شرك
sh-r-k
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root شرك across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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Shirk (شِرْكٌ) means sharing or partnership, like in land or marriage. It also refers to a share or portion.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
sh-r-k
Listen:
وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
98:6
Root letters:
ش — ر — ك
Lane's Lexicon Classical Arabic
* : see $ariykN . ― -b2- riyHN mu$aArikN means A wind to which the nakobaA=' [q. v.] is nearer than the two winds between which this blows. (K.)
Word Family Tree (70 forms)
All word forms derived from the root شرك as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 96×
Verb 72×
Concordance — 168 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root شرك appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (82) · Verb (68)
Noun (82 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:105
Noun
وَأَنۡ أَقِمۡ وَجۡهَكَ لِلدِّینِ حَنِیفࣰا وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِینَ ١٠٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [commanded], 'Direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth, and never be of those who associate others with Allah
Jonah 10:28
Noun
وَیَوۡمَ نَحۡشُرُهُمۡ جَمِیعࣰا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِینَ أَشۡرَكُوا۟ مَكَانَكُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَشُرَكَاۤؤُكُمۡۚ فَزَیَّلۡنَا بَیۡنَهُمۡۖ وَقَالَ شُرَكَاۤؤُهُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ إِیَّانَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will gather them all together - then We will say to those who associated others with Allah , "[Remain in] your place, you and your 'partners.' " Then We will separate them, and their "partners" will say, "You did not used to worship us
Jonah 10:34
Noun
قُلۡ هَلۡ مِن شُرَكَاۤىِٕكُم مَّن یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤۡفَكُونَ ٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?"
Jonah 10:35
Noun
قُلۡ هَلۡ مِن شُرَكَاۤىِٕكُم مَّن یَهۡدِیۤ إِلَى ٱلۡحَقِّۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ یَهۡدِی لِلۡحَقِّۗ أَفَمَن یَهۡدِیۤ إِلَى ٱلۡحَقِّ أَحَقُّ أَن یُتَّبَعَ أَمَّن لَّا یَهِدِّیۤ إِلَّاۤ أَن یُهۡدَىٰۖ فَمَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ٣٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who guides to the truth?" Say, " Allah guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed or he who guides not unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?"
Jonah 10:66
Noun
أَلَاۤ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَمَا یَتَّبِعُ ٱلَّذِینَ یَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُرَكَاۤءَۚ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَخۡرُصُونَ ٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Unquestionably, to Allah belongs whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth. And those who invoke other than Allah do not [actually] follow [His] "partners." They follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifyin
Derived Forms (70)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ | lmushrikiyna | Noun | 24× | |
| يُشْرِكُونَ | yushrikuwna | Verb | 19× | |
| أَشْرَكُوا۟ | ʾaashrakuwā | Verb | 9× | |
| تُشْرِكُونَ | tushrikuwna | Verb | 7× | |
| شُرَكَآءَ | shurakaāʾa | Noun | 7× | |
| يُشْرِكْ | yushrik | Verb | 5× | |
| وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ | walmushrikiyna | Noun | 4× | |
| شُرَكَآءُ | shurakaāʾu | Noun | 4× | |
| شُرَكَآءِىَ | shurakaāʾiāa | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ | lmushrikuwna | Noun | 3× |