Literally, “remembrance” or “reference”. In the Islamic context, dhikr is the remembrance of AllahThe proper name of God in Islam and in Arabic, referring to all of His perfect attributes at once. This name is a proper noun, and no other entity or being is allowed to have... More, and refers to Islamic devotional acts in which phrases, supplications or prayers are repeated. For example, reading Qurʾān, reciting duas, and reading the tasbīḥ are all acts of dhikr.
