Editing Index finger (section)

=== Index finger in Islam ===
In Islam raising the index finger signifies the [[Tawhid|Tawhīd]] (تَوْحِيد), which denotes the indivisible oneness of [[God in Islam|God]]. It is used to express the unity of God ("there is no god but God").

In [[Arabic]], the index or fore finger is called musabbiḥa (مُسَبِّحة), mostly used with the definite article: al-musabbiḥa (الْمُسَبِّحة). Sometimes also as-sabbāḥa (السَّبّاحة) is used.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Islam for Nerds - 500 Questions and Answers|last=Drißner|first=Gerald|publisher=createspace|year=2016|isbn=978-1530860180|location=Berlin|pages=521}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabic-for-nerds.com/what-does-it-mean-when-a-muslim-raises-the-index-finger/|title=What does it mean when a Muslim raises the index-finger?|date=2016-12-31|website=Arabic for Nerds|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-18|archive-date=2019-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183235/https://www.arabic-for-nerds.com/what-does-it-mean-when-a-muslim-raises-the-index-finger/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Arabic verb سَبَّحَ - which shares the same root as the Arabic word for index finger - means to praise or glorify God by saying: "[[Subhan Allah|Subḥāna Allāh]]" (سُبْحانَ الله).