shukr
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shukūr, gratitude in Islam, gratitude (Islam), gratefulness in Islam, gratefulness (Islam), thankfulness in Islam, thankfulness (Islam), acknowledgement in Islam
Shukr () is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness, gratitude or acknowledgment by humans, being a highly esteemed virtue in Islam. The term may also be used if the subject is God, in which case it takes the meaning of "divine responsiveness".
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Within Vinony's link graph, shukr is referenced by 159 other articles, and connects out to Sufism, Sufi lodge and Sabr.
It sits within the topics Arabic words and phrases, Gratitude and Quranic words and phrases.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- gratitude
- Named after
- gratitude
- Religion
- Sufism
- Official language
- Arabic
- Series
- Islamic ethics
- Main subject
- Taqwa
- Location
- world
- Image
- 046015 Al-Ahqaf UrduScript.jpg
- Connects with
- Tazkiah
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- present in work
- Qur’an
- language of work or name
- Arabic
- culture
- cultural globalization
- name in native language
- شُكْرٌ، شُكُورٌ
- vocalized name
- شُكْرٌ، شُكُورٌ
- Commons category
- Gratitude in Islam
- physically interacts with
- ritual purity in Islam
- partially coincident with
- Hamd
- opposite of
- Kufr
- different from
- Kufr
- start point
- iman
- destination point
- Salvation in Islam
- work available at URL
- www.qurananalysis.com/?q=شكر
- native label
- شكر
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Definition
- In Islamic contexts
- Shukr in Sunnah
- Conditions for proper Shukr
- Reality of Shukr
- Expression
- Examples of practical Shukr according to Islam
- Significants of Shukr according to Quran
- How to achieve Shukr
- See also
- Notes
- References
Shukr () is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness, gratitude or acknowledgment by humans, being a highly esteemed virtue in Islam. The term may also be used if the subject is God, in which case it takes the meaning of "divine responsiveness".
==Definition== According to Al-Raghib al-Isfahani, Shukr is to recognise a blessing and display it. It has been said that it was originally kashr, meaning ‘to unveil and expose,’ then the first two letters were swapped. Its opposite is kufr, which is ‘to cover, conceal, and forget a blessing.
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