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أَشْرَكَ

أشرك in the Quran

Meaning: you associate

أشرك occurs 71 times in 67 verses across 29 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
71
Verses
67
Surahs
29

أَشْرَكَ

Verb · 71 times

Meaning: you associate · Also translated as: associates partners, they associated partners, associate, partners be associated

Forms in the Quran

  • يُشْرِكُونَ ×19
  • أَشْرَكُوا۟ ×12
  • يُشْرَكَ ×9
  • تُشْرِكُونَ ×7
  • أَشْرَكَ ×5
  • نُشْرِكَ ×3
  • تُشْرِكُوا۟ ×3
  • تُشْرِكْ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الشركة والمشاركة: خلط الملكين، وقيل:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿جعلا له شركاء﴾ [الأعراف: 190] قرئ شركاء وشركا فالشرك يقال بمعنى الشريك، وبمعنى النصيب وفي التفسير أن إبليس عيرهما حين سمياه عبد الحارث وكان عبد الله في قصة ذكروها لا تصح عن مثل أبوينا، وإن صحت فمن ذرتيهما، لا منهما وجمعه أشراك، وأنشد للبيد: [من الوافر]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ش ر ك

Verses with أشرك

Verses 21–40 of 67

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: The things that my Lord Hath indeed forbidden are: Shameful deeds, whether open Or secret; sins and trespasses Against truth or reason; assigning Of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority; And saying things about God Of which ye have no knowledge.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:33
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us May have taken false gods, But we are (their) descendants After them: wilt Thou then Destroy us because of the deeds Of men who were futile?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:173
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when He giveth them A goodly child, they ascribe To others a share in the gift They have received: But God is exalted High above the partners They ascribe to Him.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:190
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they indeed ascribe To Him as partners things That can create nothing, But are themselves created?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:191
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They take their priests And their anchorites to be Their lords in derogation of God, And (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; Yet they were commanded To worship but One God: There is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him (Far is He) from having The partners they associate (With Him).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:31
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They serve, besides God, Things that hurt them not Nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors With God." Say: "Do ye Indeed inform God of something He knows not, in the heavens Or on earth?—Glory to Him! And far is He above the partners They ascribe (to Him)!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:18
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    One Day shall We gather them All together. Then shall We say To those who joined gods (with Us): "To your place! ye and those Ye joined as "partners"." We shall separate them, And their "partners" shall say: "It was not us That ye worshipped!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:28
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "We say nothing but that (Perhaps) some of our gods May have seized thee With imbecility." He said: "I call God to witness, And do ye bear witness, That I am free from the sin Of ascribing, to Him,

    Surah Hud, verse 11:54
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And I follow the ways Of my fathers,—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never Could we attribute any partners Whatever to God: that (comes) Of the grace of God to us And to mankind: yet Most men are not grateful

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:38
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those to whom We have Given the Book rejoice At what hath been revealed Unto thee: but there are Among the clans those who reject A part thereof. Say: "I am commanded to worship God, and not to join partners With Him. Unto him Do I call, and Unto Him is my return."

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:36
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Satan will say When the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you A promise of Truth: I too Promised, but I failed In my promise to you. I had no authority over you Except to call you, but ye Listened to me: then Reproach not me, but reproach Your own souls. I cannot listen To your cries, nor can ye Listen to mine. I reject Your former act in associating Me with God. For wrong-doers there must be A grievous Penalty."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:22
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Inevitable) cometh (to pass) The Command of God: Seek ye not then To hasten it: glory to Him, And far is He above Having the partners They ascribe unto Him!

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:1
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    He has created the heavens And the earth for just ends: Far is He above having The partners they ascribe to Him!

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:3
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    The worshippers of false gods Say: "If God had so willed, We should not have worshipped Aught but Him—neither we Nor our fathers,—nor should We have prescribed prohibitions Other than His." So did those Who went before them. But what is the mission Of apostles but to preach The Clear Message?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:35
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet, when He removes The distress from you, behold! Some of you turn to other gods To join with their Lord—

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:54
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    When those who gave partners To God will see their "partners", They will say: "Our Lord! These are our "partners," those Whom we used to invoke Besides Thee." But they will Throw back their word at them (And say): "Indeed ye are liars!"

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:86
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "God knows best How long they stayed: With Him is (the knowledge Of) the secrets of the heavens And the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears (Everything)! They have no protector Other than Him; nor does He share His Command With any person whatsoever.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:26
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    "But (I think) for my part That He is God, My Lord, and none shall I Associate with my Lord.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:38
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    So his fruits (and enjoyment) Were encompassed (with ruin), And he remained twisting And turning his hands Over what he had spent On his property, which had (Now) tumbled to pieces To its very foundations, And he could only say, "Woe is me! Would I had Never ascribed partners To my Lord and Cherisher!"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:42
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I am but a man Like yourselves, (but) The inspiration has come To me, that your God is One God: whoever expects To meet his Lord, let him Work righteousness, and, In the worship of his Lord, Admit no one as partner.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:110