- Barakah
"Barakah" (Arabic: بركة : also "Baraka") is an
Arabic term meaningblessing , particularly, spiritual gifts or protection transmitted fromGod . It is also described as "the greater good" derived from any act. The parallel Jewish term is the cognateBerachah , in Christianitycharisma ordivine grace . "Barakah" also refers to the favorable result of any action due to divine blessing. It is also aSufi term referring to a sense of "divine presence" or "charisma ."Muslims believe that "sincere invocation of God", good deeds, repentance, and prayer, may dispose God to dispense "Barakah" into their lives.Fact|date=March 2007 This is supposed to make things easier, happier, and more blessed in this life, Fact|date=March 2007 and by God's mercy, in the Hereafter.
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Baraka " is used in contemporary French as asynonym of "luck". A person who "has" "baraka" is said to be able to emerge unscathed from dangerous situations. This use of the term derives from the time ofFrench colonization inAlgeria (1830-1962)."Barakah" is also the origin of U.S. politician
Barack Obama 's first name viaSwahili which has been heavily influenced byArabic ."Barakah" was the name of
Al-Said Barakah a Sultan in Egypt who ruled from 1277 to 1279.References and further reading
*C. Coulon, et al. "Charisma and Brotherhood in African Islam". Oxford Univ. Press, 1988. ISBN 019822723X.
*L. N. Takim. "The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma And Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam". SUNY Press, 2006. ISBN .
*P. Werbner, et al. "Embodying Charisma: Modernity, Locality and Performance of Emotion in Sufi Cults". Routledge, 1998. ISBN .See also
*
List of Islamic terms in Arabic
* "Berakhah " (Judaism ; Hebrew)
** "Baruch "
**Barak (disambiguation)
**Barack (given name)
* "Basirah "
*Charisma
**Charism
*Spiritual gifts
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