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Zikr in All Religion

The triliteral root  dhāl kāf rā  ( ذ ك ر ) occurs 292 times in the Quran, in 14 derived forms: 84 times as the form I verb  dhakara  ( ذَكَرَ ) 18 times as the form II verb  dhukkira  ( ذُكِّرَ ) 51 times as the form V verb  tadhakkara  ( تَذَكَّرَ ) once as the form VIII verb  iddakara  ( ٱدَّكَرَ ) once as the noun  tadhkīr  ( تَذْكِير ) 18 times as the noun  dhakar  ( ذَكَر ) 23 times as the noun  dhik'rā  ( ذِكْرَىٰ ) 76 times as the verbal noun  dhik'r  ( ذِكْر ) once as the active participle  dhākirāt  ( ذَّٰكِرَٰت ) twice as the active participle  dhākirīn  ( ذَّٰكِرِين ) once as the passive participle  madhkūr  ( مَّذْكُور ) nine times as the form II verbal noun  tadhkirat  ( تَذْكِرَة ) once as the form II active participle  mudhakkir  ( مُذَكِّر ) six times as the form VIII active participle  muddakir  ( مُّدَّكِر ) Verb (form I) - to remember, to mention (2:40:3)   udh'kurū Remember يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ  اذْكُرُوا  نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي