It is not that we have a paranoid fear of the heinous crime of 'shirk' for no reason, and indeed anyone who claims to be a muslim must have this fear.
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"O my servants who have wronged their own souls! Do not despair of Allah's mercy! Surely Allah forgives all sins. He is the All Forgiving, All Merciful.
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But if one repeats the same crime even after this, he shall go to Hell, where he shall abide forever! Allah deprives 'riba' of all blessing but wills charity, and Allah does not like an ungrateful,
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and asking them to do some favors for you!!! The only way to recognize this abominable crime of 'shirk' is to read the Holy Quran with understanding.
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May Allah guide you and us all to read and understand the easy and clear guidance of the Holy Quran so that we can understand all the manifestations of this heinous crime of 'shirk'.
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heinous crime of 'Shirk'! There is no personality behind the Kaabah It is only a cubicle, built as a direction for every muslim to turn his face in prayer.
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Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 1: O mankind! Fear your Lord, Who created you of a single soul (Adam); and of the same created his mate (Hawwa);
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worthy of worship except the One Allah Alone! And that supposedly has been our biggest crime in the eyes of our Bohra brethren.
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You have indeed asked a very very interesting and soul-searching question. The truth is, that to really get the benefits and rewards of offering the prayers in Islam,
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'kalima', but are heavily involved in the heinous crime of 'shirk'; or there are many muslims who declare the 'kalima', but refuse to obey anything from Allah and His Messenger (saws).
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