Baraka means blessing in Hebrew, Arabic and Arabic-influenced languages. It may refer to:
- Baraka, also berakhah, in Judaism, a blessing usually recited during a ceremony
- Baraka, also barakah, in Arabic Islam and Arabic-influenced languages such as Swahili, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, a blessing from God in the form of spiritual wisdom or divine presence. Also a spiritual power believed to be possessed by certain persons, objects, tombs.
- Baraka, a rarely used French slang term for luck, derived from the Arabic word
- Baraka, fully ḥabbat al-barakah, aka Nigella sativa, a spice with purported health benefits
- Baraka Bashad, meaning "may the blessings be" or just "blessings be", originally a Sufi expression and also used in Eckankar
Famous quotes containing the word baraka:
“Nobody sings anymore.”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“Who has ever stopped to think of the divinity of Lamont Cranston?”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“Back home the black women are all beautiful”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)