Q 46: Shirk kubwa maana yake ni nini?
Q 46: What does Major Shirk mean?
A--- Maana yake ni kumshirikisha Mola wa viumbe wote, kama vile kumpenda mtu kwa namna ambayo mtu anampenda Allah, kumwogopa mtu kana kwamba yeye ni Allah, kumtegemea, kumwomba dua, kumtarajia kupata kutoka kwake, utiifu wa dhambi kwake, kumtii katika yale yanayomchukiza Allah, n.k. Allah, Mtukufu, anasema:
A--- It means associating partners with the Lord of the worlds, like loving someone in the way one loves Allah, fearing someone as if he is Allah, relying on him, invoking him, hoping from him, sinful loyalty to him, obeying him in what displeases Allah, etc. Allah, the Almighty says:
{Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu hasamehe (dhambi ya) kumshirikisha Naye, lakini husamehe anayemtaka dhambi nyingine zisizokuwa hiyo, na yeyote anayemshirikisha Mwenyezi Mungu, bila shaka amepotea mbali sana}. (An-Nisa', 116)
{Verily! Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, has indeed strayed far away}. (An-Nisa', 116)