Hadra (word)

Template:Short description Template:Italic title The Arabic word ḥaḍra (, Template:Lit; construct state: ḥaḍrat; plural: ḥaḍrāt), and its derivatives in languages of the Persianate world (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) are used to form various styles in the Arab world, Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Central Asia and South Asia. In Urdu, the term has also come to be formally used to refer to a male in general, such as in the literary phrase (, Template:Translation).

Syntax

In Arabic styles, the word ḥaḍra is used in its construct state ( ḥaḍrat), followed by a possessive suffix (e.g. ḥaḍratuka for a man or ḥaḍratuki for a woman) or by a noun in the genitive case (e.g. ḥaḍratu l-ʾustāḏi for a male professor or ḥaḍratu l-ʾustāḏati for a female professor). In Persian styles, the word ḥażrat is typically used with an ezafe followed by the complement (e.g. hazrat-e […]). In Turkish styles, the word hazret may be found in the plural with possessive form, as an honorary suffix (e.g. ).

Usage

The title is used for the prophets of the Islamic faith in Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Turki, Urdu. The twenty-five great Hazrat include Muhammad, Abraham, Noah, Moses, and Jesus. It carries connotations of the charismatic and is comparable to traditional English honorifics addressing high officials, such as "Your Honour" (for judges), "Your Majesty" (for monarchs), or "Your Holiness" (for clerics).

This word may sometimes also appear after the names of respected Muslims, such as imams, sheikhs, and ulama e.g. Turkish ('his Hadrat') in Islamic culture. This is similar to the French honorifics and , and Japanese honorific . The term was also loaned by Turkish into Albanian and Bosnian as . In Urdu, the term is formally used to refer to a male in general, such as in the literary phrase (, Template:Translation), while () is more common in informal contexts.

See also

• A'la-Hazrat

References

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