Baraka can refer to several things:

Hebrew or Jewish origin

• In Judaism, a berakhah or bracha (Hebrew: ברכה; plural ברכות, berakhot) is a blessing, usually recited at a specific moment during a ceremony or other activity. Berakhot traditionally start with the words "Barukh attah, Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam, ..." ("Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, ..."). See also: Baruch and Barakah.

The word Hebrew most likely means to cross over, referring to the Semitic people crossing over the Euphrates River. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... In Judaism, a berakhah or bracha (Hebrew: ברכה; plural ברכות, berakhot) is a blessing, usually recited at a specific moment during a ceremony or other activity. ... At the bottom of the hands, the two letters on each hand combine to form יהוה (YHWH), the name of God. ... Baruch (בָּרוּךְBlessed, Standard Hebrew Baruḫ, Tiberian Hebrew Bārûḵ) is the name of three people in the Hebrew Bible: // Baruch son of Zabbai In the Book of Nehemiah Baruch son of Zabbai is listed as helping Nehemiah to repair the walls of Jerusalem [1]. Later someone called Baruch seals the... Barakah (Arabic: بركة) is a term in Arabic meaning spiritual wisdom and blessing transmitted from master to pupil. ...

Arabic or Islamic origin

• Barakah (or Baraka) is a term referring to a sense of divine presence, charisma, wisdom, and/or blessing transmitted from master to pupil. It can refer to "breath", or "breath of life" (see Qi or prana), but is more often associated with a place or person. It is also a Sufi term referring to a sense of "divine presence" or "charisma."
• "Baraka" is a French term for luck.
• "Berkah" is the Indonesian word derived from Barakah. It means a great blessing or a great favourable gift (especially from Allah or God).
• Baraka is gracefully bestowed "spiritual energy".^{[citation needed]}
• Baraka (Nigella sativa) seed is a spice that has purported health benefits. It is called Habbat-ul-Baraka (blessed seed) in Arabic.

Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Barakah (Arabic: بركة) is a term in Arabic meaning spiritual wisdom and blessing transmitted from master to pupil. ... The word charisma (from the Greek word χάρισμα (kharisma), gift or divine favor, from kharizesthai, to favor, from kharis, favor: see also charism) refers to a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a magnetic quality of personality and/or appearance along with innate and powerfully... Look up blessing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... QI, standing for Quite Interesting and a play on IQ, is a comedy panel game television show hosted by Stephen Fry and shown on BBC Two and BBC Four. ... Prana (, IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word meaning breath and refers to a vital, life-sustaining force of living beings and vital energy in natural processes of the universe. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... The word charisma (from the Greek word χάρισμα (kharisma), gift or divine favor, from kharizesthai, to favor, from kharis, favor: see also charism) refers to a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a magnetic quality of personality and/or appearance along with innate and powerfully... Barakah (Arabic: بركة) is a term in Arabic meaning spiritual wisdom and blessing transmitted from master to pupil. ... Allah is the Arabic language word for God. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Binomial name Nigella sativa L. Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to southwest Asia. ...

Other languages

• Baraka is the Serbian and Bulgarian word for shack. The party founders of the Croatian Democratic Union refer to themselves as barakaši, derived from baraka.
• Baraka is the Swahili word for blessing ("Haraka haraka haina baraka" -- "Hurry hurry has no blessing," a Swahili proverb similar in meaning to "Haste makes waste")

Serbian (српски језик; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs everywhere. ... The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a major Croatian political party. ... Phil is a Punda. ...

Entertainment

• Baraka is a 1992 experimental documentary film directed by Ron Fricke. The name is derived from the Sufi term described above. See also the Spirit of Baraka website.
• Baraka is a 1983 novel written by Canadian John Ralston Saul.
• Baraka is a character from the Mortal Kombat franchise.
• The Boys of Baraka is a 2005 documentary film.

Baraka (1992) is an experimental documentary film directed by Ron Fricke, cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi, the first of the Qatsi films by Godfrey Reggio. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Ron Fricke is an American film director and cinematographer. ... Baraka, or the Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor of Anthony Smith (commonly referred to simply as Baraka) is a novel written by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul, and first published in 1983. ... See also: 1982 in literature, other events of 1983, 1984 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Image:Bigphotojonralstonsaulcc. ... Baraka is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Mortal Kombat (arcade game) Mortal Kombat (film) For the documentary on video game violence, see Moral Kombat Mortal Kombat (commonly abbreviated MK) is a popular series of fighting games created originally by the Midway Manufacturing Company. ... The Boys of Baraka is a 2005 documentary film produced and directed by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ...

Places

• Baraka is a barangay in the Norzagaray municipality, in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
• Baraka was a site in Gabon where American missionaries from New England established a mission in 1842. It is now Libreville.
• Al-Baraka was a popular Moroccan restaurant in the Lavapiés neighborhood of Madrid, Spain.
• Baraka is a village in the eastern Congolese province of Sud-Kivu on Lake Tanganyika.
• Baraka is a college for sustainable agriculture and rural development in Kenya - see Baraka College
• Baraka School was an educational program in Kenya, featured in the film The Boys of Baraka
• Baraka is also the local nickname for Barakaldo (Vizcaya, Spain)
• Baraka is an alternative-oriented club in Kutina, Croatia
• Baraka is an adventure travel agency in Hungary.

A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... Norzagaray is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Libreville (population 578,156 January 1, 2005) is the capital and largest city of Gabon. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Republic of the Congo (light green) Democratic Republic of the Congo (dark green) Congo is a name shared by two countries in both West and Central Africa: Republic of the Congo is often known as Congo-Brazzaville. It is the smaller of the two and lies to the west in... Sud-Kivu is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... The Baraka School was a small education program that took at-risk 12-year-old boys from the Baltimore public school system to the Kenyan outback for two years to live and study. ... Coat of arms Location of Barakaldo in Biscay. ... (For the Vizcaya mansion in Florida, see Villa Vizcaya) Vizcaya province Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Kutina is a small city in central Croatia, the largest settlement in the hilly region of Moslavina, in the Sisak-Moslavina county. ...

People

• Amiri Baraka (1934 - ), a U.S. writer.
• Baraka Khan (? - 1280, son of Baibars and briefly (1277 - 1279) a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria.
• Baraka al-Yamaniyah, wife of `Abd al-`Azīz Āl Sa`ūd, first monarch of Saudi Arabia.
• Baraka was, according to the apocryphal book of Jubilees, the wife of the antediluvian patriarch Jared.
• Mersaid Baraka was a teacher to Timur, and was also placed in the mausoleum Gur-e Amir where Timur and several of his descendants are entombed.
• Barack Obama, a U.S. politician (first name spelled slightly different).

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