WHAT IS QURANIC DEFINITION OF SHIRK?

[Mughal1]

Re: WHAT IS QURANIC DEFINITION OF SHIRK?

thats a very superficial understanding of shirk my friend tell me if u abandon shariah and follow manmade laws who are you bowing to GOd or the tyrant actions speak louder than words

Dear Das Reich, that is the quran definition of shirk. May be you need to explain your point of view so that I could see what your trying to say.

All I can say is that there are some people from amongst muslims who condemn other muslims as mushrik because of their misunderstanding of the quran. Other than that no one had any other definition of monotheism and polytheism. Islam is all about believing in one god who is ever lasting and due to that all his qualities and attributes are also ever lasting. This is why there is none like unto him ie he is only one of his kind. If anyone believes similar about anyone else or uses word god for that then a person is a polytheist.

Likewise if one rejects any of the fundamental islamic beliefs then one is a kafir.

Also if one disobeys any obligatory order of allah or the prophet or does anything unlawful then one becomes a sinner. Some sins are major others minor.

So if you could explain where you find the problem with this definiton and why or how then we can may be help each other understand things better.

Creed and deeds are two different things in islam and likewise faith and actions are two diffeent things. Mere similariity in acts is not enough to redefine the nature of beings. Likewise similarities in actions between beings does not mean their beliefs are the same.

For example, just because two people play foot ball doers not mean one is muslim and the other kafir. Likewise two peole may have similar beards but that does not idenfy their faiths, beliefs, intentions, motivations or purposes.

If we take word shirk as mere odd similarity in somne sense between two different kinds of beings then that is not the shirk we are talking about that allah does not forgive. Because if we read the quran, allah himself tells us that faithful are his party or group eg words used in the quran are JUNDULLAH or HIZBULLAH or AULIAA ALLAH or MIN ALLAH etc.

So allah himself is saying my worshippers are my party ie partners. The partnership between allah and his faithful folowers is on some ground not that muslims are like allah. If you are my party then you are on my side ie we are together as regard some thing eg we share a purpose of cause. This goes to show that all uses of word shirk are not concern of allah just that one does not set up rival gods with allah.

This clearly shows that peoole who say this is shirk or that is shirk are somehow mistaken in their understanding of the quran. A defifnition of word shirk thgat utterly confuses the whole sense of monotheism and polytheism cannot be right in my view.

As for tyrant, a tyrant is a tyrant not god and no musl9im believes any tyrant god, so it will not be right to call muslims who live under tyranny mushrikeen.

However I cannot exactly comment on your point till I can understand you properly and for that please clarify your point so that I could see what you mean,

thanks, regards and all the best.

[lethal_kamikaze]

Re: WHAT IS QURANIC DEFINITION OF SHIRK?

:salam2:

Shirk mean to associated others with Almighty Allah SWT! or to call others with the name of Allah SWT! like while giving sadqa or charity, in fear or in hope, in love or respect etc. There are two types of Shirks (i) Shirk Akbar and (ii) is Shirk Asgar.

Shirk Akbar will take out person from the circule of religion and that person’s place is hell as well as repent (touba) also not acceptable. In Shirk Asghar that person will remain in the circule but its faith become weeker then before and Shirk Asghar are two types (i) Shirk Jali and (ii) Shirk Khafi.

Shirk Jali mean to swear other than Alllah SWT or by saying this ‘If Allah SWT and that person didn’t helped me’ etc.

Shirk Khafi is all about our intention and deeds. Mean obey Allah SWT’s order to gain more popularity among HIS creature like a person offer prayers only for this purpose ke pplz see and say woh this person is so pious etc.

All the above condition are mentioned in Glourios Qur’an.

Surah Luqman 31:13

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, “O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice.”

**اور (اُس وقت کو یاد کرو) جب لقمان نے اپنے بیٹے کو نصیحت کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ بیٹا خدا کے ساتھ شرک نہ کرنا۔ شرک تو بڑا (بھاری) ظلم ہے **

Surah Al Nisa 4:48

Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.

**خدا اس گناہ کو نہیں بخشے گا کہ کسی کو اس کا شریک بنایا جائے اور اس کے سوا اور گناہ جس کو چاہے معاف کردے اور جس نے خدا کا شریک مقرر کیا اس نے بڑا بہتان باندھا **

Surah Al-Maidah 5:72

They have certainly disbelieved who say, " Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, “O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.” Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.

**وہ لوگ بےشبہ کافر ہیں جو کہتے ہیں کہ مریم کے بیٹے (عیسیٰ) مسیح خدا ہیں حالانکہ مسیح یہود سے یہ کہا کرتے تھے کہ اے بنی اسرائیل خدا ہی کی عبادت کرو جو میرا بھی پروردگار ہے اور تمہارا بھی (اور جان رکھو کہ) جو شخص خدا کے ساتھ شرک کرے گا خدا اس پر بہشت حرام کر دے گا اور اس کا ٹھکانہ دوزخ ہے اور ظالموں کا کوئی مددگار نہیں **

Surah Al An’am 6:88

That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whomever He wills of His servants. But if they had associated others with Allah , then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.

**یہ خدا کی ہدایت ہے اس پر اپنے بندوں میں سے جسے چاہے چلائے۔ اور اگر وہ لوگ شرک کرتے تو جو عمل وہ کرتے تھے سب ضائع ہوجاتے **

Surah Az Zumar 39:65

And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah , your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers."

**اور (اے محمدﷺ) تمہاری طرف اور ان (پیغمبروں) کی طرف جو تم سے پہلے ہوچکے ہیں یہی وحی بھیجی گئی ہے۔ کہ اگر تم نے شرک کیا تو تمہارے عمل برباد ہوجائیں گے اور تم زیاں کاروں میں ہوجاؤ گے **

There are two types of Shirk (1) Shirk Akbar (ii) Shirk Asgar.

Shirk Akbar in Qur’an Surat Yunus 10:18

And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, “Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?” Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him

**اور یہ (لوگ) خدا کے سوا ایسی چیزوں کی پرستش کرتے ہیں جو نہ ان کا کچھ بگاڑ ہی سکتی ہیں اور نہ کچھ بھلا ہی کر سکتی ہیں اور کہتے ہیں کہ یہ خدا کے پاس ہماری سفارش کرنے والے ہیں۔ کہہ دو کہ کیا تم خدا کو ایسی چیز بتاتے ہو جس کا وجود اسے نہ آسمانوں میں معلوم ہوتا ہے اور نہ زمین میں۔ وہ پاک ہے اور (اس کی شان) ان کے شرک کرنے سے بہت بلند ہے **

Shirk Asghar is divided into two categories (i) Shirk Jali and **(ii) **Shirk Khafi.

Shirk Jali according the Qur’an Al Takwir 81:29

And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.

اور تم کچھ بھی نہیں چاہ سکتے مگر وہی جو خدائے رب العالمین چاہے

Shirk Khafi in Qur’an Surat Al-Khaf 18:110

Say, “I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone.”

کہہ دو کہ میں تمہاری کا ایک بشر ہوں۔ (البتہ) میری طرف وحی آتی ہے کہ تمہارا معبود (وہی) ایک معبود ہے۔ تو جو شخص اپنے پروردگار سے ملنے کی امید رکھے چاہیئے کہ عمل نیک کرے اور اپنے پروردگار کی عبادت میں کسی کو شریک نہ بنائے

Rest Allah SWT! know best