A-immah: Plural of Aalim / Leaders.

Aalim: A learned man.

Aalims: Leaders

Aamul Huzn: Year of sorrow.

Aaquil: Sane.

Adhaan: The call to salaah / prayers

Adl: justice and Equity. A fundamental value governing all social behaviour and forming the basis of all social dealings and legal
framework. Its antonym is Zulm or injustice or inequity. In personal life it is often treated by Muslim moralists to be a minimum requirement of becoming a faithful Muslim, the desirable being, being the degree of ihsan, generosity. Thus giving anyone his due is adl but giving him more than his due, voluntarily, is IHSAN.

Afdal: The best.

Ahad: One.

Ahkams: Laws, values and ordinances

Ahlul Bayt: Family of the Prophet's household.

Ahlur Rushd: Discerning people.

Ajrul Mithl: A remuneration based on what is customary in the community

Akhirah: Hereafter.
Akhras: A mute person.

Al Firaq: The separation.

Al Khula: The separation between husband and wife by a pronouncement which includes monetary settlement.

Al Risalah: The message which is sent by messenger.

Al Sarah: The releasing/liberating of the marital bond.

Al Talaq Bil Kitabati Ilal Gha-ib: The talaq in written form to one who is not present.

Al Talaqu Bil Isharah: The divorce by indication.

Al-Aamilu-Alaz-Zakaah: Tax collector.

Al-Ameen: The trustworthy.

Al-Ma'danu War Rikaaz: Minerals and buried treasures.

al-Mu'awwidhatayn: The last two surahs of the Qur'an, i.e. Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas.

Al-Mut-ah: The gift given to a wife.

Al-Na-Am: Livestock.

al-Qullays: The church which Abrahah built in San'a, intending to divert Arabs from the Ka'bah in Makkah to it.

Alaihis Salaam: May Allah's peace be upon him.

Allah: The Creator and Sustainer of all. The supreme being.

Amaanah: Something given to someone for safekeeping. Trust.

Ameen: May Allah accept.

Ansar: Helpers - title of the people of Madinah who helped the Prophet and his Companions when they migrated from Makkah to Madinah.

Aqd: A contract.

Aqd Saheeh: A legal contract

Aqeemah: A woman who cannot have children.

Aqeeqah: The hair which is shaven off from the head of a new born baby when a sacrificial animal is offered.

Ar-Riqaab: The slaves.

Araadib: A specified measure i.e. 4 Araadib and 2 kilos = 61.36 kg.

Arafat: The plain in Mecca where all pilgrims gather on the 9th day of Thul Haj.

Arba-ah: Four.

Arkans: Principles.

as-Sihah: The authentic books of Hadith.

Asid: Violable

Asl: Origin/source/Root

Asr: Late afternoon prayer.

Ath-har: More distinct/more manliest (authentic).

Athar: Traditions of the Holy Prophet's companions

Awaaq: (Of silver) 200 Dirhams.

Awsaq: A measure equivalent to 60 Saa's approximately. One Saa = 3 Kg approximately

Ayah (pi. Ayaat): Verse(s) of the Holy Qur'an.

Ayt Al-Maal: The concept of the Bayt-al-Maal implies that the money paid into the treasury are in Allah's trust and become the common property of the Muslims and that the head of the state merely holds the position of a trustee whose duty it is to expand the funds of the Bayt-al-Maal on the common concern of all its people. Thus the Bayt-al-Maal is responsible for collecting the revenues of the state and expanding them for the welfare of the people.

Ayyam at-Tashriq: The three days (11th, 12th, 13th) of the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

Ayyam-e-Jahilliyah: Period of ignorance.

Az-Zuru-U-Wath Thimaar: Vegetables and fruit


"B"
Ba-in: Irrevocable.

Bab: (Door) Subject.

Bairu-Haa: The name of a garden in Madinah.

Baligh: One who is mature (Compelled by law).

Banoo Haashim: The children of Hashim.

Baqar: Cows

Batil: Null and void.

Bay: Sale - also used as a prefix in referring to different types of sale -- Mu'ajjal, Muraabahah, Tawliyah, Wadi'ah

Bay mu'aijal: Sale against deferred payment, either in a lump sum or instalments.

Bay muqayada: Exchange of goods for goods with certain conditions

Bay salam: An exceptional contract of sale causing an immediate payment of the price and admitting a delay in the delivery of the goods generally the crop produce. As a rule, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is reported to have forbidden the sale of what is not in one's actual possession. Bay Salam is an exception to the above rule. It is declared as valid, subject to the condition that the quality and the nature of the article of sale and the time and place of delivery and the price are clearly defined at the time of making the contract of such a sale.

Bay't-ar-Ridwan: The Pledge of the Pleasure. The Pledge which took place at al-Hudaybiyyah and upon which Allah the Almighty revealed a special verse of the Qur'an to express His Pleasure with those believers who gave their allegiance to the Prophet.

Bayhaqiy: The name of a noted leader in the science of Hadeeth.

Baytul-Maal: The Muslim public treasury.

Baytullah: The Holy Ka'ba - The House of Allah.

Bint-Laboon: A two year old colt.

Bint-Makhaad: A yearling camels colt.

"BismikAllahumma: In your name, o Allah!

Buraaq: Conveyance of Hazrat Muhammed (S.A.W.) during Mi'raaj.


"D"
Dafeenul Jahiliy-yah: Buried treasure during the days of paganism.

Dakhn:: Any of several cereal plants bearing a large crop of minute nutritious seeds.

Daroorah: Necessity.

Darul-harb: An area or vicinity at war with Muslims. A state under non-Muslim sovereignty.

Dayn: Anything outstanding on anybody. Debt.

Dean: Religion.

Dhul-Hijjah: The month of Hajj. Twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

Dhul-Qadah: The eleventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Dinars: Money/Coins.

Dirhams: Coins (Eastern).

Diyah: Blood money to be paid.

Diyanah: Religiously.

Diyanatan: By way of religion.

Dua: Supplication to Allah. Invocation.

Dunya: World/Earth.


"E"
Eejab: The pronouncement which the wally gives over to the opposing party. Form of speech.

Eela: Abandonment (for his swearing).

Eemaan: Faith.

Eid: Day of festival.


"F"
Fa-idah: Benefit

Fajr: Morning prayer, which is offered after dawn and before sunrise. Dawn.

Falas: Bankrupt

Faqeer: Poor.

Faraq: Another word that is used as a substitute for talaq which means separation.

Fard (pi. Faraaidh): Obligatory. Compulsory.

Fardu Ayn: A compulsion on every Muslim male and female

Fasakh: When a marriage contract is annulled from the side of wife.

Fasid: Wrong (null and void).

Fatwa: Verdict.

Fay: Spoils of war.

Fee Sabeelil Laah: In the way of Allah.

Fiddah: Silver.

Fijar: Sacrilegious war. This battle took place among the Arabs before Islam. It was given this name because it violated the sacredness of the Haram and the sacred months. These months were regarded as sacred and respected among the Arabs even before Islam.

Fiqh: Jurisprudence.

Firqatu Fashkin: Dissolution by annulment.

Firqatu Talaqin: Dissolution by divorce.

Fitnah: Dissension/trial/tribulation.

Fuqahaa: Jurists.


"G"
Ghaarim: A person in debt.

Ghaban Fahish: Exorbitant price or rate of profit charged by the seller, agent or middleman.

Gharar: "(Lit. Risk, Hazard, Uncertainty) Technically it signifies the contract or transaction in which the object of contract or the commodity is not determined for both or either contracting party and thus the contract involves an element of risk and uncertainty. Examples are the sale of fish in the water which has not been caught or of a bird in the air or of a foetus in the womb (hable-al-habla). The sale of milk in the udder is also termed ""gharar"". It is also applicable in cases where the gain of one partner in a business is guaranteed but that of the other remains uncertain. All transactions involving gharar are unlawful in Islam."

Ghayru Mujbir: representative who cannot marry a woman without her consent.

Ghazwah Dhat ar-Riqa: The battle of the rugs. This name was given to this battle because the people who took part were bare footed and the land was rough so, when their feet became blistered, they bandaged them with torn-up strips of clothing.

Ghusl: Full bath or body wash.