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"Truly Allah forgives NOT that partners be ascribed unto Him, but He forgives other than that, to whom He wills (to forgive). Truly, he who ascribes partners to Allah has gone far astray (from the truth)" Qur'an, Chapter 4 Verse 116
However, if one repented from shirk and intended to worship Allah as the one and only one God, then Allah may forgive him/her as promised in Quran (meaning English translation):
" Say: "O creatures of God, those of you who have acted against your own interests should not be disheartened of the mercy of God. Surely God forgives all sins. He is all-forgiving and all-merciful. (53)"
(Quran, chapter 39, verse 53)
Yes, Allah forgives shirk if one sincerely repents and seeks His forgiveness.
The act of associating partners with Allah, is called Shirk.The Quran callspeople to accept the oneness of Allah and prohibits people from associating partnerswith Him.The Quran also states that shirk is a big sin and Almighty will never forgive associating partners with him.Quraan has said in many ways to convince people to avoid shirk. The Muslims should not take this matter lightly and must avoid shirk in the light of the following sayings of holy Quran.Verily ! Allah will not pardon those who associate a partner with Him. Apart from him, He will pardon all others . Who ascribe partners to Allah has gone far astray.Those whom they call besides Allah have not created anything and they themselves are created.They are dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.
Let us first decide what shirk is: Shirk means to associate Partners with Almighty Allah (God). It is of two kinds 1. Shirk in Person. To say that there are two or more gods along with Almighty Allah. These gods also deserve worship. They enjoy equal powers to Almighty Allah. 2. Shirk in the Attributes (Qualities/capabilities) of Allah. To accept that there only One Almighty Allah, yet there are some pious people/peers/aulias/ deities / who can work in the scheme of universe and can exercise their powers to give benefit or to do harm to people against the Will of Almighty Allah. People call upon these personalities (dead or alive) for help. This is also Shirk. The opposite of Shirk is Tauheed. To believe that there is no god except ONE and ONLY Almighty Allah. He has no Son, No Parents, No Partner and No Associate what so ever. He and He alone deserves Worship. Shirk is wrong for many reasons. As Almighty Allah is the Sole Creator, Sustainer, Provider, and Ruler of all worlds, Only He deserves worship. It is the most hateful Injustice to associate Partners, Off-spring, Parents etc. to Him. Almighty Allah is Most Merciful, Oft-Forgiving, He may forgive any other sin, but He shall NEVER forgive Shirk. It's the Greatest Injustice, Zulmun Azim.
Shirk means to associate Partners with Almighty Allah (God). It is of two kinds 1. Shirk in Person. To say that there are two or more gods along with Almighty Allah. These gods also deserve worship. They enjoy equal powers to Almighty Allah. 2. Shirk in the Attributes (Qualities/capabilities) of Allah. To accept that there only One Almighty Allah, yet there are some pious people/peers/aulias/ deities/ who can work in the scheme of universe and can exercise their powers to give benefit or to do harm to people against the Will of Almighty Allah. People call upon these personalities (dead or alive) for help. This is also Shirk. The opposite of Shirk is Tauheed. To believe that there is no god except ONE and ONLY Almighty Allah. He has no Son, No Parents, No Partner and No Associate what so ever. He and He alone deserves Worship. Shirk is wrong for many reasons. As Almighty Allah is the Sole Creator, Sustainer, Provider, and Ruler of all worlds, Only He deserves worship. It is the most hateful Injustice to associate Partners, Off-spring, Parents etc. to Him. He may forgive any other sin, but He shall NEVER forgive Shirk, it's the Greatest Injustice. All that has been declared illegal (Haram) by Almighty Allah in the holy Qur'an or by Prophet (SAW) in his doings or sayings.
Shirk is the greatest sin. It means associating partners with Allah Karim. We must believe in the ONENESS of Almighty Allah (GOD).
Shirk is the greatest sin. Shirk means to associate Partners with Almighty Allah (God). It is of two kinds 1. Shirk in Person. To say that there are two or more gods along with Almighty Allah. These gods also deserve worship. They enjoy equal powers to Almighty Allah. 2. Shirk in the Attributes (Qualities/capabilities) of Allah. To accept that there only One Almighty Allah, yet there are some pious people/peers/aulias/ deities/ who can work in the scheme of universe and can exercise their powers to give benefit or to do harm to people against the Will of Almighty Allah. People call upon these personalities (dead or alive) for help. This is also Shirk. May Allah save us from shirk.
Example of minor shirk: Worshiping Allah (subhan WA tallah) - having the objective of impressing people too. Example of major shirk: Associating partners with Allah (subhan WA tallah) or voting in elections are examples of major shirk.
Currently there is no specific single term for 'shirk' in English but when addressing shirk usually we use say " associating partner to Allah" or "adding partner to Allah" or when specific to other religion we say as polytheism/polytheist.
Shirk al-Asghar, often referred to as "minor shirk," is the practice of associating partners with Allah in ways that do not reach the level of major shirk (shirk al-Akbar). It includes actions such as performing acts of worship for the sake of showing off or seeking recognition from others instead of purely for Allah. While it is considered a serious sin, it does not constitute the complete denial of Allah’s oneness that characterizes major shirk. Muslims are encouraged to seek sincerity in their intentions and actions to avoid falling into this form of shirk.
Shirk means associating partners with Almighty Allah. It is the greatest sin.
If you read and daily listen to Surah Yaseen with full devotion you might get forgiveness from Allah. Here is a video of Surah Yaseen Recitation Alhamdulillah youtu.be/r5ZflFARj84?feature=shared
Shirk means to associate Partners with Almighty Allah (God). It is of two kinds 1. Shirk in Person. To say that there are two or more gods along with Almighty Allah. These gods also deserve worship. They enjoy equal powers to Almighty Allah. 2. Shirk in the Attributes (Qualities/capabilities) of Allah. To accept that there only One Almighty Allah, yet there are some pious people/peers/aulias/ deities / who can work in the scheme of universe and can exercise their powers to give benefit or to do harm to people against the Will of Almighty Allah. People call upon these personalities (dead or alive) for help. This is also Shirk. The opposite of Shirk is Tauheed. To believe that there is no god except ONE and ONLY Almighty Allah. He has no Son, No Parents, No Partner and No Associate what so ever. He and He alone deserves Worship.