zikr
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The attack came as worshipers at the Sunni mosque gathered for zikr — an act of religious remembrance seen as heretical by some hard-line Sunni groups.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
Sufis call this practice zikr and see it as a way of connecting with God and elevating themselves through communal meditation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
And during Ramadan they have larger gatherings for people to break fast in the evening and several nights of zikr and prayers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
Like the Shadhili group on the Upper West Side, Jerrahi members participate in long zikr services; theirs last until the wee hours.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
This form of prefacing the zikr is commonly used, by almost all orders of darweeshes in Egypt.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
These enthusiasts marry, if they please; many of them are artisans, tradesmen, and farm laborers, and only go at certain times to the monasteries to take part in the zikrs.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
The performances called "zikrs" will be briefly described towards the close of the next note.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
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