Quran, Sura 112 ( Al-Ikhlas), ayat 1-4 [ 12 ] Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people. —Quran, Sura 6 ( Al-Anam), ayah 133 [ 13 ] The Quran relates the story of Abrahamin order to provide an example of an intellectual quest for understanding God as the Cause of Causes: Related in verses 6:75-79, Abraham moves progressively from worshiping the stars, the moon, and the sun to acknowledging God as the sole cause of the heavenly phenomena. [ 4 ] Names of God in Islam Main article: Names of God in Islam In order to explain the complexity of the unity of God and of the divine nature, the Quran uses 99 terms referred to as Excellent Names of God (Sura 7:180). Aside from the supreme name Allah and the neologismal-Rahman(referring to the divine beneficence that creates and maintains the universe/grace which was given by Allah toAllhuman beings) and a few other specific names like al-Maalik al-Mulook (King of Kings in an authentic narration of the Prophet), other names may be shared by both God and human beings. According to the Islamic teachings, the latter is meant to serve as a reminder of Gods immanence rather than being a sign of ones divinity or alternatively imposing a limitation on Gods transcendent nature. Attribution of divinity to a created entity,shirk, is considered a denial of the truth of God and thus a major sin. [ 4 ] Shirk Main article: Shirk (Islam) Associating others with God is known asshirkand is the antithesis of Tawhid. It is usually but not always in the form of idolatryand supplicating to others than Allah, or believing that they hold the same attributes as Him in an equal or lesser degree. Shirk is divided into two categories: *.Greater shirk (Shirk-al-Akbar): open and apparent; *.Lesser shirk (Shirk-al-Asghar): concealed or hidden. Greater Shirk consists of the above-mentioned deeds. A person commits lesser shirk (Shirk-al-Asghar) or hidden polytheism when he claims to believe in God but his thoughts and actions do not reflect his belief. There are also minor forms of Shirk, they must be avoided as well; these include committing a good deed to show off, making an oathin the name of anyone except God. Within Islam, shirk is an unforgivable crime; God may forgive any sin if one dies in that state except for committing shirk, repentanceis required for its forgiveness. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]This is mentioned in the Quran: Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed.
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