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The document compares meditative practices in Islam and Judaism, highlighting the role of dhikr in Islam as a means to connect with God through remembrance and prayer. It notes similarities between dhikr and Jewish meditation, particularly in their mystical traditions. Both practices aim to achieve mental clarity and awareness of the divine.

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Meditation

The document compares meditative practices in Islam and Judaism, highlighting the role of dhikr in Islam as a means to connect with God through remembrance and prayer. It notes similarities between dhikr and Jewish meditation, particularly in their mystical traditions. Both practices aim to achieve mental clarity and awareness of the divine.

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Comparing Religious Meditative Practices

Establishing a meaningful and honest connection with God is one the primary objectives

of most religions. While prayer is often the main technique used to establish this connection,

some religions also encourage meditation. That said, while religions differ, some share almost-

similar approaches for achieving the mental clarity, calmness and awareness that characterize

meditation. A common, meditation technique in Islam is of dhikr. It is Dhikr is associated with

the ever-present need for Muslims to remember. While undertaking dhikr can be a flexible

experience, it is often associated with daily prayers or the mosque (Olson, 346). As such, at the

core, dhikr is a meditative practice that seeks to bring the believer with greater awareness of God

by not only clearing the mind, but also repeating divine prayers and names. This meditation

technique shares numerous similarities with Jewish meditation. Indeed, according to (Idel 21),

many of the terms that characterize Jewish meditation, such as Kabbalah share elements Sufism.

Additionally, as with dhikr that has its foundations in Islam’s mystical traditions, Jewish

meditation is also anchored on the religion’s mystical past.


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Works Cited

Idel, Moshe. Kabbalah in Italy, 1280-1510: A Survey. Yale University Press, 2011.

Olson, R. Paul. Religious theories of personality and psychotherapy: East meets West.

Psychology Press, 2012.

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