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What does Adab mean?
أَدَب
Adab
Etiquette: the right way of doing things, with Allah, with people, and with oneself.
Also spelled: Etiquette, Manners
Adab explained
There is an adab for eating, for the masjid, for the Quran, for teachers, for parents, for du'a. The scholars said: we learned adab for twenty years before we learned knowledge.
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Questions about Adab
What does Adab mean?
Adab (أَدَب, Adab) means: Etiquette: the right way of doing things, with Allah, with people, and with oneself.
How is Adab written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written أَدَب and pronounced Adab. It is also spelled Etiquette, Manners.
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