Baus __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text BA'US باعوثA Syriac word, (i.e. "petition, prayer"), which, in the dictionary of al-Qamus, is said to mean the Christian Easter; and also prayers for rain, or the Istisqa of the Christians. (Majmu 'l-Bihar, p. 101.) Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail