26/01/2026
“When I saw him with someone else, I understood why God does not forgive polytheism.”
The feelings of a person’s heart often lead him to a great truth. When we imagine our beloved person with someone else, what kind of pain, jealousy, and suffering arises in our hearts—all of which is an unbearable feeling. Because love does not want to be shared. A heart that truly loves wants to have someone exclusively for itself.
This simple human feeling leads us to a deep lesson in faith.
Allah Almighty created us, provides us with sustenance, protects us from danger, hears our prayers, knows our secrets—that is, every moment of our lives is dependent on His mercy. He is our Lord, Master, and Sustainer. Love, fear, hope, and trust in Him—all of these should be for Him alone.
But when a person associates someone else with Allah—in worship, trust, calling, and obeying—then it becomes polytheism. That is, the love, the reliance, the worship that is due to Allah alone, is shared among creation.
Think about it—isn't it the greatest injustice to make someone else stand with Him, for Whom everything is, by Whose gift is life, by Whose mercy is breath—?
Just as when a person's love is divided, the heart breaks, similarly when a servant gives away Allah's rights to others, it is considered the greatest sin in the sight of Allah. Therefore, it is said in the Quran that Allah can forgive all other sins to whom He wills, but He does not forgive shirk—if death occurs without repentance.
This teaching is not to frighten us, but to put love in its rightful place.
- We will ask for prayers only from Allah.
- We will place our ultimate trust only in Him.
- We will fear only His displeasure.
- We will love in such a way that He is the only God in our hearts.
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The heart in which Tawhid is pure finds peace. Because he knows—my Lord is one, my hope is one, my God is one.
And therein lies the beauty of faith.