Islamic Prayer Beads Camel Bone Komboloi Tasbih Hand Carved Beautiful Tasbeeh I have seen Muslims who use a tasbih (or taswih) when reading something. The tasbih has small round beads on them and are put in a round string. The tasbih's are seen in Masjids and in Muslim homes. Why do Muslims have or keep tasbih's and what is it they read when they are holding a tasbih in their hand and moving each bead up/down? Do they do zikr of Allah and move each bead up/down? And where does this using of tasbih originate from and what it around the time of the Prophet (Salalahu Alaihi Wasalam)? Zikr is of great importance but Orthodox Muslims believe that it has to be done as taught Tasbih, the Muslim Rosary | Perennial Reflection Tasbih () is a form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short Tasbih (Salalahu Alaihi Wasalam)