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Allah does NOT forgive shirk: 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. -- Sura 4:48 Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). -- Sura 4:116 Allah forgives shirk (mentioned even in the same sura - that is a really short memory): ... Yet they [the Israelites] worshipped the calf even after Clear Signs had come to them; even so We forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority. -- Sura 4:153 See also Sura 2:51-52, describing the same specific event. [But not only Israelites, Sura 6:76-78 asserts that even Abraham took the sun, the moon, and the stars as idols. This is sheer polytheism; yet Muslims respect the Abraham portrayed in their Qur'an as a great prophet, and they believe that prophets are sinless.] Now, I suppose a Muslim could say that God abrogated his previous approach of granting forgiveness of idolatry and now does no longer forgive it, but is that so? In 6:88, after speaking of Abraham (verse 83), Isaac and Jacob (84), Moses, Job, Jesus, Joseph, Noah, David, Solomon, etc., Allah says, "Had they served other gods besides Him, their labours would have been vain indeed." It seems obvious that since Abraham and Isaac are mentioned also (who preceeded Moses and the Hebrew slaves), and who were under the same "don't serve idols or your out of luck" blanket, that abrogation could not be possible here, since otherwise we would have to assume several abrogations [no forgiveness, forgiveness, no forgiveness] and this would be utterly unworthy of God, who is eternally the same. On the other hand, we can even find a general statement about the forgiveness of shirk, since Sura 25:68-71 speaks about people who worship gods other than God and when they repent, believe, and work righteousness then God not only forgives them but He even substitutes their sins (sayyi'aat) with righteouss credit (hasannat). A Muslim's Response by Randy Desmond Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 05:12:26 PDT "Allah accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards. To them will Allah turn in mercy. Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom" Sura 4:17 You don't seem to read the clear words of the verse given above. Let me make it abundantly clear by giving it in bold face. ... Yet they [the Israelites] worshipped the calf even after Clear Signs had come to them; even so We forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority. -- Sura 4:153 Surely, the Qur'an says that this was not in ignorance. The only thing you introduced is another contradiction. Sura 4:17 says he forgives if sins were done in ignorance, but 4:153 says he forgave them even though they clearly knew what they were doing and worshiped the idol anyway. Last edited: November 10, 1996

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