They told us it will never lead to Shirk but the Ba Alawi Shuyookh from Tarim have shown us the reality.
This is Mufti Abduragman of the MJC openly admits to shirk pathways:
Look how shaytaan has decorated this Shirk.
Moulana Yunus Patel Rahmatullahi Alaihi explains how photography leads to Shirk:
Why did Allah Ta’ala prohibit photography?One reason is quite clear; that it was the origin of Shirk (polytheism) :Going down the passage of history, we find that mankind was introduced to idol worship due to shaytaan’s efforts in leading mankind astray. So due to his whispering encouragement, people began to draw and sketch their pious predecessors, thinking that their faces and images will be a source of inspiration; an incentive to also follow in their footsteps of piety. However, it was the means by which many began to worship those pictures, and thereafter carved such idols; and idol worship came into vogue.Whilst this would have been more than sufficient for the Believer, it is no longer considered a worthy reason by Muslims who want to engage in the sin. Many say that there is no way that they would worship a photograph or even a sketch, let alone an idol.
Photography’s Origin is Shirk- Moulana Yunus Patel
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