- Do not seek aid in anyone but Allah, swt…Do not do a good deed for anyone, including yourself, your pride, fame, or fortune: instead, do it for the pleasure of Allah.
I am so self-sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus he who does an action for someone else’s sake as well as Mine will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with Me.(HADITH-E-QUDSI )
Shirk is Unforgivable - 4:48 Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allâh in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.
MY MESSAGE FOR ALL MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS IS TO REFRAIN FROM THE WORST OF THE SINS…SHIRK.
WE MAY NOT CONSIDER CERTAIN THINGS AS SHIRK BUT REMEMBER ANY FORM OF SHIRK EVEN AS MINUTE AS A PARTICLE OF SAND IS UNPARDONABLE.
MAY ALLAH (SWT)GUIDE US TO THE RIGHT PATH.(AMEN)
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Yeh! But we should remember it has to do more with mindset rather than what we say or do. For instance, when a spouse say to his better half - she is everything to him. It doesn't classify as shirk because its a symbolic statement rather than literal.
AS for AID, asking mentor for assistance, visiting doctor, taking drugs etc. are all aid but the primary motive behind these is not worship.
My point is not every aid is shirk. We need to uncover the true meaning of it
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you are right in saying that not every aid is shirk...but when we start believing that instead of Allah the doctor can heal us...or give us health only then it is shirk otherwise seeking help from others and extending help to others is one of the teachings of islam.
Tawheed is the most important Islamic belief. It implies that everything in existence originates from the one and only Creator, who is also the Sustainer and the sole Source of Guidance. This belief should govern all aspects of human life. Recognition of this fundamental truth results in a unified view of existence which rejects any divisions of life into religious and secular. Allah is sole source of Power and Authority, therefore entitled to worship and obedience from mankind. There is no scope for any partnership with the Creator. Tawhid tells man that Allah is not born, nor is anyone born of Him. He has no son or daughter. Human beings are His subjects.
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Hi simran04 
happy posting
I would say that “Amal ka daromadar niyyat peh hota hay”
so if one has clear niyyat than it doesnot fall in category of shirk, but ofcourse we have to be very careful as “shirk” is what “shaitan” is trying to inject in us , all the time.
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I see no muslim visting docor beleiving that the doctor is the sole healer and not allah. Thats reading too much of out nothing.
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You can’t compare doctors visit with worshiping God… or visiting dead / alive saints. God can cure you… dead or alive saint can’t.
For better understanding of Tawheed and Aqeedah, visit these sites:
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng
http://www.allaahuakbar.net/aqeedah/tawheed/index.htm
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^ No one see saint with belief "he can help without Allah's consent".
Don't assume anything.
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Thanks for the reminder sis.
Associating partners in worship with God is the worst of sins yet Pakistanis take it so lightly.
It’s where Christians went wrong, 300 years after the Prophet Jesus :as: left earth they introduced polytheism into their religion and contrary to Christ’s :as: teachings they started worshipping him alongside Allaah/Yahweh, Catholics and Eastern Churches weren’t content with that so they started praying to his mother Mary :as: and saints too.
Muslims are going the same way, there’s people who call upon the Prophet :saw:, his family and companions, saints etc. in times of need going against their teachings.
The way saints are worshipped in the Indian Subcontinent (Paki, India) reminds me of the polytheists of pre-Islamic Mecca, they started off as followers of the Prophet Ishmael :as: and his father Abaraham :as: but over the centuries they turned their religion into polytheism making excuses like “oh Allah is the main god, these (past prophets, angels, saints etc.) are our intercessors with Him, they are our only our medium of approach to Him.”
Only Allaah can help us so pray to Him alone, Ali 
or holy Prophet Muhammed :saw: or Gillani (rehmatullah alaih) can’t come to your aid.
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^^ :k:
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hmmm....
A dying young guy would by and large call her mother's name (dead or alive). An injured would shout for Doctor. But that doesn't imply they considerd them GOD or his equivalent. It all boils down to mindset and not the action.
Secondly, If you want to reach musharraf you have to first deal with his assistants unless you are someone who is good enough to be noticed by him.
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It is polytheism if the person calling upon his mother believes his mother has supernatural powers and she will magicly appear and heal him.
Astaghferullah, comparing Allaah :swt: to Musharraf.
Allaah :swt: is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful, Most, Beneficent and the All-Loving, He isn’t like Musharraf, some lazy and selfish person who can’t be bothered to answer your prayers and needs to say to his Prophets, “I’m a bit busy over here and can’t do two things at once, will you please take care of that pillock over there, he keeps bothering me”.
That was so silly of you to say that, I’d be surprised if you’re not a Hindu hiding behind a Muslim ID and if you are a Muslim then I don’t see the difference between Hindus and us.
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HAHAHAHA!
Mate you are stuck with polytheism a bit more than you should.
Assuming that I was comparing allah swt wtih musharraf (God forbid) calls for overhaul in your mentality. No, muslim is that stupid to compare All mighty Allah swt with anyone let alone musharraf. Sometimes, we have to come up with practical daily life example that help understanding complex theories.
Its amazing to learn how pessimistic and unimaginative one can get. Do you know calling muslim, a kafir is sin?
what a rubbish! I have yet to see a muslim callling his mother with belief that she has migical mighty powers and she is God like 
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We are sent in this world and Allah provided us with different means to get what we want, this is the test which is in front of us, suppose we sit and say that food falls in our plate ..probably it wont..it doesnt mean that Allah is not helping us, we cant get it in our plate unless we get up and try to get it ourselves, but if we think that someone other than Allah is going to help us through the process than it comes under shirk.(so we need to look at the larger picture) ....The sole provider is Allah but we have to rely on different means with the thinking that Allah is the sole provider who is actually helping us in attaining what we want..but if we start thinking that someone other than Allah has the power to provide us with the required food than it becomes shirk..so its more about how your intentins are rather than means of getting it
FK ..U are right , associating partners in worship is wrong.
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:k:
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Allah is exalted, the True King.None has the right to be worshipped but Him... (Quran, 23:115-116).
So in every sense of word Allah has to be sought for help.
Alhamdullilah i am just back from visiting the two holy mosques......my umra was a great spiritual journey.May we all get the oppurtunity to worship Allah as the Prophet Muhammad (swt) and the Holy book command us.ameen
The Quran, the words of Allah mediated to Prophet Muhammad by the angel Jibril (Gabriel), is full of references to the essential belief in one god:
Say 'He is Allah the One' 112:1 Surely Allah alone is the creator of all things and he is the One, the Most Supreme *13:17 *Say 'I am only a Warner, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Most Supreme. 23:66 Holy is He! He is Allah the One, the Most Supreme *39:5 Islam is based on monotheism. *Tawhid, the oneness of Allah, is an essential belief for all Muslims. Islam teaches that Allah, the one god, has 99 attributes. Although we can understand some of His attributes, His essence cannot be comprehended by a human's limited mental capacity. Allah has created mankind primarily so that they may know their creator through his creations. Realisation of the supremacy of Allah, although necessary for success in the hereafter, has not been enforced on man - it is a test that is based on the fact that man has been given free will. However, man's free will is limited, although he has the freedom to choose between right and wrong, he cannot change parts of his destiny that Allah has pre-determined. Understanding the nature of Allah is essential as it has a substantial effect on a Muslim's duties to Allah.
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YOu can ask for Aid from alive person. The person who has testified death cant help you and if you ask aid from him/her, it is called Shirk.
People think that Saints can help poeple even after their death and they seek aid from them instead of Allah. Then tell me why they couldnot defend and protect their tombs when US attacked on them in Iraq.
Yes they are most respected persons and I feel sorry at the bottom of my heart. But its an avidence.
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Well put! :k:
Allah helps only those who help themselves.
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The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word “Islam” itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism after Karl Marx. Nor was it named after a tribe like Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam is the true religion of “Allah” and as such, its name represents the central principle of Allah’s “God’s” religion; the total submission to the will of Allah “God”. The Arabic word “Islam” means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the only true god worthy of worship “Allah” and anyone who does so is termed a “Muslim”
Since the total submission of one’s will to Allah represents the essence of worship, the basic message of Allah’s divine religion, Islam is the worship of Allah alone and the avoidance of worship directed to any person, place or thing other than Allah.Since everything other than Allah, the Creator of all things, is Allah’s creation; it may be said that Islam, in essence calls man away from the worship of creation and invites him to worship only its Creator. He is the only one deserving man’s worship as it is only by His will that prayers are answered.
**He has commanded that you only worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do not understand ". **(Soorah Yoosuf 12:40)](http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/012.qmt.html#012.040)
It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it matter which one we follow. The reply is that all false religions teach the greatest evil, the worship of creation. Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to worship Allah alone as Allah has explicitly stated in the Our’aan:
[INDENT]“I have only created Jlnns and men, that they may worship me”(Soorah Zaareeyaat 51:56)](http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/051.qmt.html#051.056)
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here we need to identify different kinds of shirk..can anyone do that?