Some of the main differences between Major and Minor shirk are given below:
| Major Shirk | Minor Shirk |
| Takes one outside of the fold of Islam | Does not take one outside the fold of Islam |
| It destroys all the good deeds. | It does not destroy all the good deeds, but only the deed that is present in. |
| The one who dies upon it, will be in the Fire forever. | The one who dies upon it, will not be in the Fire forever. |
| It makes the blood and wealth permissible for the Muslim Ruler. | It does not make the blood and wealth permissible for the Muslim Ruler. |
| There is proof which shows that it is Major. | There is proof to show that it is Minor. |
| Believes that the means has a special powers in the universe. | To make a means something that Allah did not make a means. |
| It is not forgiven, if one dies without repenting. | Every sin that leads to Major Shirk is Minor Shirk. |
| If one repents, Allah will accept the repentance except in two cases: If the sun rises from the West or right at the moment of death. | Everything that the Qur’an and authentic Hadith mention as Shirk or Kufr in the indefinite form and there are no other proofs that show that it is Major. |
May Allah save us all Muslims from every type of shirk and its consequences.