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Words |
Definitions |
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Al-Asmaul Husna |
Most excellent (beautiful) names
of Allah |
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Allah |
Is
the proper name of God |
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Allahu Akbar |
Allah (God) is the Greatest |
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Amina |
Muhammad’s (PBUH) mother |
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Ansar |
Helpers - Muslims from Medina |
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Asr |
The
Third of the five daily Prayer services, offered any time
between when the sun starts declining and sunset |
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Adhan |
The Islamic call for prayer |
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Dua-e-Qunoot |
Arabic name of the special Prayer recited in the last Rakat of
Vitr Prayer |
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Durood (Assalat-u-Alannabi) |
Invocation of blessings upon the
Holy Prophet of Islam, (PBUH) |
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Eid-ul-Adhia |
Islamic Festival commemorating the obedience to God of Prophet
Ibrahim (or Abraham), peace be upon him, and his son and
Prophet Ishmael (PBUH) |
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Eid-ul-Fitr |
The Islamic festival concluding
the fasting of the month of Ramadhan |
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Fajr |
The
first of five daily Prayer services, offered any time during
the period starting from dawn and ending a few minutes before
sunrise |
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Faraidh |
Plural form of Fardh (compulsory
Prayer) |
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Fitrana |
Money
contributed by Muslims before the Eid-ul-Fitr so that the
needy and poor also join the festivities |
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Ghazwa |
Battle in which Muhammad (PBUH)
himself lead the Muslims |
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Ghazwa (Battle) of Tabuk |
The
last great battle lead by the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him |
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Hadrat Abdul-Muttalib |
Muhammad’s (PBUH) Grandfather |
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Hadrat Fatima |
Muhammad’s (PBUH) youngest daughter |
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Hadrat Khadija |
Muhammad’s first wife, one of the
first people to accept Islam. |
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Hadrat Safiyya |
Wife
of Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hadrat Zainab Bint Khazima |
Wife of Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hajj |
Pilgrimage to the Ka’aba in Mecca Arabia - The fifth pillar of
Islam - Performed on the 10th day of Dhul Hijja |
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Hajjatul-Wida |
Farewell Pilgrimage. Last Hajj
performed by Mohammad (PBUH) |
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Hajr-I-Aswad |
Black
Stone in Ka’aba |
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Hazrat Abu Bakr |
Muhammad’s (PBUH) the best friend
and the first person to accept Islam who also became the first
Caliph or Khalifah |
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Hazrat Aisha |
Wife
of Muhammad (PBUH) and the daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr |
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Hazrat Ali |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)
dearest cousin and son-in-law who was the first child to
accept Islam |
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Hazrat Fatima |
The
Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) fourth daughter, may Allah be
pleased with her |
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Hazrat Habiba |
Wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) |
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Hazrat Hafsa |
Wife
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hazrat Halima Sadiyya |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH)
wet nurse |
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Hazrat Hamza |
The
Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) maternal uncle |
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Hazrat Ibrahim |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)
second son, may Allah be pleased with him |
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Hazrat Jawariya bint Harith |
Wife
of Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hazrat Jibrail |
The Arc Angel Gabriel who brought
the First Revelation in Cave of Hira to Muhammad’s (PBUH) |
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Hazrat Maimuna |
Wife
of Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hazrat Ruqayya |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)
second daughter, may Allah be pleased with her |
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Hazrat Salman Farsi |
Companion of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) who migrated
from Faris (Iran) |
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Hazrat Sauda |
Wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) |
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Hazrat Umar |
The
second of the four Khulafa-e-Rashideen |
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Hazrat Um-e-Kalthum |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)
third daughter, may Allah be pleased with her |
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Hazrat Um-e-Salma |
Wife
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hazrat Zaid |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)
freed slave and his adopted son - one of the first people to
accept Islam |
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Hazrat Zainab |
The
Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) first daughter, may Allah be
pleased with her |
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Hazrat Zainab bint Hajash |
Wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) |
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Hazrat Zainab bint Hajash |
Wife
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) |
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Hijrat |
Migration from Mecca to Medina |
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Hira |
Cave
where the Holy Propeht Muhammad (PBUH) received the first
revelation from Allah |
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Imam |
The person who leads the prayer or
service |
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Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi
rajiun. |
To
Allah we belong to Him we must return |
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Iqamah (Iqamat) |
A shorten verse of the Adhan,
which is recited loudly to indicate that a congregational
Prayer is about to start |
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Isha |
The
fifth and last of the five daily Prayer services, offered any
time between nightfall and midnight, or before going to bed |
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Janaza |
The funeral prayer |
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Jilsa |
The
sitting position which occurs in between two prostrations
during Prayer |
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Ka’aba |
The first house of worship ever
built on the face of the earth for the worship of One and Only
Allah - re-constructed by Hazrat Ibrahim and his son for
worship of Allah - All daily prayers are offered facing in the
direction of Ka’aba from all over the world |
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Kalimah |
The
credo of Islam, “There is none worthy of worship save Allah;
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah" |
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Kalimah Shahadah (Kalima) |
The deceleration of Islamic faith |
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Khusoof |
Eclipse of the moon, during which a special Prayer is to be
offered |
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Kusoof |
Eclipse of the Sun during which a
special Prayer is to be offered |
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Madina |
Second Holiest place after Mecca - City where the Holy Prophet
Mohammad (PBUH) settled after the migration from Mecca |
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Maghrib |
The fourth of the five daily
Prayer services, which can be offered any time in the period
starting from immediately after sunset and ending when there
is still some light left on the horizon |
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Makroohat |
Acts
which are considered inappropriate during Prayer |
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Malikis |
One of the sects of Islam |
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Muadhin |
The
person who says the Adhan, or call to Prayer |
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Muhajirin |
Immigrants from Mecca |
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Muhammad |
The
Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH) |
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Mustahab (plural Mustahabbat) |
Preferable or praiseworthy things,
when referring to the style or manner of performing Prayer |
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Nawafil |
Optional category of Prayer |
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Nikah |
Contract of marriage |
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Niyyah (Niyyat) |
The
formal intention which one makes in one’s mind before starting
a Prayer |
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Ordinance of Jizya |
Tax on non-believers seeking
protection from Muslims and exemption from military service in
defense of the country they were living in as its citizens |
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PBUH |
Peace
be upon him |
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Q'ad b> |
Sitting position adopted towards
the end of the second Rakat in Prayer |
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Qadhaa |
Offering a missed Prayer |
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Q |
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)
first son, may Allah be pleased with him |
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Qasr |
The
act of shortening ones Prayer, especially during long distance
travel |
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Qauma |
The Posture of standing erect
after Ruku |
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Qibla |
Revelation and change of direction to face for Formal Prayers,
(Salat) towards Ka’aba |
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Q |
The standing position in Prayer |
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Quba |
Town
near Medina |
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Quba Mosque |
Location of first Mosque of Islam |
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Rakaat |
Plural form of Rakat |
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Ra |
One complete unit within a Prayer |
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Ramadan |
Name
of a month in Islamic Calendar - Fasting in the month of
Ramadan is obligatory for all stationed adult and healthy
Muslims |
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Ruku' |
The bowing down position in Prayer |
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Sadqa |
Charity |
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Sajdah |
The position of Prostration in
Prayer |
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Salat |
Prayer |
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Salat-ul-Zohr |
The second phase of
Salat-ul-Ishraq |
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Salat-ul-Hajaat |
Prayer offered when one is in need or difficulty |
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Salat-ul-Tasbih |
Optional prayer of four Rakaat to
be offered at least once in one’s lifetime |
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Saum |
Fasting in the month of Ramadhan also known as the forth
pillar of Islam |
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Shias |
One of the sects of Islam |
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Sujood (Sajdah) |
The
posture of Prostration in Prayer |
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Sujood-us-Sahv |
Prostrations of atonement
preformed when a mistake has been committed during Prayer and
which may affect its validity |
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Sunan |
Plural of Sunnat |
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Sunnah (Sunnat) |
One type of category of Prayer,
compulsory but not Fardh (obligatory), more important than a
Nafl (voluntary) prayer |
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Sunnis |
One
of the sects of Islam |
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Sura (Surah) |
Arabic word for a chapter - used
for designating the chapters of the Holy Quran |
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Sutra |
An
object which a worshipper places before him to mark the
physical boundary of his Prayer |
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Tahajjud |
Optional Prayer of great merit
offered in the latter part of the night |
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Tahmeed |
The
prescribed words recited by the congregation in response to
the Tasmee' of the Imam, also words of praise and remembrance
of God |
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Taif |
Town 40 miles from Mecca |
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Takbeer |
A set
formula, recited loudly in order to indicate that a
congregational Prayer is about to start |
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Takbir-I-Tahreema |
The Arabic expression Allahu Akbar
(God is the Greatest) proclaimed by the Imam while he raises
his two hands to his earlobes at the very beginning of a
congregational Prayer service |
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Taraveeh |
Special Prayer offered after Isha Prayer during the month of
Ramadhan |
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Tashahhud |
A prayer recited at the beginning
of the Qadah (second sitting position) in Prayer |
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Tawwudh |
Set
words for seeking the protection of God against Satan, recited
at the beginning of a prayer |
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Thaur |
The cave where Prophet (PBUH) took
refuge with Hazrat Abu Bakr from the people of Mecca on their
way to Medina |
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Ummul-Muminin |
Mother of the believers - A title for the wives of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him |
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Umra (Umratul-Qada) |
A pilgrimage to Mecca that can be
performed during any time of the year except when Hajj is
being performed |
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Zakat |
Mandatory offering of alms |
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Zakat-ul-Fitr |
Alms at the Eid-ul-Fitr |
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Zuhr |
The
second of the five daily Prayer services offered |
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