glossary of islamic terms.pdf - YasSarNal QuR'aN

It means a witness or martyr.
Shaikh
ـ٤ُْا
[Other Commonly Used Spellings: SHEIKH]
The word Shaikh is a title or a nickname for an elderly person
or a religious leader in a community. This title is also given to
a wise person. The meaning of the word Shaikh has been
distorted, misused, and abused by some mass media to reflect
the wrong meanings.
Shirk ىوُْا
Opposite of Tawheed. To associate anyone or anything with
Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala. Shirk is idol-worship. Idol-worship
means attributing form to Allah, encasing Him in an object, a
concept, a ritual or a myth - when Allah has no form, is not like
anything and cannot be conceived of or perceived. Allah the
Most Merciful is prepared to forgive any sin a man or Jinn may
commit, except for dying in a state of Shirk. There are three
types of Shirk:
1. Shirk al-Akbar (major Shirk). This is divided into
four categories:
o Shirk ad-Du'a : invoking or
supplicating to a false deity besides
Allah Ta'ala, i.e. invocation or
supplication by either invoking other
than Allah or invoking Him through a
created being or thing, such as a
prophet, an angel, a saint, or even a
bank manager.
o Shirk al-Niyyah wa Iraada wal Qasd :
having the intention and
determination to deliberately do any
type of act of worship to a deity other
than Allah Ta'ala.
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