Why Shirk Is Considered Such A Major Sin

[Tariq Atiullah]

Shirk is the biggest sin so to understand who are Mushrik we must first determine what is the greatest sin. This is stated in the quran 6 :21

“Who does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah or deny His signs? Indeed, the wrongdoers will never succeed.”

It is important to realize that in Islam a sin has to be an intentional act or omission. Hence Mushrik do Shirk intentionally.

More details of these people are given in quran 2 : 85 and 86

“But here you are, killing each other and expelling some of your people from their homes, aiding one another in sin and aggression; and when those ˹expelled˺ come to you as captives, you still ransom them—though expelling them was unlawful for you.1 Do you believe in some of the Scripture and reject the rest? Is there any reward for those who do so among you other than disgrace in this worldly life and being subjected to the harshest punishment on the Day of Judgment? For Allah is never unaware of what you do.”

“These are the ones who trade the Hereafter for the life of this world. So their punishment will not be reduced, nor will they be helped.”

By now you must have started to realize who the Mushrik are. They believe in Allah hence are able to attribute lies to him. They know the quran hence they are able to reject parts of it. They are misguiding and dividing us by forcing us away from the quran towards history and culture. They are very dangerous and in these difficult times they are very active.

[Dr. Irfan Shahzad]

It is false and fabricated. Believing something false without evidence or reason is foolish. And if someone refuses to listen even when told the truth, they make themselves deserving of blame. When such folly is directed against God, its gravity is magnified many times over.