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e'tikaaf

to keep constantly or perseveringly, continuing in prayer (in the temple or mosque)

e'tikaaf karnaa

stay secluded in a mosque or in an isolated place for prayers (esp. during Ramadan)

e'tikaaf-e-ishq

seclusion of ardour, love

e'tikaaf baiThnaa

to sit secluded in a temple or mosque, abstaining from worldly affairs, and engaging in devotional exercises, to retire from the world

e'tikaaf me.n baiThnaa

e'tikaaf se nikalnaa

to end the retirement (to masque)

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e'tikaaf

ए'तिकाफ़اِعْتِکاف

Origin: Arabic

Vazn : 2121

Tags: Islamic Jurisprudence Sufism

English meaning of e'tikaaf

Noun, Masculine

  • to keep constantly or perseveringly, continuing in prayer (in the temple or mosque)
  • (fiqh) retirement, seclusion (for devotion, in a place of worship, especially at Mecca), to seclude oneself in the masjid with the express intention (niyyah) of I'tikaf, for the remembrance of Allah-during Ramazan
  • (Mystics) restraining or curbing the passions from religious motives (as in Lent)

Sher Examples

ए'तिकाफ़ के हिंदी अर्थ

संज्ञा, पुल्लिंग

  • एकान्त में ईश्वर की तपस्या, एकान्तवास, गोशानशीनी
  • (धर्मशास्त्र) एक निश्चित समय के लिए ब्रत की अवस्थात में किसी मस्जिद या काबा में प्रार्थना के लिए किया गया एकांतवास
  • (सूफ़ीवाद) धार्मिक उद्देश्यों से अपनी इंद्रियोंं को रोकना

اِعْتِکاف کے اردو معانی

اسم، مذکر

  • گوشہ نشینی، خلوت گزینی، سب سے الگ ہو کر گوشۂ تنہائی میں بیٹھ جانے کا عمل
  • (فقہ) دنیا میں یکسو ہو کر مدت معین کے لیے مسجد یا کعبۃ اللہ میں عبادت کی غرض سے صائم کی خلوت نشینی
  • (تصوف) قلب کو شغل دنیا سے فارغ کرنا اور مولیٰ کے ساتھ یکسو رہنا، نفس کو دنیاوی لذائذ سے باز رکھنا

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