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Shirk
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 * Shirking model, part of the economic principle of the efficiency wage In labor economics, an efficiency wage is a wage paid in excess of the market-clearing wage to increase the labor productivity of workers.Mankiw, Gregory N. & Taylor, Mark P. (2008), ''Macroeconomics'' (European edition), pp. 181–182 Specifica ... * USS ''Shirk'' (DD-318), a United States Navy destroyer in service 1921 to 1930 See also * Shirag, a village in Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirk (Islam)
''Shirk'' () in Islam is a sin often roughly translated as 'idolatry' or ' polytheism', but more accurately meaning 'association God]'. It refers to accepting other Divinity, divinities or powers alongside God as associates. In contrast, Islam teaches that God does not share divine attributes with anyone, as it is disallowed according to the Islamic doctrine of ''tawhid.''Kamoonpuri, S: "Basic Beliefs of Islam" pages 42–58. Tanzania Printers Limited, 2001. It is considered to be the gravest sin in Islam. The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, states in 4:48 that God will not forgive ''shirk'' if one dies without repenting of it. The one who commits ''shirk'' is called a ''mushrik''. The opposite of ''shirk'' is ''tawhid'' and the opposite of ''mushrik'' is ''muwahhid''.. Etymology The word ''shirk'' comes from the Arabic root sh- r- k (), with the general meaning of 'to share'. In the context of the Quran, the particular sense of 'sharing as an equal partner' is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Shirk (DD-318)
USS ''Shirk'' (DD-318) was a Clemson class destroyer, ''Clemson''-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931. Namesake James W. Shirk was born on 16 July 1832 in Pennsylvania. He was appointed midshipman on 26 March 1849. He cruised between 1849 and 1860 on the coasts of Africa, East India, and North America, on the gunnery ship, . He also served in the Great Lakes and with the Pacific Squadron. During the American Civil War, he won distinction for his service in the Mississippi Squadron at the Battle of Fort Henry on 6 February 1862; and at Pittsburgh Landing on 1 March 1862; and again on 6 and 7 April 1862. During the latter engagement at Pittsburgh Landing, his ship, , in company with , prevented the Confederate States of America, Confederate forces from crossing the river and saved the Union Army from defeat in the Battle of Shiloh. He later took part in engagements with Confederate batteries at Chickasaw Bayou, Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |