Talk:Barakah

message: The Word Barakah means blessing in Hebrew and has been part of Judaism for thousands of years before Islam existed. Drsmoo 06:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: It's not purely an Arabic term

message: Can anyone provide a source for the use of "barakah" as a comtemporary French synonym for "luck"? --Saforrest 03:09, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in French 

message: This entry is written from an external perspective, so it reads, from an internal perspective, like a child relating that his mother has to say, "Not tonight, I have a headache", before she can fall asleep. Since personal experience is deprecated here, all we can do is poke at the elephant and talk about this feature or that.
Personal experience always occurs outside the Temples of Orthodox Truth: the Laboratory Frame, with its Standard Temperature and Pressure, and Authoritative Sources, with their italics, references, and footnote throw-weights. As Allah (subhannah wa ta' Allah) has ordained.
Walk from a darkened room into the sunlight and you will know all there is to know about baraka.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Msml (talk • contribs) 11:00, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems verifying spiritual definitions 

message: Just a thought or two from a non-Mulim.  If you write an article with a lede stating, “God is the sole source of baraka” is it not then confusing to use the word “source” relating to other entities in the text?  Using the terms “ultimate source” and “secondary source” muddies the waters somewhat.  Surely there is one source, and only one source?   It seems to me that, to be strictly accurate, the Koran, Mohammed etc. are all transmitters and distributors of baraka from God and not sources.
If one thinks of, and refers to, a shrine as a source rather than a transmitter, is it not that mindset that leads others to make accusations of idolatry as outlined in the final section, “Controversy of seeking Baraka”?
I have taken the liberty of changing one occurrence of “source” to “transmitter”.where it relates to saints, and seems appropriate, but would certainly not make that change relating to the Koran or Mohammed without knowing a great deal more about doctrine. Freeman501 (talk) 13:34, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source vs Transmission 

message: Definition:
Barakah (بركة) means abundance and establishment of goodness, derived from the word al-birkah (البركة). The root of the word "barakah" in Arabic is ب-ر-ك (B-R-K), which means "to bless" or "blessing". This root is found in various contexts within the Quran and Hadith, emphasizing the importance of seeking and acknowledging blessings in all aspects of life.
The word barakah (بركة) appears approximately 32 times in the Quran.
Muslims seek for "barakah" in their daily lives by supplicating to their lord. They may have a little bit of food but by seeking barakah and their food can be blessed to provide an abundance of nourishment and nutrients by Allah's will. One can seek for barakah from Allah in anything such as their wealth, time, consumables, business, etc... Allah can make blessings and good occur in one's hands while not found with others.
Examples:
Quran 19:30-31:
قَالَ إِنِّى عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ ءَاتَىٰنِىَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَجَعَلَنِى نَبِيًّۭا ٣٠
وَجَعَلَنِى مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَـٰنِى بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّۭا ٣١
"Jesus declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.
He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give alms-tax as long as I live,"
Quran 67:1:
تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ
"Blessed is the One in Whose Hands rests all authority. And He is Most Capable of everything."
Quran 7:96:
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَـٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
"Had the people of those societies been faithful and mindful ˹of Allah˺, We would have overwhelmed them with blessings from heaven and earth. But they disbelieved, so We seized them for what they used to commit."
(Dr. Mustafa Khattab translation)
Sahih al-Bukhari 2079: Book 34, Hadith 32:
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، رَفَعَهُ إِلَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ الْبَيِّعَانِ بِالْخِيَارِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا ـ أَوْ قَالَ حَتَّى يَتَفَرَّقَا ـ فَإِنْ صَدَقَا وَبَيَّنَا بُورِكَ لَهُمَا فِي بَيْعِهِمَا، وَإِنْ كَتَمَا وَكَذَبَا مُحِقَتْ بَرَكَةُ بَيْعِهِمَا ‏"‏‏.‏
English Translation:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities (of the goods), then they would be blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost."
Similarity between the word in Arabic and Hebrew and Aramaic:
"בְּרָכָה" (B'rakhah). The Hebrew word "בְּרָכָה" closely mirrors the Arabic "barakah" (البركة) in both its sound and meaning, reflecting the common linguistic roots shared by Hebrew and Arabic as Semitic languages.
In Aramaic, the language historically related to both Hebrew and Arabic, the concept similar to "barakah" (blessing) can be found with the word "ܒܪܟܬܐ" (brkta). Aramaic, like Arabic and Hebrew, belongs to the Semitic language family.
Sources:
Definition of Barakah:
Commentary on Kitab At-Tawheed (Volume 1) Shaikh, Muhammad bin Salih Al-'Uthaimeen [Darussalam Print], Page 199. Jawad2heaven (talk) 08:03, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barakah meaning in Quran