Shirk is the greatest of sins, because Allah has told us that He will not forgive the one who does not repent to Him from it, but in the case of lesser sins the matter is subject to His will: if He wills, He will forgive the one who meets Him with that sin unrepented for, and if He wills, He will punish him.
Shirk (or شرك) in Islam means association of any kind of relationships to Allah or invocation of any other God except Allah. Allah forgives shirk if the person repents in his wordly life because Allah love and accept repentance and is Most Merciful. Many sahaba (may Allah be pleased with all of them) were mushrikoon when they accepted Islam. It is one of the most controversial topics in the Quran and many of the statements in it seem to contradict each other.
Repentance wipes out every sin, without exception. The point is, if you commit shirk and die without repenting, Allah will not forgive you. Mušrikūn مشركون (pl. ignorance isn't bliss so dont fall for these traps thinking that what you are doing is right. 70. This article focuses on how one can repent for the sins committed, and to earn Allah’s pleasure for asking for such forgiveness. As Allah the Most Caring assures us: “Say: O … Originally Posted by Ummu Sufyaan if you become more aware/knowledge, you begin to figure out shaytaans traps, and thats when you realize that he will leave you alone. It means ascribing to, or the establishment of, partners placed beside Allah. In Islam, shirk (Arabic: شرك širk) is the sin of idolatry or polytheism (i.e., the deification or worship of anyone or anything besides Allah). Quran says "Allah accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards.
Re: How does one repent from kufr or shirk? He says (interpretation of the meaning): “Allah does not forgive [shirk]” means Allah will not forgive the person if he doesn’t repent. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful” [al-Furqaan 25:68-70] Allaah mentions the kufr and shirk of the Christians, then calls them to repent. The merits and rewards of ‘Tawbah’ (repentance to Allah), were discussed in an earlier post. It is termed Tawhid (). When the Quran says that Allah does not forgive shirk, this means that if you die and meet Allah on judgement day without repenting from this major sin while you were alive Allah would never forgive you, however so if you commit shirk and repent of it while you are alive Allah will forgive it, the verses are referring to the AFTER-LIFE. Shirk is the greatest of sins, because Allaah has told us that He will not forgive the one who does not repent to Him from it, but in the case of lesser sins the matter is subject to His will: if He wills, He will forgive the one who meets Him with that sin unrepented for, and if He wills, He will punish him.