Yoruba word for prayer is "Iwure" or " isure" depending on Yoruba accent..
Yoruba philosophy of prayer is different Abrahamhic philosophy of prayer.
In the circle of educated Traditionalists, they use "Iwure" not "adura" , in Yoruba Mosques and Churches they dont use "iwure" but "adura" .
Adura is not a Yoruba word , the word came
adura" came with Islam from the Arabic word Al-dua .
The word Ase isn't equivalent to Amen.
Ase is on a different level. Amen means "so be it" . People who translated the English Bible to Yoruba, transliterated the word" Amen "to "Amin"
Ase is power..
Opa Ase,
Ase Oba
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