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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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Shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest form of injustice.

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Allah the Exalted says:

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“And (remember) when Luqman said unto his son, when he was exhorting him: O my dear son! Ascribe no partners unto Allah. Lo! to ascribe partners (unto Him) is a tremendous wrong -” (31:13)

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It is narrated from ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:

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I asked, "O Messenger of Allah,

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which sin is the greatest?"

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He replied:

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"That you set up a rival to Allah,

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even though He created you."

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This is a matter upon which there is consensus.

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Shirk is the greatest injustice,

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because it is the placement of worship

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in a context other than that for which it was intended.

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It is the diverting of worship, or any part of it,

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away from Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

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the Creator and Disposer of all affairs,

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the Lord of the worlds and their Provider,

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who alone is deserving

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of all acts of worship,

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and directing it toward a weak created being

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who possesses no power for himself

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to bring about benefit or harm,

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nor power over death or life.

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The essence of shirk

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is the belittling of the Lord of the worlds, glory be to Him,

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the diverting of His exclusive right to others,

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and the equating of others with Him.

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As the Exalted says:

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"All praise is due to Allah,

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who created the heavens

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and the earth,

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and fashioned the darkness and the light;

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yet those who disbelieve

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equate others with their Lord."

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It is therefore contradictory to the purpose

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of creation and divine command,

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and is in total opposition to it in every respect.

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This represents the ultimate defiance

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against the Lord of the worlds,

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arrogance against His obedience,

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and a rejection of submission to His commands,

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without which there is no well-being for the world

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whatsoever.

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A summary of the concepts

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of the Ahl al-Sunnah.