Allah emphasises in the Holy Qur'aan that the highest transgression against Him is the practice of "shirk" (polytheism) or to set up partner or partners with Him. If one believes that for one reason or another, Allah needs partner or partners to perform or do tasks in His Creation, one would nullify all his/her work and will end up as a loser in the hereafter. Unfortunately, people in the world practice this high crime against Allah with blatant ignorance and will fight against any one who advocates Allah Alone.
We have to go with our natural instinct of monotheism according to Allah's creation and do not set up partners with Him. Unhappiness follows immediately and in the hereafter one will end up debased. We have to remember that Allah is the One who provides for us. He is the Living, the Eternal, and not the dead prophets, messengers, saints or Imaams.
More blatant acts of shirk are practised when tombs of prophets and saints or Imaams are turned into sacred places or mosques and names other than Allah are called. Calling upon anything or anyone besides Allah constitutes "shirk".
Allah tells us that He is the Seer, the Hearer and Omnipotent. Why do we ask others besides Him for help? Have they created anything? Can they hear or see or help anyone? Previous messengers have warned about the evils associated with setting up partners with Allah and they were ridiculed and insulted. This is a tragedy for the people who practise the highest crime of "shirk" against Allah. We must remember that we were all gathered before coming to this life and were asked by Him if He is our Lord, and we all agreed that He is and bore witness to that.
Thus, on the Day of Judgement, we cannot claim that we were unaware of this. Remember that after this testimony and this covenant with Allah, we cannot go back to the pride of the days of ignorance. This amounts to breaking our covenant with Allah and an unforgivable offense.
Seeking help and protection from anything or anyone tantamounts to "shirk". Allah helps you when you remember Him, when you ask Him for help, when you seek guidance from Him. Commemoration of Allah is what the Holy Qur'aan emphasises for the people.
Remember that Satan is enticing people to follow methodologies not prescribed in the Holy Qur'aan. Do not respond to Satan, for he is your most ardent enemy.
The question that we owe to ourselves to ask is why ask any one besides Allah for anything? Is He not sufficient for His servants? Allah informs us that: When my servants ask you about Me, I am always near. I answer their prayers when they pray to Me. The people shall respond to Me and believe in Me, in order to be guided.
What more can we ask for? This is warning to those who blatantly practise the abomination of "shirk". Allah has promised hell as their abode. Practice of setting up partner with Him is a great injustice.
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