dhikr
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr).
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Noun[edit]
dhikr (plural dhikrs)
- (Islam) An Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
- 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 62:
- When all had eaten and prayed the first night prayer, they began to recite their dhikr, then they began the musical recital.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi:
- We prayed together and we practised dhikr, the recitation of the ninety-nine revealed names of God.
- 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 62:
Translations[edit]
(Islam) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
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