What is your answer to what seems to be a contradiction?

[DaresBears]

Its not a contradiction, you have to take every verse in the context of the whole book and not alone. God says he will forgive those who commit shirk if they stop and become believers, so when God says he does not forgive shirk, it is obviously within the context of this, God does not forgive shirk at Judgement day, God does if the person gives it up.

[Meemz]

I agree with a lot of previous statements. My interpretation is that God weighs every act you do. If the good outweighs the bad you can gain entry into Jannah but not all acts are weighed the same. If you die in the state of shirk, it outweighs every good deed you have done. Shirk is not just disbelief in God but also disbelief in the the oneness of God. Ancient Greeks were mushriks because they did not believe in the existance of one God. But trinitarians are also mushriks because while they believe in God, they associate other things with him thereby denying his power. Even though they believe that the others are manifestations of a supreme deity.


Shirk is an act that you MUST repent for. Allah does not accept those who do not accept him. The Quran makes it clear that people go to  and from belief.  The verses are a warning. You can't cover your bases by worshipping multiple deities. You either believe in Allah or you don't and if you don't, then likewise you don't deserve a spot in his paradise. But if you repent and change your ways Allah is most merciful and most forgiving.