Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (31) | Polytheism is the greatest injustice
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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.