Glossary term: Dhikr
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Title
Glossary term: Dhikr
Subject
Meaning “reminding oneself” or “mention”, the act of remembering the name of God, often associated with Sufism
Description
In Berky Dhikr is discussed in terms of mysticism and oral tradition. Interestingly the 2nd source is an image of a written page from the 15th century, perhaps indicating the shift from oral to written as being the transition of knowledge’s main form.
Date
AD 1481 (Timurid)
Rights
The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800, CHAPTER 24
Sufism:
Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209). 885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid). Illustration: illuminated Incipit with Headpiece. illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves). Place: The Walters Art Museum, Acquired by Henry Walters, W.604.26B, Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest., http://thewalters.org. https://library.artstor.org/asset/AWALTERSIG_10313537061.
Sufism:
Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209). 885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid). Illustration: illuminated Incipit with Headpiece. illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves). Place: The Walters Art Museum, Acquired by Henry Walters, W.604.26B, Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest., http://thewalters.org. https://library.artstor.org/asset/AWALTERSIG_10313537061.
Citation
“Glossary term: Dhikr,” Red Mayhew, accessed November 15, 2026, https://coloradocollege.website/rm/items/show/36.