Definition

Said before eating, drinking, entering, leaving, slaughtering, and beginning any significant act. Invoking Allah's name brings barakah and protection from Shayṭān.

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In the Qur'an In Hadith

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DhikrالذكرBarakahالبركة

More from General Terms

‘Ulamā'العلماء

Scholars — heirs of the prophets.

Ākhirahالآخرة

The Hereafter.

Jannahالجنة

Paradise — the eternal reward of the believers.

Islāmالإسلام

Submission to Allah upon tawheed.

Bid‘ahالبدعة

An innovation in the religion.

Dhimmīالذمي

A non-Muslim under the protection of an Islamic state.

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