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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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