Persian · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Zikr-e-Arra
ज़िक्र-ए-अर्रा
said ZIKR-e-AR-ra
also written: zikr-e-arrah
Meaning
The 'saw remembrance'; a forceful breath-driven zikr whose rasping sound resembles a saw, used to cut the ego.
Literally: the saw-remembrance
Related words
ARABIC
Zikr
Remembrance of God through the repetition of His names or sacred formulas, aloud or silently.
PERSIAN
Pas-anfas
The 'guarding of the breath'; the contemplative discipline of remembering God with each inhalation and exhalation.
ARABIC
Nafs
The lower self or ego-soul, seat of base appetites, which the seeker must discipline and refine.