The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him.
Yet when the servant of Allah1 stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I call only upon my Lord, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺.”
Quran 72:20
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Supplication, pilgrimage (ziyarat), making vows (nazr), and remembrance (or invocation) are exclusively for God alone, and associating partners with Him (shirk) is the greatest sin.
It is You we worship and You we ask for help
Yet there are some who take others as equal to Allah. They love them as they should love Allah. But those who believe love Allah even more. If only the wrongdoers could see the ˹horrible˺ punishment ˹awaiting them˺, they would certainly realize that all power belongs to Allah, and that Allah is indeed severe in punishment." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:165, Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran)
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.