Zulm

Also known as Dhulm

Ẓulm (, ') is the Arabic word used interchangeably for cruelty or unjust acts of exploitation, oppression, and wrongdoing, whereby a person either deprives others of their rights or does not fulfill his obligations towards them. It is used in Urdu and Hindi in the same sense. In Turkish, it is known as zulüm''' and other cognates of this word are prevalent in several Semitic and Indo-European languages.

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Follows: niyyah
Image: 031013 Luqman UrduScript.jpg
Said to be same as: injustice

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Commons category: Zulm
name in native language: ظُلْمٌ

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Ẓulm (, ') is the Arabic word used interchangeably for cruelty or unjust acts of exploitation, oppression, and wrongdoing, whereby a person either deprives others of their rights or does not fulfill his obligations towards them. It is used in Urdu and Hindi in the same sense. In Turkish, it is known as zulüm and other cognates of this word are prevalent in several Semitic and Indo-European languages.

A person who commits zulm is called a "zaalim'".

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