The word · The heart
البَرَكَة
Barakah
Blessing: a quality Allah puts in a thing so that a small amount goes further than it should.
Also written · Baraka · Barakat · Barkat · Barakaat · Mubarak · Tabarak · Blessing · Blessings · Barakah in time · Barakah in rizq · Barakah in wealth · Losing barakah
The meaning
What Barakah means in Islam
The Qur'an speaks of blessings opened from the sky and the earth for a town that believes (Qur'an 7:96), and quotes Isa saying he was made blessed wherever he is (Qur'an 19:31). Barakah attaches to time, food, wealth, knowledge and people, and it is not measured in quantity: an hour with barakah does the work of three. The Sunnah connects it with naming Allah before eating, honesty in trade, early mornings, and gratitude.
Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an
Read beside it
Rooms that name it
Words that sit beside it
- ShukrGratitude that shows: knowing the gift, saying so, and using it as its Giver would like.الشُّكْر
- TabarrukSeeking blessing through a person, place or object, which scholars permit narrowly and dispute widely.التَّبَرُّك
- Du'aAsking Allah directly, in any language, at any time, for anything permitted.الدُّعَاء
- Qana'ahBeing satisfied with enough, so that what you do not have stops taking up room.القَنَاعَة
More from The heart
- 'AfwPardon: dropping a wrong you are owed, without the other person having to earn it.العَفْو
- GhibahMentioning something about a person, behind their back, that they would dislike hearing.الغِيبَة
- Kaba'irMajor sins: the ones the texts single out with a punishment, a curse, or a warning of the Fire.الكَبَائِر
- MuraqabahLiving with the awareness that Allah sees you, at the moment you are acting.المُرَاقَبَة
- SabrHolding yourself steady under what is hard, without complaint to creation and without giving up.الصَّبْر
- TamimahAn amulet worn for protection, whose ruling depends on what has been put inside it.التَّمِيمَة