Shama

Shama

::" For the Shama prayer in Judaism, see Shema Yisrael. For the African town, see Shema, Ghana."

The word Shama has several meanings.

*In Hebrew, "shama" (Hebrew: שמע – also transliterated from Hebrew as "shema") means 'to hear' and often refers to the Shema prayer, fully named Shema Yisrael.
*In Arabic, "Shama" (Arabic: شامة – also transliterated from Arabic as "Shamah") is a hill in the city of Mecca. It was reported that Bilal ibn Ribah – one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad – expressed his desire to return to his home city Mecca with the following poetry:

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Midst thyme and nard that outside Makkah grow,
And shall I drink the waters of Mahannah,
And see before me Shamah and Tafil?
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*"Shama" means 'light' in the Arabic languages. In Arabic it also means 'landmark' and 'mole'. Shama is a reflexive verb, meaning 'to forgive'. It also means fire.


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