Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences glorifying god”. Today it says “form of dhikr that involves the glorification of god in islam by saying”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah Glory to Allah "Subhan Allah" in Arabic, Desouk”. It now reads “Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah Not to be confused with Tashbih . Glory to Allah "Subhan Allah" in Arabic, Desouk Tasbih ( Arabic : تَسْبِيح , romanized : tasbīḥ ) is a form of dhikr that involves the glorification of God in Islam by saying: " Subhan Allah " (Arabic: سُبْحَانَ ٱللهِ , romanized: subḥāna llāh , lit. ' Glory be to Allah ' ). It is often repeated a certain number of times, using either the fingers of the right hand or a misbaha to keep track of counting.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Tasbih of Silver Tasbih (تسبيح) is a form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences glorifying God , in Islam . To keep track of counting either the phalanges of the right hand or a misbaha is used. The tasbih is similar to the komboskini of the Orthodox Church and the rosary in the Roman Catholic religion.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Tasbih ( ) is a form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences glorifying God , in Islam . To keep track of counting either the phalanges of the right hand or a misbaha is used. The misbaha is similar to the prayer rope of the Eastern Church and the rosary in the Roman Catholic Church .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah Glory to Allah "Subhan Allah" in Arabic, Desouk Muslim prayer beads Tasbīḥ ( ) is a form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in glorification of Allah in Islam , by saying Subḥānallāh ( سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ , meaning "Glorified is Allah "). To keep track of counting either the phalanges of the right hand or a misbaha is used.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah Glory to Allah "Subhan Allah" in Arabic, Desouk Tasbih ( , tasbīḥ ) is a form of dhikr that involves the glorification of God in Islam by saying: "Subhan Allah" ( سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ ; lit."Glory be to Allah").It is often repeated a certain number of times, using either the fingers of the right hand or a misbaha to keep track of counting.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences glorifying god”. Today it says “form of dhikr that involves the glorification of god in islam by saying”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah Glory to Allah "Subhan Allah" in Arabic, Desouk”. It now reads “Form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances praising Allah”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences glorifying god
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form of dhikr that involves the glorification of god in islam by saying
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