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'aalim
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a
scholar |
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aayah
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a
verse from the Qur'aan (see Qur'aan) |
| Ahlul-Bid'ah |
the
people of innovation, the innovators, the opposite of Ahlus-Sunnah
(see Ahlus-Sunnah) |
| Ahlul-'Ilm |
the
people of knowledge, the scholars |
| Ahlul-Kalaam |
the
philosophers |
| Ahlul-Kitaab |
the
people of the Book, the Jews and the Christians |
| Ahlus-Sunnah |
the
people of the Sunnah (see Sunnah) |
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Allaah
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GOD
Almighty, the only One who deserves worship |
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'allaamah
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a
great scholar |
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athaan
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the
call to formal prayer |
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'asr
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(1)
the formal afternoon prayer; (2) an era |
| 'Azeeziyyah |
a
district in Makkah |
| athaan |
the
call to formal congregational prayer |
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baarak
Allaahu feek (or feekum)
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"May
Allaah bless you" |
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bismillaah
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"in
the Name of Allaah" |
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(1)
a blameworthy innovation; (2) something new that has no
precedence |
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daleel
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(1)
evidence; (2) a directory |
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dars
(pl. duroos)
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a
lesson |
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deen
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religion,
what a person lives by |
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'eshaa'
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the
formal prayer performed at night (from about an hour after
sunset) |
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fajr
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the
formal early morning prayer performed at dawn before sunrise |
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Fulaan
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So-and-so |
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fiqh
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an
Islaamic science focusing on actions, their rulings, how
to perform them, etc. |
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fitnah
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a
trial, a tribulation |
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| ghayb |
the
unseen affairs |
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gheebah
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backbiting,
mentioning something negative about a person in his absence |
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| hadeeth
qudsee |
the
speech of Allaah as conveyed by Muhammad (sallallaahu
'alayhe wa sallam), however not considered part of the
Qur'aan |
| hasan |
(1)
good; (2) a secondary kind of authenticity, an acceptable
grade less than saheeh (see saheeh) |
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hoor
'een
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the
beautiful wives for the dwellers of Paradise |
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Hajj
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the
annual pilgrimage to Makkah |
| hikmah |
(1)
wisdom; (2) the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe
wa sallam) |
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hijrah
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(1)
the Prophet's migration (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)
from Makkah to Al-Madeenah, used as a reference point in
the Islaamic date (ex. 450 years after Hijrah); (2)
migration; (3) boycotting |
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Hanafee
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someone
or something related to the math-hab of Imaam Aboo
Haneefah (see math-hab) |
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Hambalee
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someone
or something related to the math-hab of Imaam Ahmad
ibn Hambal (see math-hab) |
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in
shaa' Allaah
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if
Allaah wishes (a phrase said upon mentioning future events) |
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iqaamah
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the
announcement that begins congregational prayer |
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imaam
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(1)
the leader of congregational prayer; (2) a high rank for
a person of knowledge; (3) the ruler of the Muslims |
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Iblees
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the
devil |
| 'imaamah |
a
head covering worn by men |
| istinjaa' |
the
cleaning of one's private parts with water after using the
bathroom |
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Islaam
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the
religion of the Muslims |
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istijmaar
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the
cleaning of one's private parts with rocks, wood, or other
things after using the bathroom |
| 'iddah |
a
period of waiting for a divorced woman after divorce or
the death of her husband |
| ijmaa' |
concensus
of the scholars |
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jaahiliyyah
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(1)
ignorance; (2) the period of ignorance before the revelation
of the Qur'aan |
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jalsah
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the
sitting position of formal prayer |
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juz'
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one-thirtieth
(1/30th) of the Qur'aan |
| Jinn |
a
race of unseen beings created by Allaah, they are accountable
for their actions like mankind |
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jihaad
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(1)
a struggle; (2) fighting to defend or establish Islaam |
| Jumu'ah |
Friday,
the day when Muslims attend a mid-day sermon, or a khutbah |
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kalimah
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a
word |
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kalaam
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(1)
speech; (2) philosophical rhetoric |
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kunyaa
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a
nickname related to one's family members, like Aboo 'Abdir-Rahmaan
(the father of 'Abdur-Rahmaan) |
| khalaf |
the
later generations of Muslims when innovations had spread |
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| khula' |
a
woman's requesting a divorce from her husband |
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khutbah
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(1)
a sermon; (2) the sermon given by the khateeb on
Fridays |
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khateeb
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(1)
a speaker; (2) the speaker who admonishes the congregation
on the day of Jumu'ah |
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Laylutul-Qadr
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lit.
"the Night of Decree", a night found in the last
ten days of Ramadhaan |
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masjid
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a
place of worship that has specific rules attached to it |
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Muslim
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an
adherent of the religion of Islaam |
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math-hab
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a
methodology for understanding religious texts |
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musallaa
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any
place of worship less than a masjid |
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mujaahid
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a
person who fights in a jihaad |
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mimbar
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the
raised surface from which the imaam delivers sermons on
Fridays (see imaam) |
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mus-haf
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the
written Qur'aan (see Qur'aan) |
| mowlaa |
(1)
Supreme Master (Allaah); (2) former owner of a freed slave;
(3) a freed slave |
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mumtaaz
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excellent |
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maghrib
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the
formal prayer performed right after sunset |
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Maalikee
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someone
or something related to the math-hab of Imaam Maalik
ibn Anas |
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mu'ath-thin
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the
one who calls the athaan |
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naafilah
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an
optional or recommended deed, pl. nawaafil |
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nawaafil
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see
naafilah |
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Qur'aan
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the
last book of revelation revealed by GOD |
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qiyaam
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the
standing position of formal prayer |
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Qiyaamah
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the
Day of Standing |
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| Ramadhaan |
the
ninth month of the Islaamic calendar, the month of fasting |
| rak'ah |
one
complete cycle of formal prayer |
| rukoo' |
bowing,
one of the positions of formal prayer |
| rasool |
messenger |
| Rajab |
the
seventh month of the Islaamic calendar |
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| saheeh |
(1)
sound, complete; (2) authentic (when used in reference to
hadeeth) |
| soofee |
a
kind of blameworthy innovator |
| Shaytaan |
the
devil |
| shahaadah |
the
outward testimony of belief in Islaam |
| salaam |
(1)
peace; (2) security, safety |
| salaah,
salaat |
(1)
prayer; (2) supplication |
| sallallaahu
'alayhe wa sallam |
a
prayer said for Muhammad upon mentioning his name or referring
to him (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) |
| sujood |
prostration
(see sajdah) |
| sajdah |
prostration
(see sujood) |
| soorah |
a
chapter of the Qur'aan |
| Sha'baan |
the
eighth month of the Islaamic calendar |
| Safar |
the
second month of the Islaamic calendar |
| sultaan |
(1)
authority; (2) one who possesses authority |
| Salaf
(As-Saalih) |
the
first generations of righteous Muslims |
| Salafee |
someone
or something ascribed to salafiyyah (see salafiyyah) |
| Salafiyyah |
a
term used for the following of the way of the Salaf
(see Salaf) |
| Shaafi'ee |
someone
or something related to the math-hab of Imaam Muhammad
ibn Idrees Ash-Shaafi'ee (see math-hab) |
| Sharee'ah |
Islamic
laws and legislation |
| Sunnah |
(1)
the way of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alayhe
wa sallam); (2) recommended, not obligatory; (3) a way
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| tashah-hud |
an
invocation said when in the sitting position of formal prayer |
| tasleem |
the
last action of formal prayer |
| taraaweeh |
the
night prayers in congregation in Ramadhaan (see Ramadhaan) |
| tayam-mum |
ritual
purification using dirt in the absence of water |
| thikr |
remembrance |
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| 'ulamaa' |
the
scholars |
| Umm
Al-Quraa |
one
of the names of Makkah, meaning "Mother of the Villages" |
| ummah |
a
nation, a large group of people |
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| witr |
(1)
an odd number; (2) a night prayer having an odd number of
rak'ahs (see rak'ah) |
| wudhoo' |
ritual
purification using water |
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| Z |
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| zakaah,
zakaat |
an
amount of money that a Muslim pays from his wealth to fulfill
an Islaamic duty |
| zinaa |
unlawful
sexual activity; fornication; adultery |
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