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General Definition
It depends on the context.
It generally means: to avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility). -- i.e. He shirked his duty to provide me the documents on time. (He failed to do his duty...)
However, in the case of Islam, shirk means: to bring [other deities] into partnership to Allah. -- i.e. to blaspheme, to apostasize, to be a polytheist or atheist.
Further to the Islamic Definition
Shirk means attributing partners to Allahu ta'ala. A person who does the attributing is called a mushrik(polytheist). There are kinds of disbelief. The worst, the gravest kind is shirk. It has been a generally accepted rule that when several subjects are to be referred to under one common nomenclature, the gravest one is mentioned. For this reason, the word shirk used in Qur'anic verses and hadith-i sharifs comprehends all sorts of disbelief.
The Qur'an al-karim says (what means):
(Allahu ta'ala never forgives shirk[all sorts of disbelief]. He forgives [all] sins [venial or grave] except shirk if He wills.) [An-Nisa' 48]
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What does shirk mean in the 1880's?
Shirk - to give a cold shoulder to, to ignore, to shine on.
What does you shirk your duties mean?
It means to avoid doing your duties
What is the birth name of Gary Shirk?
Gary Shirk's birth name is Gary Lee Shirk.
What is the birth name of Kasey Shirk?
Kasey Shirk's birth name is Kasey M Shirk.
When was Matthew Shirk born?
Matthew Shirk was born in 1973.
How tall is Gary Shirk?
Gary Shirk is 6' 1".
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Kasey Shirk is 5' 5".
How tall is Stacy Shirk?
Stacy Shirk is 5' 5".
When did James Shirk die?
James Shirk died in 1873.
When was James Shirk born?
James Shirk was born in 1832.
How do you use shirk in a sentence?
Why do you continue to shirk your responsibility on the loading dock?
When was Adam Shirk born?
Adam Shirk was born in c. 1887.
