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Shirk (Arabic: شِرْك, lit. 'association') in Islam is a sin often roughly translated as 'idolatry' or 'polytheism', but more accurately meaning 'association [with God]'. [1] [2] [a] It refers to accepting other divinities or powers alongside God as associates.
Shirk may refer to: Shirk (surname) Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or worshiping beings or things other than God ('attributing an associate (to God)') Shirk, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran; Shirk-e Sorjeh, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran "Shirk break", a synonym for coffee break
The Quran distinguishes between mushrikun and People of the Book, reserving the former term for idol worshipers, although some classical commentators considered Christian doctrine to be a form of shirk. [16] Shirk is held to be the worst form of disbelief and it is identified in the Quran as the only sin that God will not pardon (4:48, 4:116). [16]
The Kaaba (pictured c. 2018) was a prominent site for the Mushrikites. The Mushrikites (Arabic: الْمُشْرِكِين, romanized: al-Mushrikīn or Arabic: الْمُشْرِكُون, romanized: al-Mushrikūn, singular Arabic: مُشْرِك, romanized: mushrik) were the Arab polytheists who committed shirk and opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers, the Muslims, in the ...
Taqwa (Arabic: تقوى taqwā / taqwá) is an Islamic term for being conscious and cognizant of God, of truth, "piety, fear of God." [1] [2] It is often found in the Quran.. Those who practice taqwa — in the words of Ibn Abbas, "believers who avoid shirk with Allah and who work in His obedience" [3] — are called muttaqin (Arabic: المُتَّقِين al-mutta
Jodie Langel, a former Broadway singer turned vocal instructor, posted a video helping a student learn the chorus from “I’d Rather Be Me,” a song from the musical “Mean Girls.”
Makkah, Hijaz [7]: Considered by Muslims to be the last prophet sent by God to mankind. According to Muslims, God revealed to him the Quran, which is God's word. [7]Fell ill and died in Madinah. [7]
It's time to celebrate the year of the Wood Snake! Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, marks the end of winter and the arrival of the spring season on the ...