SHIRK or POLYTHEISM

LETTER NO.4

Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem(In the name of ALLAH, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful).

May the Peace and Blessings of ALLAH be upon the Imaam of all Prophets, Imaam of the Ummah, Imaam of Mujahideen, our Holy Prophet-Muhammad (saws), and on those who follow his (saws) guidance till the Day of Judgement.

FROM:- ABU HAFS

TO      :- MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATAHU

Alhamdulillah, this is my fourth letter of the series. I am thankful to ALLAH for this. The previous letters might have given you an idea about my DAAWAH. Now inshaALLAH I will be discussing about the most EVIL of SINS, and i,e SHIRK.

SHIRK or POLYTHEISM :- It is the worst sin. It means worshipping other gods besides ALLAH, and setting up rivals to ALLAH, when it is HE(ALLAH) alone who have created all of us.

Narrated Abu Bakr(raa) that the Prophet(saws) said:

“May I inform you of the greatest sin? (He(saws) repeated it thrice) they(the companions) said: we said: yes, O Messenger of ALLAH(saws)! He(saws) said: “Ascribing of partners to ALLAH(in worship).” 

(Saheeh Bukhari, no-2511)

Any other sin might be forgiven, but SHIRK will never be forgiven.

ALLAH says:

“Verily, ALLAH forgives not that partners should be set up wiyh HIM(in worship), but HE forgives except that (anything else) to whom HE wills; and whoever sets up partners with ALLAH in worship, he has invented a tremendous sin.”

(surah-4,verse-48)

ALLAH never forgives SHIRK. But if a person sincerely repents and does not do it again, then, if ALLAH wills HE might forgive.

Note:-I am giving you an example here, just for getting an idea about our topic, and no way am I ever comparing ourselves with our CREATOR, our LORD, ALLAH.

If we have a servant, and we are paying him to work for us, giving him food, clothes and even a room to stay, and he starts working or helping your neighbour or anyone else for that matter, inspite of the fact that he is employed by you, and moreover stops obeying you and work properly, then what will you do?

Yes, you will definitely throw him out of the job.

Being a common human being we can get so angry and dismiss our servant, then why will not the MOST HIGH, MOST GREAT, ALLAH GET ANGRY over us.

ALLAH has more right to punish us, because HE is the one who has created us and asked us to worship HIM alone without associating any partners with HIM.

ALLAH says:

“So set not equals to ALLAH while you know(there is none equal to HIM).”

                                                                                        (surah-2,verse-22)

A lot of people go to Dargahs(places were there is a grave and tomb erected, and people gather there for celebrating a lot of innovations), and prostrate in front of the graves of religious people and saints( most of them don’t even know whose grave is at that place).

Whereas the first part of the kalima(first pillar of ISLAM) is “None has the right to be worshipped but ALLAH”, but even after confessing it they still go to graves and prostrate on graves. Without doubt it is SHIRK.

ALLAH says:

“O you who believe! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your LORD; and do good; that you may prosper.”

(surah-22,verse-77)

When ALLAH says us to prostrate HIM, then how can we give this right to anyone else?

Qais din Saad(raa) states:  When I arrived at Heera(Town of Yemen) I saw its citizens prostrating before their ruler. I thought that the Messenger of ALLAH(saws) (when compared to these rulers) is more entitled to prostration. When I visited the Messenger of ALLAH(saws), I said: O Messenger of  ALLAH(saws)! I have seen the citizens of Heera prostrating before their ruler, although you are more entitled to prostration. The Messenger of ALLAH(saws) replied: Tell me! Will you prostrate before my grave? I said: No. The Messenger of ALLAH(saws) stated: Then even now do not prostrate before me.

(Saheeh Abu Dawood, vol-2, No-2135)

Now it is quite clear that when it is not allowed to prostrate before the grave of  the most Noble of all, the Imaam of all the Prophets, the Messenger of ALLAH(saws), then how will it be permissible to prostrate in front of the grave of anyone else?

Prophet(saws) said:

“Whoever dies while invoking a partner besides ALLAH will enter the Hell Fire.”

                                                       (Saheeh Bukhari, Fath-ul-bari,vol-8, no.-176)

May ALLAH save us from these worst sin which will lead man to HELL, aameen. May ALLAH guide all of us to the straight path, aameen.

Alhamdulillah, my 4^th letter has been completed and soon inshaALLAH I will be sending the 5^th letter to you.

May ALLAH guide all of us to the TRUE PATH. Aameen.

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