Shirk - the Greatest Zulm, the greatest wrong!

1. Presented by a presentation on the Qur’anic Word “ ظلم (Zulm)” Qur’anic Kalimaat Series: 1 YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

2. Presented by وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ ” “ لا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ And (remember) when Luqmân said to his son when He was advising him: "O My son! join not in Worship others with Allâh. Verily! joining others in Worship with Allâh is a great Zûlm (wrong) indeed.” (Surah Luqman: 31: 13) Allah says in the Qur’an YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

3. Presented by We need to understand: Shirk and Zulm Shirk in simple terms is: Associating partners with Allah Taking ‘gods’ other than Allah Worshipping anyone other than Allah Comparing someone with the Names or the Attributes of Allah ‘ Shirk’ is equated with Zulm! YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

4. Presented by The literal meaning of Zulm is ‘ to keep a thing not in its place’. It also means wrong, injustice, evil. What is Zulm ? YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

5. Presented by Shoe has to be kept on a shoe rack. If you keep your shoe on the dining table, it is injustice to dining table! YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

7. Presented by It is the right of Allah that He should be worshipped. If you snatch that right and give it to others, you are doing injustice with Allah! YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

8. Presented by Prostration is only for Allah. If you prostrate to people, it is injustice and insult to Allah! YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

9. Forms of Shirk

12. Every human being has his or her own father. If you tell your father that he is not your real father, will he be happy with you? He will rather slap you for uttering the blasphemous statement! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

13. Attributing someone else to be one’s father is in fact the greatest wrong a child can do to his real parent! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

14. If someone associates anyone with Allah, it is in fact the greatest injustice, the greatest wrong a man can do to his Creator! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

15. So, beware of committing ‘shirk’, for indeed it is the greatest wrong! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

16. Authored by Muqith Mujtaba Ali Click this image: Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings