2.4.1 KUFR, REJECTION OF GOD

Kufr is denial of Allah. kufr mutlaq is rejection of all the truth and kufr muqayyad is rejection of some of the truth. kufr ‘amali is by action and kufr i’itiqaadi is by belief. Kufr akbar manifests as kufr al tasdiiq; kufr al takdhiib, kufr iba’ wa-istikbar ma’a  al-tasdiiq; kufr al-shakk wa-al-dhann;kufr al-i’radh; and kufr al-nifaaq. Kufr asghar manifests as kufr al-nimah; kufr ‘amali. The kaafiruun, have the following characteristics: following falsehood, ittibau al batil, following whims and desires, committing crimes, wastefulness, mischief, miserliness, luxury, arrogance, ignorance, love for the world, treachery, transgression, enmity to others, ‘inaad, ghuruur, fujuur, fisq, ghafla, telling lies and hating the truth. The work of the kafiruun even if good is not considered. Hypocrisy, nifaq is deception in which faith is shown outwardly whereas there is disbelief and rejection of the truth inside. Riddat can be by word, riddat qawliyyat; by action, riddat fi’iliyyat; by belief, riddat i’itiqaadiyyat; and by doubt, al shakk.

2.4.2 SHIRK, ASSOCIATING ANYTHING WITH GOD

Polytheism takes the form of polytheism, dualism, henotheism, pantheism, and monism. Human history is a struggle between tauhid and shirk. Shirk can be classified major shirk, al shirk al akbar, and minor shirk, al shirk al asghar. It can also be classified as shirk i’itiqaadi and shirk ‘amali. Shirk akbar is shirk al ‘ibadat; shirk al-du’a; shirk al-niyyah wa-al-qasd wa al-iradah; shirk al ‘amal li ghair al llaah; shirk al-ta’ah; shirk al-mahabbah; shirk al wasaatat; shirk al tawaakul; shirk al raja; shirk fi sifaat al llaah; shirk al huluul; shirk al tasarrif; shirk al khawf; shirk al haakimiyyat; al khudhu’u li ghair al llaah; an dhull li ghairn al llaah;shirk tahliil al haraam; shirk tahriim al halaal; al dhabah li ghair al llaah; shirk al tanjiim. Minor shirk manifests as riyaa and making an oath for anything other hand, al hilf li ghair al llaah.

2.4.3 ACTIONS AND BELIEFS THAT NULLIFY TAUHID

Rejection of any of the 5 pillars of Islam or the 6 pillars of iman nullifies tauhid. Tauhid is also nullified by doing any of the following for other than Allah: ‘ibadat, dhabah, nadhar, hilf, tawakkul, ruku’u, or sujuud. Tauhid is also nullified by rejecting anything from the Qur’an, judging or settling disputes by other than what Allah revealed, acknowledging legislative authority from other than Allah, tahriim ma ahalla al llaah, Tahliil ma harama al llaah, separation of religion from the state, apostasy, riddat, alliances with the kaafiruun, believing the kaahin & munajjim, believing ‘arraaf or saahir when they claim to know the unseen, ghaib. Sins do not nullify aqidat unless the sinner has decided on his own to make haram halal. Any ma’asiyat decreases iman or may nullify it completely but it can return in taubat.