taqwa

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/ˈtɑːkwə//ˈtɑːkwɑː/

noun

The care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.

OriginArabic تَقْوَى →
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Meanings

nountaqwa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamThe care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.

    It involves abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations from dawn to sunset, in the hopes that it will lead to greater "taqwa", or consciousness of God.

    2020 April 20, Sami Rahman, “Ramadan 2020: The health benefits of fasting”, in Al Jazeera

Origin

  1. Arabicتَقْوَى
  2. Arabicتَقْوَى
  3. Englishtaqwa

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).

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Chicago

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