Al Sirat

[ al si-raht ]

/ æl sɪˈrɑt /

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noun Islam.

the correct path of religion.

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

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Origin of Al Sirat

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

Words nearby Al Sirat

Alsatian, Alsek, alsike, alsike clover, Alsip, Al Sirat, also, Alsop, also-ran, Alston, alstroemeria

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How to use Al Sirat in a sentence

He was the man in all Europe that could (if any could) have driven six-in-hand full gallop over Al Sirat.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
The imaginary bridge between earth and the Mohammedan paradise is called "Al Sirat´."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
(i.e. through the bridge of Al Sirat); "May you be drowned in blood!"
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.|Various
The notes of the kislar re-echo no more, And the waves of Al Sirat fall light on the shore.
The Bon Gaultier Ballads|William Edmonstoune Aytoun

As soon as the sentence is delivered, the assembly, in a long file, will pass over the bridge Al-Sirat.
Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Al Sirat

Al Sirat

/ (ˌæl sɪˈræt) /

noun Islam

the correct path of religion

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

Word Origin for Al Sirat

from Arabic: the road, from Latin via strāta paved way

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