The ruling on the claim that the worship of idols has disappeared and that new objects of worship have emerged

Question:
Some of what follows it, but I believe the brothers are in a noble era, but some of the questions say: A questioner asks, what is your opinion of a student who says that the worship of idols, pillars, and stones has ceased and does not exist in our time, but rather new objects of worship have emerged, such as the worship of desires and doors, the worship of people, the worship of sovereignty, the worship of authority, and so on? And he says he saw the same thing in a response.

Answer:
Let us understand this question. The one who said this, or about whom this was reported, is either ignorant and does not know, or he is malicious and intends to beautify shirk (associating partners with Allah). He says shirk has disappeared, it has ceased, meaning it is not present, as if he does not see these graves that are worshipped now, and these shrines that are built in the cities, where people worship them instead of Allah and circumambulate them, saying, "O so-and-so, give me this and that," and they slaughter for them and make vows to them. He denies reality, and may Allah protect us from that, that shirk is not limited to the worship of idols.
Shirk includes everything worshipped besides Allah, whether idols, trees, stones, graves, or otherwise; this is shirk. So in reality, he is either ignorant and does not know shirk, or he is malicious and wants to fight the call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and keep the people upon shirk. We ask Allah for safety.