Dhikr - Oxford Reference

Dhikr may be an act of individual devotion, but the term usually refers to collective devotions whose specific formulas and prayers are defined by the ... Update Jumpto Content PersonalProfile:Signin orCreate About News SubscriberServices ContactUs Help ForAuthors OxfordReference Publications Pages Publications Pages Help Subject    Archaeology Art&Architecture Bilingualdictionaries Classicalstudies Encyclopedias EnglishDictionariesandThesauri History Languagereference Law Linguistics Literature Mediastudies Medicineandhealth Music Namesstudies Performingarts Philosophy Quotations Religion Scienceandtechnology Socialsciences Societyandculture BrowseAll ReferenceType    OverviewPages SubjectReference Timelines Quotations EnglishDictionaries BilingualDictionaries BrowseAll MyContent (0) Recentlyviewed (0) SaveEntry MySearches(0) Recentlyviewed (0) SaveSearch Close Highlightsearchterm Print Save Cite Emailthiscontent ShareLink Copythislink,orclickbelowtoemailittoafriend Emailthiscontent orcopythelinkdirectly: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095715317 Thelinkwasnotcopied.Yourcurrentbrowsermaynotsupportcopyingviathisbutton. LinkcopiedsuccessfullyCopylink ShareThis Subscribersignin Youcouldnotbesignedin,pleasecheckandtryagain. Username PleaseenteryourUsername Password PleaseenteryourPassword Forgotpassword? Don'thaveanaccount? SigninviayourInstitution Youcouldnotbesignedin,pleasecheckandtryagain. Signinwithyourlibrarycard Pleaseenteryourlibrarycardnumber RelatedContent RelatedOverviews Sufism Ta'zieh Ṣalāt Ziyarah   MoreLikeThis Showallresultssharingthissubject: Religion GO ShowSummaryDetails Overview Dhikr QuickReference Rememberingorreminding.InIslamicdevotionalpractice,itrepresentsthewaysofremindingoneselfofGod,basedonQuranicinjunctionssuchas“Oyouwhobelieve,rememberAllahwithfrequentdhikr”(33:41).InSufidevotions,thetermisusedbothfortheregularactivityofremembranceandforthelitaniesandprayersinvolvedintheactsofremembering.Dhikrmaybeanactofindividualdevotion,butthetermusuallyreferstocollectivedevotionswhosespecificformulasandprayersaredefinedbythedevotionalpathortariqahthatidentifiesthegroup.EachSufibrotherhoodhasitsowndistinctivepoemsandprayersfortheregulardhikrmeetingsoftheorderandthepersonaldevotionsofitsmembers. From:  Dhikr  in  TheOxfordDictionaryofIslam» Subjects: Religion RelatedcontentinOxfordReference Referenceentries Dhikr in TheConciseOxfordDictionaryofWorldReligions (1rev) Length:102words Dhikr in TheOxfordEncyclopediaoftheIslamicWorld Length:1719words Dhikr in TheOxfordDictionaryofIslam Length:118words ViewallrelateditemsinOxfordReference» Searchfor:'Dhikr'inOxfordReference» OxfordUniversityPress Copyright© 2022. Allrightsreserved. PRINTEDFROMOXFORDREFERENCE(www.oxfordreference.com).(c)CopyrightOxfordUniversityPress,2021.AllRightsReserved.Underthetermsofthelicenceagreement,anindividualusermayprintoutaPDFofasingleentryfromareferenceworkinORforpersonaluse(fordetailsseePrivacyPolicyandLegalNotice). date:10March2022 CookiePolicy PrivacyPolicy LegalNotice Credits Accessibility [178.128.221.219] 178.128.221.219 Signintoannotate Close Edit Characterlimit500/500 Delete Cancel Save @! Characterlimit500/500 Cancel Save