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In Hebrew, the word "Āmin" was first used as an adjective meaning "correct" and "true", but in the Book of Isaiah it was used as a noun. In available Persian and Arabic translations, it was translated as "right" (haqq). The word then turned into an invariant operator in Hebrew (meaning, "truly" and "of course"). It is used in this form 30 times in the Bible and 33 times in a Greek translation of the third century BC.

The occurrence of the word in the first book of ''Histories'' and the first book of ''Kings Books'' may show that the word was used even before the fourth century BC in Jewish supplications and rituals. In the ancient Jewish tradition, the word was used at the beginning or the end of supplications. Its reiteration at the end of supplications, prayers and psalms was both a confirmation and endorsement of the relevant contents, and an expression of the hope that everyone could share the blessings of the practice in vritue of mentioning "Amin". In the period of Talmud and other Jewish traditions, it was important how to use the word in different conditions, and it was believed that God says "Amin" to any supplication that is addressed to Him.

The word, "Amin", as used in the New Testament, has 4 meanings:

Since both Judaism and Nazarene Christianity were popular in the Arabian Peninsula before the emergence of Islam, it is probable that Arabs, including those in [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]], were familiar with it, although no trace of it is found in poems of the [[Jahiliyya]] period. The word does not occur in the [[Quran]], but early Muslims were definitely familiar with the word. [[The Prophet Muhammad (s)]] used the word, but it seems that early Muslims were not sure about the meaning of the word, since the Prophet (s) gave them an explanation and an interpretation of the word (by saying that "Amin is a divine stamp on His faithful servants"). And [['Abd Allah b. 'Abbas]] tried to give a grammatical account of the word.

==In Exegeses of the Quran==

The word is mentioned in exegeses of the Quran 10: 88 and 89. According to almost all exegetes of the Quran, when the prophet [[Moses (a)]] cursed the [[Pharaoh]], he and his brother, the prophet [[Aaron (a)]], cited the word, "Amin".

Sunni Muslims cite the word, "Amin", after reciting [[Sura al-Fatiha]] in the [[prayer]] as a reply to the verse, "Show us the right path", (the Quran, 1:6). If the worshipper says his or her prayer individually, then they cite the word on their own, and if they say a [[congregational prayer]], when the leader of the prayer finishes reciting Sura al-Fatiha, all worshippers cite "Amin" together. Shiite [[fuqaha]] (or jurisprudents) maintain that citing "Amin" in the prayer invalidates it, since this is a heretic practice in the prayer that is not known to be confirmed in the tradition of the Prophet (s).

* The material for this article is mainly taken from[http://fa.wikishia.net/view/آمین آمین]in Farsi WikiShia.