Shirk (Islam)
Islamic concept of associating something with God / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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][lower-alpha 1] It refers to accepting other divinities or powers alongside God as associates.[4][5] In contrast, Islam teaches God does not share divine attributes with anyone, as it is disallowed according to the Islamic doctrine of tawhid.[6][7] The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, states in 4:48 that God will not forgive shirk if one dies without repenting from it.[8][7][9]
The one who commits shirk is called a mushrik.[lower-alpha 2] The opposite of shirk is tawhid[lower-alpha 3] and the opposite of mushrik is muwahhid.[lower-alpha 4]