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It is a common Arabic expression, used in various contexts by Muslims and Arabs around the world: in formal Salah (prayer), [4] in the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer), [5] in Hajj, as an informal expression of faith, in times of distress or joy, or to express resolute determination or defiance. The phrase is the official motto of Iran and Iraq.
Salah (Arabic: ٱلصَّلَاةُ, romanized: aṣ-Ṣalāh) is the principal form of worship in Islam. Facing the Kaaba in Mecca, it consists of units called rak'ah (specific set of movements), during which the Quran is recited, and prayers from the Sunnah are typically said. The number of rak'ah varies from prayer to prayer.
Takfir (Arabic: تَكْفِير, romanized:takfīr) is an Arabic and Islamic term which denotes excommunication from Islam of one Muslim by another, i.e. accusing another Muslim of being an apostate. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The word is found neither in the Quran nor in the ḥadīth literature; instead, kufr ("unbelief") and kāfir ("unbeliever") and ...
Islamic studies. v. t. e. A Rak'a (Arabic: ركعة rakʿah, pronounced [ˈrakʕah] lit. "bow"; plural: ركعات rakaʿāt) is a single iteration of prescribed movements and supplications performed by Muslims as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as salah. [1] Each of the five daily prayers observed by Muslims consists of a number ...
Performance of Tatbir in Iran.An image from Brooklyn Museum.The image is taken between 1876 and 1933. Tatbir, also called Zanjeer Zani or Qama Zani, [1] is practiced by some Shia Muslims on the day of Ashura on the 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar and on the 40th day after Ashura, known as Arba'een (or Chehelom in Persian) by Twelver Shias around the world.
The term tasbeeh is based on in the Arabic root of sīn - bāʾ - ḥāʾ (ح - ب - س). The meaning of the root word when written means to glorify. 'Tasbeeh' is an irregular derivation from subhan, which is the first word of the constitutive sentence of the first third of the canonical form (see below) of tasbeeh. The word literally means, as ...
Islam. Eid prayers, also referred to as Salat al-Eid (Arabic: صلاة العيد), are holy holiday prayers in the Islamic tradition. The literal translation of the word "Eid" in Arabic is "festival" or "feast" and is a time when Muslims congregate with family and the larger Muslim community to celebrate. [1] There are generally two central ...
Friday prayer. In Islam, Friday prayer, or Congregational prayer[ 1 ] (Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized:Ṣalāh al-Jumuʿa) is a community prayer service held once a week on Fridays. [ 2 ] All Muslim men are expected to participate at a mosque with certain exceptions due to distance and situation. [ 3 ]