niyyah

the silent act of intending to begin a ritual worship in Islam
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niyyah

Summary

niyyah is an Islamic term[1]. niyyah draws 187 Wikipedia views per month (islamic_term category, ranking #93 of 198).[2]

Key Facts

  • niyyah's religion is recorded as Islam[3].
  • niyyah's religion is recorded as Sufism[4].
  • niyyah's instance of is recorded as Islamic term[5].
  • niyyah's instance of is recorded as Sufi terminology[6].
  • niyyah's item operated is recorded as 'Aql[7].
  • niyyah's item operated is recorded as Nafs[8].
  • niyyah's physically interacts with is recorded as Noor[9].
  • niyyah's physically interacts with is recorded as Secret in Sufism[10].
  • niyyah's physically interacts with is recorded as Khafi[11].
  • niyyah's physically interacts with is recorded as Akhfa[12].
  • niyyah's physically interacts with is recorded as Ruh[13].
  • niyyah followed Taklif[14].
  • niyyah followed will[15].
  • niyyah was followed by worship in Islam[16].
  • niyyah was followed by work in Islam[17].
  • niyyah was followed by good works in Islam[18].
  • niyyah was followed by action[19].
  • niyyah was followed by activity[20].
  • niyyah's depicts is recorded as sincerity in Islam[21].
  • niyyah's depicts is recorded as riya[22].
  • The location of niyyah was Qalb[23].
  • The location of niyyah was Sadr[24].
  • niyyah took place at Qalab[25].
  • niyyah is a type of intention[26].
  • niyyah's Commons category is recorded as Niyya[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Islamic term[5] and Sufi terminology[6]. niyyah is a type of intention[26].

Use and Application

Components include fasting intention in Islam[28], an Islamic term[29]; good faith[30], a concept[31]; and bad faith[32], a political concept[33].

Why It Matters

niyyah draws 187 Wikipedia views per month (islamic_term category, ranking #93 of 198).[2] niyyah has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] niyyah is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Qalb, Sadr, Qalab
    Commemorates Volition of God in Islam
    Instance of Islamic term, Sufi terminology
    Said to be the same as Kasd
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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