Core sense — a sharing, partnership; a share; attributing partners to God; hypocrisygenerated
1he allowed the people of El-Yemen to share with one another in land—أَجَازَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ اليَمَنِ الشِّرْكَ
It is a maṣdar of شَرِكَهُ, as mentioned in the first sentence of this article, or a noun from it, and means the same as شِرْكَةٌ: a sharing, taking part, or partnership.
The same meaning belongs to شَرِكٌ and شَرِكَةٌ, and to شَرْكٌ and شَرْكَةٌ, and also to شُرْكَةٌ with damm, which MF says is unknown, though it is common in Syria, almost to the exclusion of the other variants mentioned above.
From a tradition of Muʿādh. The sharing is in land, and apparently in its produce, the owner giving it to another for half of the produce, or a third, or the like; a similar example of the same word occurs in another tradition. See also the example in the verse cited under form 3.
we desire to share with you in relationship by marriage—رَغِبْنَا فِى شِرْكِكُمْ
1.1a share of his house was sold—بِيعَ شِرْكٌ مِنْ دَارِهِ
he freed a share belonging to him in a slave—أَعْتَقَ شِرْكًا لَهُ فِى عَبْدٍ
A share.
Plural أَشْرَاكٌ. [See a verse of Lebeed cited under زَعَامَةٌ.]
1.2the thing I fear most for my people is hypocrisy—إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِى الشِّرْكُ
It is also a noun from أَشْرَكَ بِٱللّٰهِ, as in the Kur 31:12, meaning the attribution of a شَرِيك, a partner, to God, or of شُرَكَآء, partners (see form 4); so it may be rendered belief in more than one god. And in a wider sense, unbelief; synonym كُفْرٌ.
It is also explained as meaning hypocrisy; this is a saying of the Prophet.
hypocrisy is more hidden in my people than the creeping of ants—الشِّرْكُ أَخْفَى فِى أُمَّتِى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ
And so in this tradition.
Qur’ān 31:13 approximate — somewhere between 31:1 and 31:19 Lane cites “Kur xxxi. 12”
Qur’ān 31:13 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَـٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌBehold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! join not in worship (others) with Allah: for false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing."Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.3
See also شَرِيكٌ, in two places.
Qur’ānic occurrences شِرْك 4 shown of 5
31:13
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَـٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌBehold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! join not in worship (others) with Allah: for false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing."
34:22
قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍSay: "Call upon other (gods) whom ye fancy, besides Allah: They have no power,- not the weight of an atom,- in the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
35:14
إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ دُعَآءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا۟ مَا ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍIf ye invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen, they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day of Judgment they will reject your "Partnership". and none, (O man!) can tell thee (the Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things.
46:4
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ۖ ٱئْتُونِى بِكِتَـٰبٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَـٰذَآ أَوْ أَثَـٰرَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَSay: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens bring me a book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye may have), if ye are telling the truth!
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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is an inf. n. of شَرِكَهُ , as mentioned in the first sentence of this art.: (Mgh, Msb:) or a subst. therefrom: (S:) and is syn. with شِرْكَةٌ , [signifying A sharing, participating or participation, partaking, or copartnership, and mentioned before as an inf. n.,] (K,) as also are شَرِكٌ and شَرِكَةٌ , [likewise mentioned before as inf. ns.,] and شَرْكٌ and شَرْكَةٌ , (MF, TA,) and so is شُرْكَةٌ , with damm, (K,) this last said by MF to be unknown, but it is common in Syria, almost to the exclusion of the other dial. vars. mentioned above. (TA.) An ex. of the first occurs in a trad, of Mo'ádh, أَجَازَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ اليَمَنِ الشِّرْكَ , meaning [He allowed, among the people of El-Yemen,] the sharing, one with another, ( الاِشْتِرَاك ,) in land [and app. its produce], by its owner giving it to another for the half [app. of its produce], or the third, or the like thereof: and a similar ex. of the same word occurs in another trad. (TA.) See also an ex. in a verse cited above, conj. 3. And one says, رَغِبْنَا فِى شِرْكِكُمْ , meaning We are desirous of sharing with you in affinity, or relationship by marriage. (K, * TA.) And A share: (Mgh, O, Msb, TA:) as in the saying, بِيعَ شِرْكٌ مِنْ دَارِهِ [A share of his house was sold]: (Mgh:) and as in the saying, أَعْتَقَ شِرْكًا لَهُ فِى عَبْدٍ [He emancipated a share belonging to him in a slave]: (Msb:) pl. أَشْرَاكٌ . (O, Msb, TA.) [See a verse of Lebeed cited voce زَعَامَةٌ .] It is also a subst. from أَشْرَكَ بِٱللّٰهِ ; (Mgh, Msb, K, TA;) thus in the Kur xxxi. 12; (Mgh, TA;) meaning The attribution of a شَرِيك [or copartner &c., or of شُرَكَآء i. e. copartners &c., (see 4,)] to God: (Mgh:) [so that it may be rendered belief in a plurality of gods:] and [in a wider sense,] unbelief [or misbelief]; syn. كُفْرٌ . (S, Msb, K, TA.) And it is also expl. as meaning Hypocrisy: (Mgh, TA:) so in the saying of the Prophet, إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِى الشِّرْكُ [Verily the most fearful of what I fear for my people is hypocrisy]: (Mgh:) and so in the trad., الشِّرْكُ أَخْفَى فِى أُمَّتِى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ [Hypocrisy is more latent in my people than the creeping of ants]. (IAth, TA.) See also شَرِيكٌ , in two places.