الباطن
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Polytheism of supplication
(شِرْكٌ في الدَّعْوَةِ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Invoking other than Allah, the Almighty, to do such things that only Allah, the Exalted, can do, like removing distress or bringing benefits.
الشرح المختصر
"Shirk ad-da‘wah" (polytheism of supplication): Indeed, supplication is one of the greatest forms of worship; rather, it is the core of worship. Therefore, its dedication to other than Allah is polytheism. So whoever supplicates a Prophet, a king, a pious servant of Allah, a grave, a stone, or any other created being is a polytheist and disbeliever.