Tasbeeh

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Tasbeeh (Arabic: تسبیح) is, in Islam, the ritual process of glorifying or praising Allah (God) or the Prophet Muhammad. The word literally means, as a verb, "to travel swiftly" and as a noun, "duties" or "occupation", with the implied meaning in this context being "to carry out duties assigned by Allah swiftly and expeditiously". It is one of the many means of Dhikr or remembrance of Allah. Usually it involves reciting Islamic mantra glorifying Allah and the Prophet Muhammad, of which there are various combinations and varieties.

This is often done with a prayer bead, usually numbering 100 or 33, which is very similar to a rosary or worry beads. Such beads are also known as a Tasbeeh.