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niyyah
Sign in to saveAlso known as niye, niyet, niyye, niyyet, niyeh, niyyeh, anticipated outcome, nīya
thumb|Muslims prepare for Salat by spreading a Prayer rug|prayer mat. Niyyah (Arabic: نِيَّةٌ, variously transliterated niyyah, niyya , "intention") is an Islamic concept: the intention in one's heart to do an act for the sake of God (Allah).
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- intention
- Has part
- bad faith
- Religion
- Sufism
- Followed by
- activity
- Follows
- will
- Main subject
- Kabira
- Depicts
- riya
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- iman
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- Nafs
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- goal
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- physically interacts with
- Ruh
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thumb|Muslims prepare for Salat by spreading a Prayer rug|prayer mat. Niyyah (Arabic: نِيَّةٌ, variously transliterated niyyah, niyya , "intention") is an Islamic concept: the intention in one's heart to do an act for the sake of God (Allah).
The general Islamic principle of niyyah is laid out in Chapter 33 (Al-Ahzab) of the Quran in Ayat (Verse) 5:
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