Associating God with someone.

Another kind of Major Shirk is :

• to associate Allah with someone as part of Him,
• to consider anyone like Him,
• to give Allah’s attributes to anyone else,
• to include anyone in the worship of Allah.

Imam Jafer Sadiq (as) has said;
“If someone performs an action for Allah, and includes in it the pleasure of a human being, then the doer of that action is a Polytheist”.

All Shia Ulama agree, as stated by an eminent Shia scholar of Iran, Sultan’l-Wa’izin Shirazi, who is well-known for his monumental book, The Right Path, also published in English with a title, Peshawar Nights, that offering in the name of other than Allah, or to include anyone in the offerings being made in the name of Allah, is not allowed in Mazhab -e- Ahlal- Bayit.

He further writes in the same book at page number 40 that;
“If we make an offering not in the name of Allah, but for someone else, whether he be dead or alive, or if we include him with the name of Allah, even if he is an Imam or his son, the offering is not valid If this is done knowingly then it is evident polytheism as is clear from the verse

“and not join anyone in the service of your Lord” (18:110)

He further adds,
“All Shia Jurists agree that to make an offering in the name of any person, including Prophets or Imams, is wrong. If it is done intentionally, it is polytheism.
An offering must be made in the name of Allah. Although, we are allowed to do it wherever and whenever we like. For instance, if someone takes a goat to a particular place of worship or to the tomb of an Imam and sacrifices it in the name of Allah alone, there is no harm in it.
But if pledges to make an offering in the name of the Prophet or an Imam, or some other person, it is forbidden.”

Portraying anyone like God.

The third kind of Shirk is to portray anyone as God. This type of Shrik is the outgrowth of inferiority complex and scantiness. Many grand personalities, powerful kings, and great saints were worshipped as gods by their people.

Krishna, popularly known as Lord Krishna, Ram Chanderji, Gautam Buddha, Firaun, Namrud, were all human beings. But people worshipped them because they were highly impressed by their character, or wealth, or power.

Nusairi call Hazrat Ali(as) their god because of his extraordinary personality. Apparently it seems that they have raised the status of Hazrat Ali (as) by calling him god. Some ignorant Shia poets also, under this false impression, refer Hazrat Ali ibn-Abi Talib (as) as the god of Nussairi in their poetry. But in actuality, they commit a big sin of degrading the Holy Imam and putting his sacred name in the list of gods ( people of much lower rank )mentioned above.

Thus, whenever we find any great personality and his incredible achievements, we must appreciate him, but we must glorify Allah, as He is the one who gave him power, talent,energy, opportunity, and finally success.