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Baraka

Blessing: the spiritual power of grace that flows from God through the Prophet, the saints and holy places.

Also: Baraka, blessing

Sufism and Islamic thought

Baraka is a beneficent force believed to dwell in saints, their tombs, sacred objects and words, and to pass to those who approach them with faith. It flows through the Sufi chain of transmission. Pilgrimage to saints’ shrines seeks their baraka.