The Qur’ān and Sunnah have defined shirk.• Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:22 as:
“So do not make, along with Allāh,partners (andād) while you know (that He is the true Creator).”• Shirk is defined as taking a partner alongside Allāh.• Ibn Mas‘ūd (raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu) asked the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhiwa sallam), “What is the greatest sin?”
He replied: “To take along side Allāh a partner (nidd) even though it was He that created you.”• In General Term: An easier way to understand shirk is: Shirk means giving the rights of Allāh to other than Allāh. Anything that is a right of Allāh and belongs to Allāh, if you give it to other than Allāh, you have committed shirk.
Once we have defined shirk to be giving the rights of Allāh to other than Him, we understand that it is broader than just prostrating to an idol.Any time any right of Allāh is given to other than Allāh, shirk has occurred.Shirk
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