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Shirk (Arabic: شِرْك, lit. 'association') in Islam is a sin often roughly translated as 'idolatry' or 'polytheism', but more accurately meaning 'association [with God]'. [1] [2] [a] It refers to accepting other divinities or powers alongside God as associates.
Shirk may refer to: Shirk (surname) Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or worshiping beings or things other than God ('attributing an associate (to God)') Shirk, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran; Shirk-e Sorjeh, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran "Shirk break", a synonym for coffee break
A number of different words for sin are used in the Islamic tradition. According to A. J. Wensinck's entry on the topic in the Encyclopedia of Islam, Islamic terms for sin include dhanb and khaṭīʾa, which are synonymous and refer to intentional sins; khiṭʾ, which means simply a sin; and ithm, which is used for grave sins.
Islam strongly prohibits all form of idolatry, which is part of the sin of shirk (Arabic: شرك); širk comes from the Arabic root Š-R-K (ش ر ك), with the general meaning of "to share". In the context of the Qur'an, the particular sense of "sharing as an equal partner" is usually understood as "attributing a partner to Allah".
The practice of many Islamic healers who claim to talk to jinn for the purpose of curing and preventing the evil eye and exorcism of possession by jinn, is believed to be the extremely serious sin of shirk (mentioned above) by more strict/conservative/orthodox Muslims.
“He didn’t shirk responsibility.” Unlike Trump, who hates to accept defeat and seldom admits to making a mistake, Grover Cleveland “could admit when he was wrong,” his grandson said.
The ex-American may want to shirk her tax responsibility, but the IRS has other plans. Another pitfall to watch out for, says Reed: a permanent ban on reentering the U.S.
The Kaaba (pictured c. 2018) was a prominent site for the Mushrikites. The Mushrikites (Arabic: الْمُشْرِكِين, romanized: al-Mushrikīn or Arabic: الْمُشْرِكُون, romanized: al-Mushrikūn, singular Arabic: مُشْرِك, romanized: mushrik) were the Arab polytheists who committed shirk and opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers, the Muslims, in the ...