Questions tagged [shirk]
Shirk means association or joining. The word is referring to association with Allah/God someone or something as a god with Him.
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What is shirk in Islam?
What is the definition of shirk?
Is it a sin? If yes, what kind of sin is it?
What are the types of shirk?
Can you give me some examples?
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Is saying Salam or facing towards the grave of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and greeting him Shirk?
I am asking so because a lot of Muslims in Masjid Al Nabawi in Madina face to the grave of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) say Salam directly to prophet or read some Du'a:
السَّلامُ عَلَیکَ یا رَسول الله
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How does praying towards Kaabah not amount to Shirk?
Assalamu alaikum. I am following Islam and very proud to be Muslim. I have few question to clarify my doubts.
Islam is against of idol worship and all the activities in Islam is different than the ...
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Reference of hadith in Musnad Ahmed which states the wearing taweez/amulet is shirk?
What is the complete reference including volume and hadith number for hadith that states wearing amulet is shirk in Musnad Ahmed?
From Wikipedia: "An amulet is an object whose most important ...
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Does Allah commit shirk by swearing on things lesser than Him (e.g. the Qur'an)? [closed]
(Legit questions, looking for answers)
According to Islam, shirk is the worst sin you can possibly commit, the only unforgivable sin. Shirk is associating partners with Allah. According to Muhammad, ...
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Is it blasphemy to question Islam?
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I'm Muslim, I've always been curious with a lot of imaginations, questions about everything (religions, music, mathematics..etc) even if I'm not as smart as 90% of people I know, they are AWAY ...
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Who stays in Hell forever per Islam?
Allah (ﷻ) said only "Shirk" is unforgivable. If only Shirk is unforgivable, does that by default mean that any non-Muslim who doesn't commit Shirk can be forgiven and enter Jannah (Paradise)? Not all ...
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Is there a difference between idolatry and partnership with God?
In Judaism, there is a distinction drawn between avoda zarah (idolatry) and shituf (association). The former is the worship of multiple gods and/or worship of idols as gods. The latter is the ...
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Can I idolize a movie star?
Most of my friends say that following a movie star is not accepted in Islam.
Being a Muslim, is it haram or considered as a sin for idolizing one?
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Is congratulating non-Muslims on their festivals permissible?
Is it allowed for us as Muslims to congratulate Christians in their eids? (I.e. Merry Christmas, etc.)
{This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have ...
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Is it possible that Hinduism was founded by a Prophet of Allah but has been changed into polytheism?
According to Dr Zakir Naik, Allah is mentioned in Hindu scriptures:
"Allah" in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II
Even in the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the ...
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wearing necklaces that have verses from the Quran on them a sin?
I don't understand how this is a form of Shirk?
I'm not Questioning Allah but no body has given me anything from the Quran that says we cannot wear necklaces with Quranic verses in them can somebody ...
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Is hoping that man can bring dinosaurs back to life kufr?
I read a line in an article which said that it might be possible to bring back dinosaurs from their DNA samples. It crossed my mind that only Allah can give life but I still kept reading hoping this ...
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Why God doesn't forgive the sin of Shirk?
AlhamdoLELLAH I am a Muslim.and I know that Allah never forgives the sin of Shirk.
If Allah wants He forgives all kind of sins, then why He doesn't forgive the sin of Shirk.? I want to have a Logical ...
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User experience design and aniconism
As an outsider, I don't fully understand the notion of idolatry and the extent of its prohibition in various religions, but I do understand and respect that it is an important concept in, for instance,...
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How to remove or solve a possible shirk Issue from Verse (43:84)?
If we take the Verse (43:84)literally, it would mean that there's a deity in the heaven and an other on earth, which is a clear conflict to our monotheistic view (tawhid). Maybe the translation of ...
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How can I show that Jesus (pbuh) is not a god to Christian friend using Quran as guidance?
I am a Muslim, and I have a Christian friend. He usually argue that Jesus (pbuh) is the God and the son of God. I know that Jesus is the son of Maryam and the messenger of Allah.
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Is henotheism also a sin in Islam?
We all know that Islam is a monotheistic religion condemning idol worship/polytheism by calling it the greatest of all sins . But what about henotheism? In henotheism, God is one with multiple ...
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What is grave worship? and what is considered so?
I've heard that going to graveyards and performing worship in front of the deads is forbidden, and is called "grave worship". Is that true?
What is grave worship? what actions and situations are ...
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Is 'forbidding the halal and allowing the haram' in Islam considered shirk?
Can you provide hadith and Quran verses to support your answer. A lot of people say it is but I have only seen 1 verse in the Quran about it:
اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَاباً ...
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Is major kufr automatically also shirk?
While "kufr" and "shirk" may both be translated with the shorthand "disbelief" by some translators, there is a distinction between the two in Islam. Kufr is mostly about rejecting Islam, while shirk ...
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Is Unitarianism considered Idolatry?
Unitarians are Christians who reject the concept of the trinity and the divinity of Jesus. Would Unitarianism still be considered shirk according to Islam?
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Is it shirk to call someone lord/god/goddess as a show of respect?
For example, let's say I had a friend who is really good at fighting (or any sort of combat). If I say that he is "a god of war" as a show of respect, is that shirk? I'm not actually saying that he's ...
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How did Ibn Abd al-Wahhab derive the third nullification of Islam: "whoever does not make takfir to the mushrikin ... he has disbelieved"?
I'm interested in this quote from ibn Abd al-Wahhab (who is described as the founder of Wahhabism on Wikipedia):
... the Third Nullification from the nullifications of Islām which the Shaykh ...
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In what way do people equate the scholars and monks to Allah according to the verse 9:31?
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah , and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted ...
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Why were the Angels told to prostrate to Adam (AS)?
We are only allowed to prostrate to Allah (swt) otherwise we are committing shirk. Then why were the Angels told to make sajda / go down to sujood for Adam (AS)?
Also Yousuf (AS) saw a dream that ...
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Accusation of Shirk
I say, "Allah only does things that befit His Majesty and Wisdom." Now if someone comes up to me and says, "Allah can do anything! Are you denying that He can do anything?" and I deny him saying, "...
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Is sinning with intent same as Shirk?
I really want to know if it is the same as Shirk. I saw something like that in a comment of a post (link: Do actions (kissing, touching, etc) which could lead to zina (sex before marriage) count as a ...
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Is it haram to marry a Christian woman even if she is chaste?
Allah says in the Qu'ran:
الزَّانِي لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
The fornicator ...
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Does pure intention (Niyah) protect from shirk?
Does prostrating and invoking an Idol with the pure Intention to worship Allah alone is considered as Shirk?
My intention in asking this question stems from my earlier understanding that:
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What will be the fate of a nonpracticing Mushrik or a practicing Ahle-Kitab in the next life?
If a nonpracticing Mushrik or a practicing Ahle-Kitab or a nonpracticing Muslim lives an honest life, doesn't do any harm to anybody with his actions and with his words and engages his entire life ...
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Is it shirk to wish that Allah didn’t exist?
Recently I’ve been taking Islam seriously, I’ve been praying and reading Quran, etc. I love Allah and only worship Him but sometimes I get thoughts like “I could do so much and enjoy life if Allah and ...
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If the good deeds are erased due to Kufr or Shirk, is there any means of getting them back?
As per Qur'an or Sunnah, once the good deeds are erased, can they ever be brought back? Or are they lost forever? I know it is entirely Allah(SWT)'s will, to return them or not. But, I want to know if ...
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Is it an act of kufr to watch a movie wanting a wizard to use his magical powers?
I was once watching a movie where the main character was a wizard. The movie depicted this wizard in a way which showed him to be good. In the plot the wizard took a vow never to use his powers. But I ...
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Attending a baptism: Haram or shirk?
I've read that it is haram to attend non-Muslim rituals like the Hindu diwali and Christian baptisms. That sounds pretty logical to me. However, some scholars say that it is shirk. They say that it is ...
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Can a Muslim participate in a church encounter for school? [closed]
There is Christian encounter program at our school and they want us to write problems bothering us on paper and sow a seed in our education by adding something small of our problems to an envelope for ...
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Did any sect/denomation ascribe divinity to a person?
Did any sect/denomination ascribe divinity to a person in the history of Islam ? If yes, what sect/denomination and who was the person? Also what were their basis for that ?
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What parts of al-Busiri's Burdah are rejected by salafis and why?
Al-Burdah also known as الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية is a poem of "imam al-Busiri" (the Muslim Sufi poet al-Busiri البوصيري whom studied the seerah of the prophet deeply and almost all his poems ...
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What should a Muslim do in a country where he is forced to commit Shirk?
A Muslim lives in a non-Muslim country where he is forced to participate in non-Muslim cultures that amount to Shirk (e.g., idol worshipping, saying Namastey, chanting Jay Sri Ram, hijab is banned, ...
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Is there any equivalent of the Shivoham experience in Islam?
A seeker's question to followers of Islam:
In all the religions that originated from India, there is a concept of oneness with God.
My question is: What is the equivalent of this in other religions, ...
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How to repent from all the sins a person has comitted?
Can you please tell me how can I ask forgiveness from all the sins I have committed, and will shirk also be forgiven by that because I have comitted many shirk when I was between 12 and 13 and I was ...
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Idolatry within Islam
If Islam strives against idolatry, can you explain why when Muhammad returned to Mecca and destroyed the false idols, he intentionally left the Ka'bah which is now centric to Islam. I think I ...
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I'm too scared to pray salah because of my doubts
I always believed that Allah is one. I never thought that I would start doubting the oneness of Allah.
Recently, I started having these sort of thoughts (auzubillah): What if Isa was part of god ...
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Is the punishment for shirk (Qur'an 98:6) the same as the punishment for murdering a believer (Qur'an 4:93)?
My question relates to the punishment for shirk:
Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are ...
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Is it permissible to celebrate or participate in other religion festivals?
Is it permissible to celebrate or participate in other religion festivals like Christmas (Christian), Diwali Puja (Hindu)?
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Does it, in any way, impose that participating in a puja (worship) of ...
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Can you repent for doing shirk?
Can someone repent for shirk? Like repent in this life, and could be forgiven? Or you can't repent for shirk at all, and you are doomed, maybe? Can someone tell me, are you able to repent for shirk or ...
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Can Muslims make statues for non worship purpose?
Can Muslims make statues of living things for non worship purpose .
E.g: to beautify a place
Are Muslims allowed to do this or is it completely prohibited?
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Hinduism and Islam: Allah and Brahman, what do scholars have to say?
Islam rather famously disapproves of polytheism, but I have noticed something of an overlap between Islamic and Hindu ideas, and want to know what classical Islamic scholars have concluded on the ...
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Is creating a fictional setting haram?
I want to write a fictional story that is set in a fictional setting created by me. It's a fantasy story, but it does not have things like magic. It simply has multiple sapient races (Dwarves, Elves, ...
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Have I done shirk ? Please urgent?
I am reverted to Islam and used to be a Hindu I do not worship idols but during some day in months Hindu worship the dead people of family to show them respect and for that they burn something like ...
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