'''Shittuf''' is usually understood to mean belief in God in the name of someone else. In Arabic, setting up any partner alongside God is called '''Shirk''' and Mushrikun (those who set up partners) are generally frowned upon in [http://godfearers.com/index.php/Petrine Petrine] tradition even if they are Noahide.
:"[[R. Tam]]'s view that ''Shittuf'' (belief in God the Father, along with an additional deity) is permitted to Gentiles was accepted by the Halakhist [[R. Moses Isserles]] (''Rema. Orah Hayyim'' 156:1) and later authorities as well. -It is difficult to ascertain Maimonides' view on this subject as a passage relating to it has heen altered in various editions (''Yad, Ma'akhalot Asurot'' 11:7). The ''Talmudic Encyclopedia'' also omits reference to Maimonides on this issue (see ''Ben Noah'', 1981 edition, 3:350)."<ref>page 34 of the Wipf and Stock Publisher's edition of New York Orthodox Rabbi [[Harvey Falk]]'s book "Jesus the Pharisee: A new look at the Jewishness of Jesus" (copyright 1985 Paulist Press)</ref>
In Arabic, setting up any partner alongside God is called '''Shirk''' and Mushrikun (those who set up partners) are generally frowned upon in [http://godfearers.com/index.php/Petrine Petrine] tradition even if they are Noahide.