Dawr
دور
dawr
✨Ismaili Terms
Cycle or era in religious history; plural is adwar.
Full Definition
Dawr (plural: adwar) means cycle or era. In Ismaili thought, it refers to the cycles of prophecy and imamat in sacred history, each initiated by a prophet-lawgiver (natiq). The cyclical view of religious history is fundamental to Ismaili theology.