Arabic vocabulary

عكوفdevotion in Arabic

عكوف is how you say “devotion” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وَمن خلقت فِيهِ قُوَّة الْحبّ لله والإنابة إِلَيْهِ والعكوف بِالْقَلْبِ عَلَيْهِ والشوق إِلَيْهِ والأنس بِهِ فلذته ونعيمه اسْتِعْمَال هَذِه الْقُوَّة فِي ذَلِك
And for those created with the power of love for Allah, and returning to Him, and devotion to Him with the heart, and longing for Him, and intimacy with Him, their pleasure and bliss is in using this strength for those purposes.
وَالْعُكُوفِ — and devotion. 'And' plus a verbal noun 'staying-fixed / devotion', a parallel owner, genitive. Cleaving steadfastly.
From: Directing Desire Toward God →

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