zikr
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
The preferable mode of entertaining the guests is by the performance of a zikr.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
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