Polytheism
28 sayings
most surely polytheism is a grievous inequity.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-ninth Greater Sin ,page 213; Surah Luqman 31:13 link
Surely the vilest of animals in Allah's sight are those who disbelieve, then they would not believe. Those with whom you make an agreement, then they break their agreement every time and they do not guard (against punishment)."
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-First Greater Sin ,page 95; Surah Anfal 8:55-56 link
Except those of the idolaters with whom you made an agreement, they have not failed you in anything and have not backed up anyone against you, so fulfill their agreement to the end of their term; surely Allah loves those who are careful (of their duty).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-First Greater Sin ,page 95; (Surah Tauba 9:4 link
Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with him, and forgives what is besides that to whomsoever He pleases, and whoever associates anything with Allah, he devises indeed a great sin."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 48; Surah Nisa 4:48 link
Surely whoever associates (others) with Allah, then Allah has forbidden to him the garden, and his abode is the fire; and there shall be no helpers for the unjust
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 48; Surah Maidah 5:72 link
Do not associate aught with Allah; most surely polytheism is a grievous inequity
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 48; Surah Luqman 31:13 link
And whoever associates anything with Allah, he devises indeed a great sin
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 49; Surah Nisa 4:48 link
And worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 49; Surah Nisa 4:36 link
The Christians believe in the trinity of the Godhead. The Father (God), The Son (Jesus) and the Holy Ghost (Jibraeel). They believe that each of them have a special quality and that together they constitute the Godhead. The Quran flays their assertion thus:
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 50; Surah Maidah 5:73 link
Allah is the One who created milk from the dirty red blood and caused it to flow from the mammary glands of the animals and humans so that it may reach the gullets of infants.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 55; Surah Nahl 16:66 link
When the young ones are not yet capable of digesting solid food it is only milk which nourishes them. And the provider of this milk is Allah. He is the bestower of every benefit.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 55; Surah Nisa 4:78 link
Say, if the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would surely be consumed before the words of my Lord are exhausted, though we were to bring the like of that (sea) to add thereto.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 56; Surah Kahf 18:109 link
"And most of them do not believe in Allah without associating others (with Him)."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 60; Behaarul Anwaar link
Some people allege that there are separate gods for every phenomenon. That is, god of wind, god of sea, etc. This is another form of Polytheism. These people consider different creations to be the handiwork of different gods. These idolaters and polytheists worship multiple deities. Their polytheistic belief has also been denounced in the Holy Quran:
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 50; Surah Yusuf 12:39 link
Qaroon became a polytheist because he dared to say that all he had come to possess was due to his knowledge of alchemy. Thus, when Qaroon made himself an accomplice of the One and only God in possessing the Divine attributes, Allah replied,
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 53; Surah Qasas 28:78 link
The narrator told Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) that Mughaira tells people, "When a person achieves the recognition of Allah, there is no obligation for him." Imam (a.s.) replied, "May Allah curse him! Why did he say so? Is it not so that a person becomes obedient to Allah as much as the recognition of Allah he has achieved? Does a person who does not recognize Allah obey Him? The Almighty Allah orders Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) conveys the message to the believers. They follow the previous order until a new order arrives. Allah's order to do a thing and to keep away from another has equal importance for believers. One who leaves an obligatory act or commits one of the greater sins, the Almighty Allah does not even look at him with mercy and does not purify him." The narrator asked, "Is it polytheism?" Imam said, "Of course, an order is given by Allah and another by Shaitaan. One who leaves the order of Allah and obeys the order of Shaitaan, will go to Hell along with Shaitaan."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 310/311 link
Surely the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and He shall requite their deceit to them, and when they stand up sluggishly; they do it only to be seen of men and do not remember Allah save a little. Wavering between that (and this), (belonging) neither to these nor to those
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Nisa 4:142 link
So woe to the praying ones, who are unmindful of their prayers, who do (good) to be seen
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Maoon 107:4-6 link
Allah tells the polytheists in Surah Hadid,
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 118; Surah Hadid 57:14 link
O Ibn Mas`aud, beware of ever associating anything with Allah for even the twinkling of an eye, even if you are to be cut up with a saw, amputated, crucified or burnt with fire.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 357, no. 2660; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 696 link
Verily the Umayyads used to freely point out people's faith to them [condescendingly], but did not freely point out polytheism, so that when it came to their converting them [the people] to it, they would not be able to recognise it
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 415, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 696 link
Im?m Muhammad ibn 'Al? al-Baqir (a.s.) was once asked what the absolute minimum of polytheism was, to which he replied, 'It is to call fruit kernels stones and vice versa, and to believe them as such.
al-Kafi, p. 397, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 697 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) was once asked what the absolute minimum of polytheism was, to which he replied, 'It is to contrive a ruling and falsely cause people to take sides for and against it
al-Kafi, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 697 link
Beware of committing anything that warrants justification, for verily that is hidden polytheism
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 200, no. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 697 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said when interpreting the Qur'anic verse: "And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him", 'This is in reference to man's statement: "Were it not for 'x' I would surely have perished", or "Were it not for 'x' I would indeed have been afflicted" or "Were it not for 'x' my family would be at a loss." Do you not see that he has associated a partner to Allah in His Kingdom giving him sustenance and repelling misfortune from him?' He was subsequently asked, 'What if one were to say, "Were it not for Allah granting me x's help, I would have perished ?" Imam replied, 'There is nothing wrong with saying things like this.
Tafsir al-`Ayyashi, v. 2, p. 200, no. 96; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 697 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said when interpreting the Qur'anic verse: "And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him", 'This refers to ascribing partners in Allah's obedience, not [just] in His worship
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 397, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 698 link
Polytheism is more discreet than the crawling of an ant, and includes things like turning one's ring to make a wish, and other such [superstitions].
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 379, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 698 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said when interpreting the Qur'anic verse: "And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him", 'This refers to when people used to say, 'We are being rained on from the storm of x, or the storm of y [referring to various false gods]. And they used to consult soothsayers and believe whatever they told them
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 58, p. 317, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 698 link
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