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1. Qur’anic Kalimaat Series: 1 a presentation on the Qur’anic Word “ظلم (Zulm)” Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

2. Allah says in the Qur’an وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ”“ لا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌAnd (remember) when Luqmân said to his son when He was advising him: "O My son! join not in Worship others with Allâh. Verily! joining others in Worship with Allâh is a great Zûlm (wrong) indeed.” (Surah Luqman: 31: 13) Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

3. We need to understand: Shirk and Zulm Shirk in simple terms is: Associating partners with Allah Taking ‘gods’ other than Allah Worshipping anyone other than Allah Comparing someone with the Names or the Attributes of Allah ‘Shirk’ is equated with Zulm! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

4. What is Zulm? The literal meaning of Zulm is ‘to keep a thing not in its place’. It also means wrong, injustice, evil. Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

5. Shoe has to be kept on a shoe rack. If you keep your shoe on the dining table, it is injustice to dining table! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

6. Creations have to be given only the respect they deserve. But if you give them a position on par with the Creator….. You are actually insulting the real Creator! You are actually doing injustice with your Creator! You are actually degrading your own position in the sight of your Maker! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

7. It is the right of Allah that He should be worshipped. If you snatch that right and give it to others, you are doing injustice with Allah! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

8. Prostration is only for Allah. If you prostrate to people, it is injustice and insult to Allah! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

9. Forms of Shirk

10. The head that bows to Allah alone carries dignity! If only people understand! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

11. The phrase used in the verse of Surah Luqman is لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ means ‘the greatest wrong; the greatest injustice’, the greatest evil!’. • In Arabic the prefix La – the laam of emphasis – is used to give stress and force to the statement. • So, لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ means: • Indeed the greatest wrong! • Verily, the greatest injustice! • Surely, the greatest evil! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

12. Every human being has his or her own father. If you tell your father that he is not your real father, will he be happy with you? He will rather slap you for uttering the blasphemous statement! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

13. Attributing someone else to be one’s father is in fact the greatest wrong a child can do to his real parent! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

14. If someone associates anyone with Allah, it is in fact the greatest injustice, the greatest wrong a man can do to his Creator! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

15. So, beware of committing ‘shirk’, for indeed it isthe greatest wrong! Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings

16. Authored byMuqith Mujtaba Ali Click this image: Presented by YasSarNal Qur’an Facilitating Qur’anic Teachings