Al Sirat

American  

[al si-raht] / æl sɪˈrɑt /

noun

Islam.

1. the correct path of religion.

2. the bridge, fine as a razor's edge, over which all who enter paradise must pass.

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Al Sirat British  

/ ˌæl sɪˈræt /

noun

1. the correct path of religion

2. the razor-edged bridge by which all who enter paradise must pass

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Etymology

Origin of Al Sirat

< Arabic, equivalent to al the + ṣirāṭ road < Latin ( via ) strāta paved (way). See street

Example Sentences

It is sufficiently clear that not on this side of the bridge of Al Sirat shall we and the Neo-Parnassians agree: but we can at least avoid each other like gentlemen.

From Project Gutenberg

This bridge, called in Arabic al Sirat, and said to extend over the infernal gulf, is represented as narrower than a spider’s web, and sharper than the edge of a sword.

From Project Gutenberg

Cleveland's big, bare Public Auditorium, scene of the Al Sirat Grotto circus, was empty except for circus attendants one morning last week when Beatty brought his cats in for rehearsal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Al Sirat—�s se-r�t�, not ăl� si-răt.

From Project Gutenberg

Possibly the instinct of self-preservation proved the best auxiliary to the precepts of Sergeant Kickshaw; for I held as tight a hold of the saddle as though I had been crossing the bridge of Al Sirat, with the flames of the infernal regions rolling and undulating beneath.

From Project Gutenberg