\ ˈdikər \
variants:
or less commonly zikr
plural dhikrs or dhikr also zikrs or zikr
Definition of dhikr
1
: the ritual formula of a Sufi brotherhood recited devotionally in praise of Allah and as a means of attaining ecstatic experience
2
: the recitation of the dhikr
also
: the period of such recitation
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