushrikeen- infact as per Quran, most of those who Amanu with Allah, do not do so, except that alongside with Amanu with Allah they do Shirk.
Quran 6:137, “And likewise, many of those from the Mushrikeen- their Qatal of their Aulaad (children) has been made Zayyin (attractive, pleasing) for them by their Shurakaa’ – in order to bring about their destruction and to engulf them with confusion in their Deen. And if Allah Sha’a, they would never have done that. So, leave them and that which they Yuftarun (associate in the name of Allah/invent/fabricate).”
Here the word ‘Shuraka’ is used for such influencers or scholars, who are taken as a Shareek of Allah and who have made Qatal of their own children pleasing to them by causing confusion in Deen.
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