shirk (Meaning)

Wordnet

shirk (v)

avoid (one's assigned duties)

avoid dealing with

Webster

shirk (v. t.)

To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.

Webster

shirk (v. i.)

To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.

To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

Webster

shirk (n.)

One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.

shirk Sentence Examples

  1. Shirk, the act of associating partners with Allah, is strictly forbidden in Islam.
  2. The belief in shirk contaminates the purity of faith.
  3. To avoid shirk, Muslims must worship only Allah and reject all forms of idolatry.
  4. Shirk arises when people place trust in created beings rather than the Creator.
  5. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) condemned shirk as the greatest sin.
  6. Polytheism, where people worship multiple gods, is a form of shirk.
  7. Shirk can manifest in various ways, including believing in superstitions or relying solely on the help of humans.
  8. Belief in shirk undermines the foundation of Islam, which is based on the oneness of Allah.
  9. Shirk leads to moral decay and corruption in society.
  10. The Quran repeatedly warns against shirk and emphasizes the importance of worshiping only Allah.

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Shirk, the act of associating partners with Allah, is strictly forbidden in Islam.

The belief in shirk contaminates the purity of faith.

To avoid shirk, Muslims must worship only Allah and reject all forms of idolatry.

Shirk arises when people place trust in created beings rather than the Creator.