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adhkar

adhkar is the plural of dhikr.

Meaning of dhikr

Noun

dhikr (plural dhikrs or adhkar)

  1. A Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
    • When all had eaten and prayed the first night prayer, they began to recite their dhikr, then they began the musical recital.1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 62

Questions about adhkar

What is adhkar the plural of?
Adhkar is the plural of dhikr.

Words near adhkar in the dictionary

  1. Adhira
  2. Adhiraj
  3. adhisthana
  4. adhisthanas
  5. Adhiv
  6. adhkar
  7. adho mukha shvanasana
  8. adho mukha svanasana
  9. ADHOC
  10. adhoceries
  11. adhocery

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