Shirk:

Shirk is not betrayl; shirk is denial from what has been dispensed, disposed and declared as appointment, position, designation and authority as one or the two or the other or the group, team or whatever.

It’s not one, numerically; or alphabetically but one chronologically being declared and authorise by appointing authority to be dealt and deal as the one and only in need, deed or plead.

Shirk is not about God as entity, its about the one he(the God) authorises as appointee; this is because the position and safe dominion of God is secured from shirk by his own word of caution in Sureh Ahud and the phrase Wahdaho la shareek.(Dr Raza)