Prophet Jonah - 10:18
"They leave Allah and serve those who can do them neither harm nor good, and say: "These will intercede for us with Allah". Say: "Do you inform Him of what Allah does not know in the heavens and the earth? He is Most High, far from what you associate partners with."
Why does Allah not forgive those who die associating partners?
The Women/4:48
Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but other than that He forgives to whom He wills. Whoever associates partners with Allah has committed a great insult.
The Women/4:116
Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him (if it continues until death), but He forgives the sins below that to whom He wills. Whoever associates partners with Allah has gone astray.
Luqman/31:13
"When Lokman advised his son, he said: "My dear son, do not associate partners with Allah; surely shirk (associating partners with God) is a great wrong."
The Companies/39:65
It has been revealed to you and those before you that if you associate partners, all that you do will be in vain and you will be of the losers.