A.H.(After Hijrah) - Hijrah means emigration

Abaya - The abaya is an overgarment worn by some Muslim women. It is the traditional form of hijab, or Islamic modest dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula.

Abd - Abd means servant, worshipper, slave. Muslims consider themselves servants and slaves of God. A common Muslim name is Abdullah, or Servant of God.

Abdul Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz - Ibn Baaz was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999

Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr (Arabic: ÇÈæ ÈßÑý ?) (c. 573-August 23, 634) ruled as the first of the Muslim caliphs (632-634).

Adab - Traditionally describes good manners, as in etiquette. For example, being courteous is good adab.

Adhan - Adhan is called out by the muezzin from a minaret of a mosque five times a day (Sunni Islam) summoning Muslims for Fard (mandatory) Salah (prayers).

Adl - Justice especially distributive justice.

Ahad - Literally -only-. Islamically, ahad means One Alone, unique, none like God. Al-Wahid is one of the names of God.

Ahadeeth - Hadith (Arabic: ÇáÍÏíËý ? transliterated: al-h?adith) are traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Hadith collections are regarded as important tools for determining the Sunnah, or Muslim way of life, by all traditional schools of jurisprudence. The Arabic plural is ah?adith (Arabic: ÃÍÇÏíËý ?). In English academic usage, hadith is often both singular and plural.

Ahkam - As an Islamic term, the word Ahkam (Arabic ÃÍßÇã plural of Íßã) refers to the degrees of approval according to which actions are graded in Islamic law (derived from interpretations of the Quran and Sunnah).

Ahl al Bait - Ahl al Bait literally means :::the people of the house:::, a polite form of addressing the members of the family, including husband and wife. The words occur in the Holy Quran when angels came to give glad tidings to Prophet Abraham (S.A.W.) of a son at an old age. See Surah Houd (11:73).

Ahl al Dimmah - are the non-Muslim subjects of an Islamic state who have been guaranteed protection of their rights- life.

Ahl al Kitab - literally (People of the Book).

Ahl al-Hadith - Refers to the group of scholars in Islam who pay relatively greater importance to :::traditions::: than to other sources of Islamic doctrine, and tend to interpret the traditions more literally and rigorously

Ahl ar-ray - Means people of opinion.

Ahmad - Ahmad is another name of Muhammad (S.A.W.

Ahzab - An Arabic term meaning many parties political usually.

Aisha - Aisha bint Abu Bakr was a wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Islamic writings, she is thus often referred to by the title "Mother of the Believers" (Arabic: "Umm-al-Momineen"). She is quoted as source for many hadith (traditions about Muhammad:::s life), with Muhammad:::s personal life being the topic of most narrations.

Akbar - can mean (The greatest) and is often found in the phraze Allahu Akbar: God is the Greatest.

Akhirah - The afterlife, and accountability for present deeds.

Akhlaq - The practice of virtue. Morals.

Al Akhirah - Akhirah (Arabic: ÇáÂÎÑÉ) is an Islamic term referring to the afterlife. It is repeatedly referrenced in chapters of the Qur:::an concerning Yaum al Qiyamah, the Islamic Day of Judgment, an important part of Islamic eschatology. Traditionally, it is considered to be one of the six main beliefs of Muslims, the others including: Belief in One God, Belief in God:::s Angels, Belief in the Revelated Books (Torah, Gospel, Qur:::an), Belief in the Prophets of God, and Belief in Predestination/Decree. According to many Muslims, Allah will play the role of the qadi, weighing the deeds of each individual. He will decide whether that person:::s akhirah lies in Jahannam (hell) or Jannah (heaven).

Al Amira Hijab - Al Amira Hijab spelled sometimes "Ameera" is the Arabic meaning for the word princess. It:::s a slip over hijab style comes in two pieces; one piece of which serves as a hair cover while the other piece as a slip over from the same or near matching color.

Al Araf - Ashab al Araf (Heights) will be the people who are neithe righteous enough to enter Paradise nor wicked enough to be cast into Hell. They will, therefore, dwell at a place situated between the two.

Al Asma al Husna - literally meaning the (most excellent names) used of God.

Al Fatiha - Sura Al-Fatiha (ÇáÝÇÊÍÉ), "The Opening," is the first chapter of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.

Al Hamdu Lilah Wa Al Shukru Lilah - The Arabic expression meaning which means Praise belongs to Allah and all thanks to Allah

Al hamdulillah - means "Praise to God" in Arabic, similar to the Hebrew Halelu Yah. In everyday speech it simply means (Thank God)

Al Haram - The Masjid al Haram (Arabic: ÇáãÓÌÏ ÇáÍÑÇã) is a mosque in the city of Mecca. It is considered by Muslims to be the holiest place on Earth and is the focal point of the hajj.

Al Kawthar - (The fountain of Kawthar.) A sacred fountain in Jannah (Paradise). It is the source of all the four rivers of Jannah, and feeds the Hawd of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). Surah 108 of the Holy Qur:::an. The Hawd which is filled by Al-Kawthar is at the end of the Siratul Mustaqeem. It is a gift from Allah to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). It is to quench the thirst of true believers.

Al Muhajabah - Arabic word meaning : "woman who wears hijab" and Hijab (Arabic: ÍÌÇÈ) is the word used in the Islamic context for the practice of dressing modestly.

Al Salam Alaikum - Assalamu:::alaikum (ÇáÓáÇã Úáíßã) is the greeting of Muslims - an Arabic language greeting used in Muslim cultures. It means "Peace be upon you."

Al Suffah - Ashab al-Suffah consisted of about three or four hundred Companions who spent most of their time in the company of the Prophet (S.A.W.). They acquired knowledge and had dedicated themselves wholly to serving Islam.

Alamin - Literally -worlds-, humankind, jinn, angels and all that exists.

Al-Arab - Al-A`rab signifies the bedouin - whether of the desert or the countryside - in the vicinity of Madina

Al-Baqi - A cemetry in Madinah

Ali - The last of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs and as a foremost religious authority on the Qur:::an and Islamic jurisprudence.

Alim - Alim (pl. Ulamah) The ulema are Muslim scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies. They are best known as the arbiters of sharia, that is, the Islamic law. While the ulema are understandably well versed in fiqh, some of them also go on to specialize in other sciences, such as philosophy (falsafah), dialectical theology (kalam) or Quranic hermeneutics (tafsir). The fields studied, and the importance given them, will vary from tradition to tradition, or even from seminary to seminary.

Al-isra - Night journey of the Prophet (saw)

Allah - Allah is the most precious name of God because it is not a descriptive name like other ninety-nine names of God, but the name of God own presence. Allah

Allahu Akbar - Allahu Akbar is a shortened form of the Arabic phrase (Allahu Akbar min kulli shay), which means God is greater than everything.

Allahu Alam - An Arabic expression meaning Allah knows best.

Al-Uzza - Al-Uzza has been identified with Venus

Amanah - The trust, of all creation, only human beings carry the "trust", which is free will.

Ameen - A supplication (dua) meaning, (O Allah, respond to (or answer) what we have said).

Amin - Someone who is loyal or faithful

Amir - Means leader or commander

Amir Al Mumineen - Emir (Arabic: ÃãíÑ; amirun, "commander" or "general", later also "prince"; also transliterated as amir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East, North Africa, Asia Minor, and the Turkic world, among others.

Amma Baad - Literally it means whatever comes after

Amna - The mother of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Syeda Amna fell sick and died in Abwa, near Madina (then Yitsrab)when Muhammad was 6-years-old.

Aneeqah - Aneeqah is an Arabic term meaning "elegant".

Ansar - Ansar means the Helpers.In Islamic parlance the word refers to the Muslims of Madina who helped the Muhajirin (immigrants) of Makka in the process of the latters settling down in the new environment.

Aqabah - a place just outside of Mecca

Aqeeda - Literally means belief

Arafah - sometimes known as Mount Arafah is a granite hill east of Mecca. It is also known as Jabal ar-Rahmah or the Mountain of Mercy

Arafat - An Arabic Word means Mount Arafat, a granite hill east of Mecca.

Ashab al-Suffah - Ashab al-Suffah consisted of about three or four hundred Companions who spent most of their time in the company of the Prophet (S.A.W.).

Asharatu mubashshirun - The ten companions of Muhammad who were promised paradise.

Ashurah - Tenth day of the month of Muharram. It is the day God saved Moses and the children of Israel from the Pharaoh. Muslims are recommended to fast during this day. To the Shias, it is also a day on which they mourn the death of the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, along with his family and companions, who were killed in the famous battle in Karbala.

Asr - The Asr prayer is the afternoon daily prayer recited by practising Muslims.

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh - As-Salâmu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh is an Arabic language greeting used in Muslim cultures. It means "Peace be upon you and Allah blessing and forgiveness" It is also transliterated as Assalamu :::Alaikum or As-salaamu Alaikum. The traditional response is "wa `Alaykum As-Salâm", meaning "and on you be peace". The greeting is almost always accompanied by a handshake (when exchanged between persons of the same gender). The exception is Eid, when the hand shake is customarily preceded by three embraces. This practice however is not based on any Islamic ruling. In Arabia the greeting is associated with three light kisses. In the Indian subcontinent and Malaysia the saying of Salaam is often accompanied with an obeisance, performed by bowing low and placing the right palm on the forehead. Neither of these are derived from Islamic custom, and are based in cultural traditions.

Astaghfirullah - In Islam is the act of seeking forgiveness from Allah. It is one of the essential parts of worship in Islam.

Athan - The call to pray recited before prayers commence.

Athar - Athar Sayings of the Sahabah, the companions of the Prophet (S.A.W.).

Audhu Billahi Minashaitan ir Rajeem - I seek refuge from the accursed Satan.

Awrah - Parts of the body that are not supposed to be exposed to others.

Ayah - Ayah (pl. ayat) Ayah means a sign or (token) which directs one to something important. In the Quran the word has been used in four different senses: (1) sign or indication; (2) the phenomena of the universe (called ayat of God for the reality to which the phenomena point is hidden behind the veil of appearances); (3) miracles performed by the Prophets; and (4) individual units (i.e. verses) of the Book of God.

Ayat - Ayah (ÂíÉ ayatun, plural Ayat ÂíÇÊ ayatun) is the Arabic word for sign or miracle. It usually refers to the 6236 verses found in the Qur:::an. Muslims regard each verse of the Qur:::an as a sign from God.

Ayatul Kursi - Suratal-Baqarah? (the Cow) is the second, and the longest, chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses.

Azan Watch - A watch for Muslim to pray on time.

Azza Wa Jal - An expression used after mentioning the name of Allah meaning Mighty and Majestic is He

Bab Al Raiyan - The name of one of the gates of Heavens (Jannah).

Badiyyah - A desert or semi-arid environment.

Badr - The Battle of Badr (Arabic ÛÒæÉ ÈÏÑ), fought March 17, 624 CE (17 Ramadan 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz of western Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia), was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammads struggle with the Meccan Quraish. The battle has been passed down in Islamic history as a decisive victory attributable to divine intervention or the genius of Muhammad. Although it is one of the few battles specifically mentioned in the Muslim holy book, the Quran, virtually all contemporary knowledge of the battle at Badr comes from traditional Islamic accounts, both hadiths and biographies of Muhammad, written decades after the battle.

Bahimah - Bahimah (plural bahaim) signifies every quadruped animal (of which the beasts of prey are excluded). Bahimah thus refers to goats, sheep, and cows.

Baitul Mal - An Islamic treasury intended for the benefit of the Muslims

Baitul Maqdis - Al-Aqsa Mosque, the famous Masjid in Al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Baitullah - House of God

Bakkah - Bakkah (Arabic: ÈßÉý) is a place mentioned in surah 3:96 of the Quran. It is said to be the site of the first mosque, and therefore it is by some identified with the city of Mecca. Others also identify it with the Biblical "valley of Baca" from Psalm 84.

Balaghah - Eloquence. Balaghah usually comes in a sentence as part of the title of a famous book called Nahj al Balaghah - The Peak of Eloquence. This book contains beautifully worded sermons narrated by Imam Ali (AS)

Bani Israeel - Bani Israeel means (Children of Israel)

Banner Exchange - Banner exchange help to increase website traffic by exchanging banners with ither sites.

Baqarah - Suratal-Baqarah (The Cow) is the second, and the longest, chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses.

Baqi - The cemetery where a good many of the Sahabah are buried. It is in the south-east side of Madinah.

Barakah - A blessing. Also, spiritual wisdom and blessing transmitted from master to pupil.

Barakallah Feek - This is an expression which means: (May the blessings of Allah be upon you.)

Barzakh - Literally means partition or barrier.

Basher - Human(s)it refers to a person (man/woman).

Basirah - Insight, discernment, perceptivity, deep knowledge. Sometimes used by Sufis to denote the ability to directly perceive a transcendental Truth.

Batil - means false of falsehood.

Biddah - Means Innovation. This is the addition/removal/ignorance of an Islamic law or teaching. Bida usually goes against what is written in authentic hadiths and the Quran or goes against what the Prophet (SAW) practiced and taught.

Biddah - An Islamic term Means Innovation.

Bismihi Taala - By His (God) name, the Most High (and Mighty).

Bismillah - Basmala is an Arabic-language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase bismi-llahi ar-rahmani ar-rahimi (listen). This phrase constitutes the first verse of the first "sura" (or chapter) of the Quran, and is used in a number of contexts by Muslims.

Bismillah Hir Rehman Nir Rahim - An Islamic term means (In the name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Mericful).

Black Seed - Prophet (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said,There is a healing in the black seed for all diseases except death.

Black Stone - The Black Stone (called ÇáÍÌÑ ÇáÃÓæÏ al-Hajar-ul-Aswad in Arabic). It is roughly 50 cm in diameter. It is found in the Kaaba, in the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Buhtan - An Islamic term menas (A false accusation, calumny, slander).

Burqa - also burka or burqua is a type of opaque veil sometimes worn in addition to a headscarf by Muslim women observing purdah.

Caliph - Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. It is a romanized version of the Arabic word ÎáíÝÉ or Khalifah which means "successor" or "representative". Some of the early leaders of the Muslim community following the prophet Muhammad:::s (570-632) death called themselves "Khalifat Allah", meaning representative of God, but the alternative title of "Khalifat rasul Allah", meaning the successor to the prophet of God, eventually became the standard title. Some academics prefer to transliterate the term as Khalif.

Cat Stevens - Cat Stevens (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on July 21, 1948), now known as Yusuf Islam, is a British musician, singer-songwriter and a prominent convert to Islam. At the outset of his musical career, Islam adopted the stage name Cat Stevens. As Cat Stevens, he sold over sixty million albums, mostly in the 1970s. His most notable songs include "Morning Has Broken", "Peace Train", "Moonshadow", "Wild World", "Father and Son", "Matthew and Son", "The First Cut Is the Deepest", and "Oh Very Young". Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1977 after a near-death experience. He adopted the name Yusuf Islam in 1979 and became an outspoken advocate for the religion. A decade later, controversy arose when he was reported to have made comments supporting a fatwa calling for the murder of author Salman Rushdie, and in 2004 returned to the public eye when he was denied entry into the United States after his name appeared on a no-fly list.[1] Yusuf Islam currently lives with his wife and children in London, where he is an active member of the Muslim community. He founded the Small Kindness charity, which initially assisted famine victims in Africa and now supports thousands of orphans and families in the Balkans, Indonesia, and Iraq.[2] Islam also founded the charity Muslim Aid but left as founding Chairman in 1999.

Chris Jackson - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson on March 9, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi) is an American former professional basketball player. Abdul-Rauf changed his name in 1991 upon his conversion to Islam. He attended Louisiana State University and was selected with the third pick in the 1990 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played with Denver until 1995, and was a key player on that team, winning the Most Improved Player award in 1993. Abdul-Rauf later went on to play for the Sacramento Kings and later the Vancouver Grizzlies. He led the league in free-throw percentage in 1994 and 1996. Though he was a league contender, the controversy associated with his actions led to him being blacklisted in the NBA. This led to his departure from the NBA, and his move to play professional basketball in Europe. Abdul-Rauf was also a role model in overcoming the challenge of Tourette syndrome to have an athletic career. Since retiring from NBA, he has built a mosque in his home town of Gulfport, Mississippi, and has become an Imam. In addition to this he mobilized the neighborhood of his mosque to clean it self up from drugs and crime. This is why he purposely transformed, what was once a crackhouse, for the mosque property.

Circumambulate - Circumambulation is the act of walking around something.

Companions of Muhammad - In Islam, the S?ah?abah (Arabic: ??????? ?) were the companions of Muhammad.

Dajjal - Ad Dajjal (Arabic: ÏÌøÇá) ("The Deceiver/impostor/quack"[1]) is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology, who will appear before Yaum al-Qiyamah. He is similar to the Antichrist in Christianity. Dajjal in itself is a commonly use Arabic word, "Dajjals" could refer to "False prophets". "Al-Dajjal" on the other hand translates to "The Impostor", refering to a specific end-of time deceiver. The Dajjal is not mentioned in any surah (chapter) of the Quraan , but in various Ahadith which are preserved about the attributes of ad-Dajjal such as the following (which are commonly believed by Muslims).

Daleel - Daleel is an Arabic name meaning reason or argument.

Dar Al Kufr - Dar Al Kufr (Domain of Unbelief) refers to the territory under the hegemony of the unbelievers.

Dar al-Harb - Dar al-Harb (Domain of War) refers to the territory under the hegemony of unbelievers

Dawah - Dawah (literally: summons or call, also dawa) is an Arabic term meaning (invite or invitation).

Dawud - David in English. This Prophet was a devout servant of Allah who used to observe fasting on one day and break it the next

Day Of Judgment - Day Of Judgment is the Arabic word for Yawmuddin . It is used in the religion of Islam which encourages the use of the Arabic language due to the original documentation of the Quran.

Deen - An Arabic term meaning (religion or way of life).

Dhihar - Dhihar is a type of divorce which was common in pre-Islamic Arabia, but was made unlawful by Islam. It was a way when the husband wanted to divorce his wife he would selfishly say to her, "You are like my mother." This way she would have not conjugal rights, but at the same time she would still be bound to him like a slave. See Holy Quraan, Al-Ahzab (33:4), Mujadilah (58:1-5).

Dhimmi - Dhimmi (also zimmi, Arabic: Ðãíý, plural: Çåá ÇáÐãå, ahl al-dhimma) was a "free" (i.e. non-slave), non-Muslim subject of a state governed in accordance with sharia - Islamic law. A dhimmi is a person of the dhimma, a term which refers in Islamic law to a pact contracted between non-Muslims and authorities from their Muslim government. This status was originally only made available to non-Muslims who were People of the Book (i.e. Jews and Christians).

Dhuhr - The Dhuhr is the mid-day or noon prayer. Performed daily by practicing Muslims, it is the second of the five daily prayers (salat).

Dhuhur - An Arabic term Means Afternoon.

Dhul Hijjah - Dhul Hijjah The 12th month of the Islamic calendar. The month in which the great pilgrimage to Makkah takes place.

Dhul Qada - Dhul Qada The 11th month of the Islamic calendar.

Din - Din, an Arabic term meaning (religion) or (way of life).

Diyah - Diyah (pl. Diyaat), Blood money, paid by the guilty as a compensation for killing, wounding.

Diyya - fine for unintentional murder.

Dollar Brand - Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934, Cape Town, South Africa), formerly known as Adolph Johannes Brand, and as Dollar Brand (from a popular brand of matches), is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. He first received piano lessons at the age of seven, was an avid consumer of jazz records brought by American sailors, and was playing jazz professionally by 1949. In 1959 and 1960, he played alongside Kippie Moeketsi with The Jazz Epistles in Sophiatown before joining the European tour of the musical King Kong. In 1962 during a tour of Europe, Duke Ellington heard "The Dollar Brand Trio" playing in Zürich:::s "Africana Club". As a result, a recording was set up with Reprise Records; "Duke Ellington presents The Dollar Brand Trio". The Dollar Brand Trio (with Johnny Gertze on bass and Makaya Ntshoko on drums) subsequently played at many European festivals, as well as on radio and television. Since then he has toured mainly in Europe, the United States, and in his home country, South Africa. Performances are mainly in concerts and clubs, mostly as a band, but sometimes playing solo piano. He mainly plays piano but also plays flute, and saxophone; he mainly performs his own compositions, although he sometimes performs pieces composed by others. He briefly returned to South Africa in the mid-1970s after his conversion to Islam (and the resultant change of name from Dollar Brand to Abdullah Ibrahim); however, he soon returned to New York in 1976, as he found the political conditions too oppressive. While in South Africa, however, he made a series of recordings with noted Cape Town jazz players (including Basil Coetzee and Robbie Jansen). This included Coetzee:::s masterpiece, "Mannenberg", acknowledged by most as one of South Africa:::s greatest musical compositions; the recording soon became an unofficial soundtrack to the anti-apartheid resistance. Abdullah Ibrahim has written the soundtracks for a number of films, including the award winning Chocolat and, more recently, No Fear, No Die. Since the end of apartheid, he now lives in South Africa and divides his time between his global concert circuit, New York, and South Africa. Abdullah Ibrahim is a towering figure in South African music, an artist who brings together all its traditions with a deeply felt understanding of American jazz, from the orchestral richness of Duke Ellington:::s compositions for big band to the groundbreaking innovations of Ornette Coleman and the 1960s avant-garde. Ibrahim has worked as a solo performer, typically in mesmerising unbroken concerts that echo the unstoppable impetus of the old marabi performers. He also performs regularly with trios and quartets and larger orchestral units. Since his triumphant return to South Africa in the early 1990s, he has been feted with symphony orchestra performances, one of which was in honour of Nelson Mandela:::s installation as President. He has also founded a school for South African musicians in Cape Town. With his wife, the jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin, he is father to the New York underground rapper Jean Grae, as well as to a son, Tsakwe.

Dua - Dua is prayer in Islam. Dua is an Arabic term which means to call out to summon. Muslims use this term and call out to Allah. It is considered to be the greatest act of worship in Islam. Allah has commanded Muslims in the Quran to call out to him.

Dunya - In Islamic terminology means this world and its earthly concerns and possessions.

Eid Al Adha - Arabic:ÚíÏ ÇáÃÖÍì is second in the Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate.Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims as a tribute to those who are completing their pilgrimage in Mecca on that day.

Eid Al Fitr - Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: ÚíÏ ÇáÝØÑ), often abbreviated as Eid, is an Islamic holiday marks the end of Ramadan,the month of fasting. Fitr means to break.

Fadal (Riba) - A type of interest

Fai - War booty gained without fighting

Fajir - Wicked evil doers.

Fajr - The Fajr prayer is the dawn daily prayer recited by practicing Muslims. It is the first of the five daily prayers (salah). The five daily prayers collectively form one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Falah - success, happiness, well-being

Falsafah - Islamic philosophy is a part of the Islamic studies.

Fanaa - Sufi term meaning extinction - to die to this life while alive. Having no existence outside of God. A unity with God; and this is considered a deviation from the righteous path.

Faqeeh - An Islamic scholar who can give a legal opinion or judgement

Fard - Something which is obligatory on a Muslim.

Fard Ain - An action which is obligatory on every Muslim.

Fard al Kifayah - It signifies a collective duty of the Muslim community

Fardh - Obligatory This word is synonymous with wajib.

Fasad - Fasad, literally -corruption-, in Quranic terminology, means creating disorder and corruption on earth by following a path other than Gods. Islam maintains that true peace and happiness emanate only through the observance of Gods commands and through making a conscious effort to see that His laws alone are implemented in every sphere of life. Fasad occurs when man violates Gods laws and disobeys Him. Fasad may therefore be partial as well as total; partial when one disregards Gods law in one aspect of life while acknowledging His sovereignty in other spheres. If a society is based on the denial of God, that society is bound to be a corrupt and exploitative society - hence full of fasad.

Fasiq - Fasiq is an Arabic term referring to someone who violates Islamic law. However, it is usually reserved to describe someone guilty of openly and flagrantly violating Islamic law and/or someone whose moral character is corrupt.

Fasting - Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from all food and drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasting practices may forbid sexual intercourse, masturbation. This is a sub-article to Sawm and Ramadan During the entire month is Islamic fasting observed (Arabic: sawm), in accordance to the fourth of the Sunni Five Pillars of Islam.

Fatimah Al Zahra - Fatimah binto Muhammad or popularly Fatimah Zahra (Fatima the Gracious) (Arabic: ÝÇØãÉ ÇáÒåÑÇÁ) (Born Friday 20th of Jumada al-akhir 2 AH (614 CE) in Mecca or 14th Jumada al-awwal 606 CE - 3th Jamadi-ul-Assani 11 AH (632 CE) at Medina) was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his first wife Khadijah.

Fatwa - A fatwa Arabic: ÝÊæì plural fatawa is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue.

Fawahish - Fawahish applies to all those acts whose abominable character is self-evident.

Fee Sabil illah - Literally means (In God way). Giving sadaqah (charity) for the sake of Allah is known as sadaqah fee sabilillah as this act of charity is not required by Islam but it is only recommended. There is lots of thawab for this type of charity.

Fidya - Compensation for missing or wrongly practicing necessary acts of worship

Fiqh - The Arabic word "fiqh" means knowledge, understanding and comprehension.It refers to the legal rulings of the Muslim scholars, based on their knowledge of the"shari`ah" and as such is the third source of rulings.

Fitnah - Fitna (ÝÊäÉ) is an Arabic word, generally regarded as very difficult to translate. It is often used to refer to civil war, disagreement and division within Islam and specifically alludes to a time involving trials of faith, similar to the Tribulation in Christian eschatology. The word also implies meanings including secession, upheaval and anarchy.

Fitrah - In Islamic context is humanity innate disposition towards virtue, knowledge, and beauty.

Fitrah - In Islamic context is humanity innate disposition towards virtue, knowledge, and beauty.

Furqan - The Criterion (between truth and falsehood).

galabeya - Also known as jilbab refers to a long, flowing, baggy overgarment worn by some Muslim women.

Ghafara - (verb in past tense) to forgive, to cover up (sins). A characteristic of God.

Ghaflah - heedlessness, forgetfulness of God, indifference

Ghaib - the unseen, unknown.

Ghair Muakkada (Salah) - Unascertained prayers

Gharar - Gharar Selling something which has not yet been obtained. For example, selling eggs which have not yet been hatched.

Ghayy - Deception. Name of a pit in Hellfire.

Ghazi - A person who has taken part in a Ghazwa.

Ghazwa - A battle for the cause of Allah in which Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) himself took part.

Gheebah - Doing Gheebah is (back-biting) saying things about someone that they may not want others to know about, and saying those things behind their backs.

Ghulool - Stealing from the war booty before its distribution.

Ghusl - Ghusl (ÛÓá) is an Arabic term referring to the full ablution in Islam.

Gog and Magog - Two evil empires. They are mentioned in the Quran and Ahadeeth (Bukhari and Muslim).

Habeel - Habeel is the name of the second son of Prophet Adam (PBUH).

Habibi - Habibi an Arabic word means (My love)

Hadi - A cow, sheep or a goat that is offered as a sacrifice by a pilgrim during the Hajj.

Hadith - are traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Hadith Qudsi - A saying of Allah

Hafidh - A person is labelled a (hafidh) if he or she has memorized the whole Quran.

Hajar Al Aswad - The (Black Stone) a stone which some say fell from heaven.

Hajj - Hajj is the highest of all Muslim practices, and one of the five pillars of Islam.

Hajj Clothing - When undertaking the pilgrimage, Muslims shed all signs of their wealth and societal distinctions by donning simple white garments, commonly called ihram.

Hakim - A ruler:::s or gubernatorial title

Halal - is an Arabic term meaning (permissible).

Halif - Is a a person who enjoys the protection of a tribe but does not belong to it by blood.

Halqah - a group of students involved in the study of Islam.

Hamd - An Islamic term meaning Praise.

Hanafi - Hanafi is one of the four schools of thought (Madhabs) or jurisprudence (Fiqh) within Sunni Islam. Founded by Abu Hanifa, An-Noaman ibn Thabit (699 - 765), it is considered to be the school most open to modern ideas. Its followers are sometimes known in English as Hanafites or Hanifites (cf Malikite, Shafiite, Hanbalite for the other schools of thought).

Hanif - Hanif, literally (one who is inclined), is used in the Quran in ten places.

Haq - Haq is the Arabic word for truth.

Haram - An Arabic term means Prohibited or illegal.

Harb - An Arabic term means War or battle.

Harun - Aaron in English. Aaron was Mosess eloquent brother who helped him proclaim his mission to Pharaoh.

Hashr - Another name for the Day of Judgement.

Hawaa - is the name of Prophet Adams wife.

Hawd - The watering-place of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)

Hawiyah - The sixth level of Nar (Hellfire)

Hayat - An Arabic term means Life.

Hedeyah - Hedeyah is an Arabic term means Gift.

Hibah - Hibah means gift: a gift from Allah.

Hidaya - guidance from God.

Hijab - Hijab (Arabic: ÍÌÇÈ) is the word used in the Islamic context for the practice of dressing modestly, which all practicing Muslims past the age of puberty are instructed to do in their holy book, the Qur:::an.

hijab accessoires - Hijab accessories are products which Muslim women use with hijab.

Hijabi - Hijabi is a slang term used to label a lady as a hijab (veil) wearing woman. It is not derogatory.

Hijama - Hijama is the name in Arab traditional medicine for wet cupping, where blood is drawn by vacuum from a small skin incision for therapeutic purposes.

Hijaz - The region along the western seaboard of Arabia, in which Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, and Taif are situated.

Hijrah - the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622.

Hijri - Name of the Islamic lunar calendar

Hikayah - An Arabic word means Talk or speaking.

Hizb - is one half of a juz and thus comprises roughly one 60th of the text of the Quran.

how to tie hijab - An Islamic keyword phrase commonly used by Muslim woman, more often new converts or woman of different culture than Arabs, wanting to know how to wear hijab, or how to wrap hijab or how to tie hijab..

How to wear Hijab? - An Islamic keyword phrase commonly used by Muslim woman, more often new converts or woman of different culture than Arabs, wanting to know how to wear hijab, or how to wrap hijab or how to tie hijab.

Hub - An Arabic world means Love. Like in English

Hubal - Hubal, the chief of the minor deities, was an image of a man, and was aid to have been originally brought to Arabia from Syria

Hudud - the limits ordained by Allah. This includes the punishment for crimes.

Hukm - Hukm, literally judgement, decision

Humaira - It was a nickname the Prophet Muhammed (SAW) gave to his wife Aisha.

Ibadah - It is Arabic word usually translated (worship), is connected with related words literally meaning (slavery), and has connotations of obedience, submission, and humility.

Iblees - Iblees (Arabic ÅÈáíÓ), is the primary devil in Islam.

Ibn - In Arabic names, (ibn) means (son of).

Ibn Taymiya - Ibn Taymiya was born in 1263 at Harran into a well known family of theologians. His grandfather, Abu al-Barkat Majd-ud-deen ibn Taymiya Al-Hanbali (d. 1255) was a reputed teacher of the Hanbali School of Fiqh. Likewise, the scholarly achievements of Ibn Taymiya:::s father, Shihabuddeen :::Abdul-Haleem Ibn Taymiya (d. 1284) were well-known.

Ibrahim - also known as Abraham, is an important prophet in Islam, and the father of the Prophet Ismail (Ishmael), his firstborn son, who is considered the Father of the Arabs.

Iddah - Iddah denotes the waiting period that a woman is required to observe as a consequence of the nullification of her marriage with her husband

Iftar - refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Ihram - Ihram denotes the state of consecration which is essentially required for performing Hajj and :::Umrah

Ihsan - Ihsan literally denotes doing something in a goodly manner

Ijara - Ijara is a form of leasing

Ijara Wa Iktana - Ijara-wa-iktana is similar to Ijara, except that included in the contract is a promise from the customer to buy the equipment at the end of the lease period.

Ijara with diminishing Musharaka - The principle of Ijara with diminishing Musharaka can be used for home-buying services. ....

Ijaz - How Muslims describe the character of the Qur:::an in both form and content

Ijazah - A certificate authorizing one to transmit a subject or text of Islamic knowledge http://www.search-keyword.com/Ijazah.html

Ijma - Ijma refers to the consensus of eminent scholars (mujtahidun) of Islam in a given age

Ijtihad - To exercise personal judgment based on the Qur:::an and the Sunnah.

Ikhwa - An Arabic word means brothers/sisters.

Ikhwan - The Ikhwan was the Wahhabi religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and played a key role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula, in his new state of Saudi Arabia.

Ikhwatun - From the word Ikhwa which means brothers/sisters the (tun) on the end of the word is a diacritic (harakah).

Ilah - In Islamic context, an Ilah is the concept of a deity, lord or god and does not necessarily refer to Allah.

Ilm - Literally means (knowledge) or (knowledge of ...). It can also mean science.

imam - Imam (Arabic: ÅãÇã ,Persian: ÇãÇã ) is an Arabic word meaning "Leader"

Iman - Iman (Arabic: ÅíãÇä) is an Islamic term, literally meaning "to learn"

Imsak - Start of the fasting time

Ina Lillahi Wa Ina Ilayhi Raajioon - "To Allah we belong and unto Him is our return". Is said immediately upon hearing of the death of a Muslim.

Infaq - The habitual inclination to give rather than take in life; the basis for charity

Injeel - Arabic term for the holy book called The Gospel said to have been given to Jesus, who is known as Isa in Arabic; Muslims believe the holy book has been lost and the New Testament gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are not the word of God, only Christian stories about Jesus.

Injil - Injil signifies the inspired orations and utterances of Jesus (S.A.W.) which he delivered during the last two or three years of his earthly life in his capacity as a Prophet

Inshallah - InshaAllah, an Arabic phrase evoked by Muslims to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future.

Iqamah - The call to prayer

Iqra - Saying Iqra to someone is to order them to read.

Isa - Isa (Arabic script ÚíÓì) is an Arabic name translated Joshua or Jesus in English.

Isha - Isha::: (Night) Prayer signifies the prescribed Prayer which is performed after the night has well set in

Ishaq - Ishaq (Arabic ÅÓÍÞ or ÅÓÍÇÞ) is a prophet of Islam mentioned in the Quran.

Ishq - An Arabic word meaning deep love.

Islam - Islam (Arabic: ÇáÅÓáÇã al- islam) "the submission to God" is a monotheistic faith,and the world:::s second-largest religion.

Islamic Bank - Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity which is consistent with Islamic law (Sharia) principles and guided by Islamic economics.

Islamic Books - Islamic Books.

Islamic Calendar - Islam dates from the Hijra, or migration from Mecca to Medina. Year 1, AH (Anno Hegira) corresponds to AD 622 or 622 CE, depending on the notation preferred (see Common Era). It is a lunar calendar, but differs from other such calendars (e.g. the Celtic calendar) in that it omits intercalary months, being synchronized only with lunations, but not with the solar year, resulting in years of either 354 or 355 days.

Islamic Clothing - Islamic clothing are dresses that comply with Muslim dress code Type of Islaic clothes are abaya, jilbab, hijab, khimar, niqab, thobe.

islamic clothing stores - islamic clothing stores, are live or online stores specialized in muslim clothes such as: abaya, Khimar, niqab, jilbab, hajj outfit, ihram garment.

Islamic Directory - A directory listing mainly Islamic websites.

Islamic Dress Code -

Islamic Fashion - If Islamic Clothing should follow fashion it should be within the conditions of Islamic Dress Code.

Islamic Gifts - are gifts reflecting Muslims traditions and cultures, and mainly for Islamic occasions such as Eid El Fitr and Eid El Adha.

Islamic Links - Links to Islamic websites.

Isnad - The isnad (Arabic ÇÓäÇÏ or in Quranic era Arabic ÇÓäÏ) are the citations or (backings) that establish the legitimacy of the hadith, which are the sayings of Muhammad, Prophet of Islam

Isra - (The Night Journey) refers to the journey of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) from Makkah to Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem.

Israfeel - Angels in Islam are light-based creatures, created by God to serve and worship him.

Istighfar - in Islam, is the act of seeking forgiveness from Allah.in Islam, is the act of seeking forgiveness from Allah.

Istikhara - Asking Allah the Almighty to guide one to the right decision and action regarding a particular problem.

Istiqbal - The act of welcoming someone.

Istishhad - act of Martyrdom.

Istislah - public interest - a source of Islamic Law.

Istisqa - Invoking Allah Ta:::ala for rain in the time of a drought. The Istisqa Prayer consists of two rakahs. See Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 119, Vol. 2.

Ithm - Ithm denotes negligence, dereliction of duty and sin.

Itikaf - Itikaf refers to the religious practice of spending the last ten days of Ramadan (either wholly or partly) in a mosque so as to devote oneself exclusively to worship

Itmaam-i-hujjat - Clarification of truth in its ultimate form.

Jahanam - is the Islamic equivalent to hell. Its roots come from the Hebrew word Gehinnom, which is a valley south of Jerusalem that was used as a garbage dump by the Israelites.

Jaheem - Jaheem - the shallowest level of Hell. It is reserved for those who believed in Allah and His Messenger (S.A.W.), but who ignored His commands.

Jahil - Refering to a person who is extremely ignorant and disbelieves in God.

Jahiliyah - is an Islamic concept referring to the spiritual condition of pre-Islamic Arabian society.

Jahl - ignorance, arrogance

Jamarat Al Aqaba - One of the three stone pillars at Mina. One of the rites of Hajj is to throw pebbles at these stone pillars, which represent Satan.

Jamia - gathering, i.e. a university, a mosque, or more generally, a community or association.

Jamra - White hot coal. The term used to describe the three pillars built od stone at Mina. Plural: Jimar.

Janaba - The state of a person after sexual discharge, whether intentional or otherwise. A person may not perform Salah (Prayer) or recite or touch the Quraan until he performs Ghusl or Tayammum.

Jannah - Jannah ÌäøÉ is the Islamic name for paradise. It is derived from the Hebrew term Gan Eden or Garden of Eden.

Jazakallah - Jazakallahu is an Arabic term and Islamic expression of gratitude meaning - May Allah reward you.

Jazak-allah-Khair - This is a popular phrase that people use to thank others

Jeeran - Jeeran,Arabic term mean Neighbors.

Jewj wa Majewj - Two evil empires. They are mentioned in the Quran and Ahadeeth (Bukhari and Muslim) when mentioning some of the scenes just before the final hour. See Quran, Al-Anbiyaa (21:96), Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan wa Isharat as-Sayaah.

Jibt - Jibt signifies a thing devoid of any true basis and dereft of usefulness

Jihad - Jihad (Arabic: ÌåÇÏ jihad) is an Islamic term, which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle to further the Islamic cause.

Jilbab - The jilbab ÌáÈÇÈ is a long, flowing,baggy overgarment worn by Muslim women to fulfill the mandates of sartorial hijab.The jilbab covers the entirity of the body, except for hands, feet, and head.

Jinn - Genie is the English term for the Arabic Ìä (jinn).

Jizyah - Unbelievers are required to pay jizyah (poll tax) in lieu of security provided to them as the Dhimmis (Protected People) of an Islamic state, and their exemption from military service and payment of Zakah

Jumada al-Akhira - The sixth month of the Islamic calendar

Jumuah - Jumuah (also known as Friday prayer) is a congregational salat (prayer) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon. It replaces the Dhuhr prayer performed on other days of the week and is obligatory for all Muslim males who are residing, pubescent, and unexcused.

Junub - Junub - a person having Janaba - means to be in a state of ceremonial impurity or defilement. A male becomes junub on having sexual intercourse or simply on the emission of semen in sleep or otherwise

Kaaba - The Kaaba (ÇáßÚÈÉ transliterated: al-Ka'bah Persian: ˜ÚÈåý ?) also known as al-Ka'abatu'l-Musharrafat (ÇáßÚÈÉ ÇáãÔÑðøÝÉ), al-Baytu l-'Atiq (ÇáÈíÊ ÇáÚÊíÞ), or al-Baytu'l-haram (ÇáÈíÊ ÇáÍÑÇã "The Sacred House"), is a building located inside the mosque known as al-Masjidu'l-haram in Mecca. The mosque was built around the original Kaaba.

Kaba - A square stone building in Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the well-known mosque at Makka).

Kabair (al) - Major sins; such as Shirk (see Shirk), Qatl (murder), Zinah (fornication and adultery), the taking of Riba (usury), Sirq (theft), etc

Kaffarah - Kaffarah means atonement, expiation.

Kafir - Kafir (Arabic: ßÇÝÑ kafir; plural ßÝøÇÑ kuffar) is an Arabic word meaning a person who hides, denies, or covers the truth.

Kafura - Kafura Literally means camphor. It is a special heavenly perfume that will be mixed with non-intoxicating, pure wine and be given to the righteous in the Hereafter. See the Holy Qur:::an, Al-Insan (76:5).

Kalalah - Kalalah, according to some scholars, refers to those who die leaving neither issue nor father nor grandfather. According to others it refers to those who die without issue (regardless of whether they are succeeded by father or grandfather).

Kayf halek - When an Arabic speaking person greets you and asks kayfa halek? He is saying how is your health? or how are you.

Khabeeth - An evil or sickening person or thing.

Khair - Good or Goodness

Khalif - Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam.

Khamr - Drink containing Alcohol

Kharaj - Tax imposed on the revenue from land taken from non-Muslims to ensure their equal rights under Islamic law.

Kharaj - Tax imposed on the revenue from land taken from non-Muslims to ensure their equal rights under Islamic law.

khatib - Khâtîb (or khateeb) is an Islamic Arabic term used to describe a person who delivers the khutba, or sermon, during the Friday prayer or Eid prayers

Khilafah - Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam.

Khimar - Khimar means something that covers, and is what is used to cover the head. This is what is known among the people as a khimar.

Khul::: - signifies a woman:::s securing the annulment of her marriage through the payment of some compensation to her husband.

Khums - Khums, literally one-fifth. One-fifth of the spoils of war is earmarked for the struggle to exalt the Word of God and to help the orphans, the needy, the wayfarer and the Prophet:::s kinsmen. Since the Prophet (S.A.W.) devoted all his time to the cause of Islam, he was not in a position to earn his own living. Hence a part of khums was allocated for the maintenance of the Prophet (S.A.W.) as well as for his family and the relatives dependent upon him for financial support. See Al-Qur:::an, Al-Anfaal (8:41).

Khutba - Khutba (ÎØÈÉ) is an Arabic term referring to the Islamic sermon delivered either before the Friday Salah (see: Jumu:::ah) and after the Eid Salat.

Kitab - Kitab, Arabic term means Book.

Kufee - Kufee An Arabic script. Angular writing style often used for early hand-written copies of the Qur:::an.

Kuffar - Kafir (Arabic: ßÇÝÑ kafir; plural ßÝøÇÑ kuffar) is an Arabic word meaning a person who hides, denies, or covers the truth.

Kufr - Kafir (Arabic: ßÇÝÑ kafir; plural ßÝøÇÑ kuffar) is an Arabic word meaning a person who hides, denies, or covers the truth.

Kun - Kun means Be God:::s command to the universe, Be! and it is.

La Ilaha Ilallah - There is no (other) God except Allah.

Lailatul Qadr - (The Night of Power) concealed in one of the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan

Lat (Al) - Lat (Al) Al-Lat was the chief idol of the Thaqif tribe in al-Taif, and among the most famous idols in pre-Islamic Arabia. See the Holy Qur:::an, An-Najm (53:19).

Lateef (Al) - Lateef (Al) The Subtle One Who is All-Pervading. One of the ninety-nine Attributes of God. The exact meaning of this word is very difficult to fully understand. It includes all of the following meanings: 1. So fine that He is imperceptible to the human sight. 2. So pure that He is unimaginable to the human mind. 3. So kind that He is beyond human comprehension. 4. So gracious that He is beyond human grasp. 5. So near that He is closer to us than our jugular veins. See the Holy Qur:::an, Al-Hajj (22:63), Ash-Shura (42:19).

Lauh Al Mahfudh - A guarded tablet in the Seventh Heaven. The Holy Quraan was first written on the Lauh al-Mahfudh in its entirety before it was sent down to the Baitul Izza in the First Heaven.

Lew Alcindor - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York, United States; typically referred to as Lew Alcindor) is an African American former professional basketball player. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, the 7ft-2in (2.18 m) Abdul-Jabbar played center for UCLA from 1965-69. Later, he played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks (1969-75) and the Los Angeles Lakers (1975-89), accumulating 38,387 points, the NBA:::s highest career total. He was famous for his "Skyhook" shot which defenders found virtually impossible to block. His on-court success was superlative, as he won a record six NBA most-valuable-player awards, while playing on six NBA championship teams; at UCLA, he played on three NCAA championship teams. His high-school team won 71 consecutive games and his UCLA teams were an unmatched 88-2. After a then-record 20 professional seasons in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar retired from the game in 1989, leaving a legacy of professionalism, class, and success. Following his success as a professional athlete, Abdul-Jabbar has become known as a successful basketball coach, author, and part-time actor.

Lunar calendar - In their religious duties, Muslims depend on solar and lunar calendars. The latter is shorter than the solar by twelve days.

Luqata - Article found by a person other than the one who lost it.

Ma Malakat Aymanukum - One:::s rightful spouse (literally: what your right hands possess)

Mabrook - This word means(You are) blessed.

Madad - Madad is an Urdu word meaning :::help::: (us).

Madhhab - Madhhab (Arabic ãÐåÈ pl. ãÐÇåÈ Madhaahib) is an Arabic term that refers to an Islamic school of thought or religious jurisprudence (fiqh)

Madhloom - Oppressed.

Madinah - is a province of Saudi Arabia, located on the countrys west side, along the Red Sea coast.

Madrasa - school, university

Maghazi Al - Al-Maghazi has signified in particular the expeditions and raids organised by the Prophet Muhammad in the Medina period.

Maghrib - Maghrib is the fourth daily salat in Islam, offered at sunset.

Mahboob - A descriptive word meaning :::loved::: or :::loveable:::.

Mahdi - The Mahdi (Arabic: ãåÏíý ? transliterated: Mihdi, also Mehdi "Guided One"), in Islamic eschatology, is the prophesied redeemer of Islam.

Mahr - A dowry (also known as trousseau) is a gift of money or valuables given by the bride:::s family to that of the groom at the time of their marriage.

Mahram - In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic ãÍÑã, also transcribed mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous, a punishable taboo

Majeed Al - Majeed Al (The Most Glorious). One of the ninety-nine Attributes of Allah.

Majoos - Fire worshippers. These people lived mainly in Persia and the eastern Arabian peninsula in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. See Holy Qur:::an, Al-Hajj (22:17).

Makkah - The city is revered as the holiest site of Islam.

Makr - Makr signifies a secret strategy of which the victim has no inkling until the decisive blow is struck. Until then, the victim is under the illusion that everything is in good order. See Holy Qur:::an, Aali-Imran (3:54).

Makrooh - Makrooh (Arabic ãßÑæå, also transcribed makrouh, makruh etc.) is a disliked or offensive act (literally "hated").

Makruh - In Islamic terminology, something which is Makruh (Arabic ãßÑæå, also transcribed makrouh, makruh etc.) is a disliked or offensive act (literally "hated")

Malaikah - (Angels). Another name for Suratul Fatir, Surah 35 of the Holy Qur:::an.

Malak - Malak Angel.

Maliki - The Maliki madhab (Arabic ãÇáßí) is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the second-largest of the four schools, followed by approximately 25% of Muslims, mostly in North Africa and West Africa.

Manat Al - Manat Al Al-Manat was the chief idol worshipped by the Khuza:::ah and Hudhayl tribes.

Mandub - commendable or recommended.

Manzil -

Maqasid - goals or purposes; such as the purposes of Islamic law

Marhaba - This is a traditional Arabic greeting meaning :::Welcome:::.

Maruf - Maruf refers to the conduct which is reckoned fair and equitable by the generality of disinterested people.

Maryam - Maryam or Mariam in Arabic is the Islamic name for Mary the mother of Jesus (Arabic Isa) in the Quran.

Mashallah - Literally means :::Whatever Allah (God) wills:::.

Mashar Al-Haram - Mashar Al-Haram The boundary of Al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. It is prohibited to kill any game, or to damage any plant or tree, or to act in any manner that will violate the sanctity of the Holy Masjid.

Masih - The (Biblical) Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Masjid - A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith.

Masjid Al Aqsa Al - Masjid Al Aqsa (Al) The (Furthest Mosque) built by the early Muslims in Jerusalem, on or near where the Temple of Solomon once stood.

Masjid Al Haram Al - Al-Masjid al-H?aram (Arabic: ?????? ?????? / The Sacred Mosque), is a large mosque in the city of Mecca. It surrounds the Kaaba, the place which all Muslims turn towards each day in prayer, considered by Muslims to be the holiest place on Earth. The mosque is also known commonly referred to as the Haram or Haram Sharif.

Masjid Al Rasool - Masjid Al Rasool or Al-Masjid an-Nabawi or the Mosque of the Prophet, in Medina, is the second holiest mosque in Islam. Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca is the holiest mosque; the Al-Aqsa mosque (adjacent to the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem) is the third holiest in Islam.

Masjid An Nabawi Al - Masjid An Nabawi (Al) Another name for the Masjid ar-Rasool in Madinah. It is the second greatest Masjid in Islam, the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, and the third being the Masjid al-Aqsa in Al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Masoom - The word ma:::soom is often equated with the English word Infallible which means incapable of error Masr - Egypt (Arabic: ãÕÑ, romanized Misr, in Egyptian Arabic Másr, listen (help·info), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a Middle Eastern country in North Africa.

Mathhab - A school of thought, direction, manner, mode.

Mawaqeet - Miqat Miqat (pl. mawaqeet) denotes the points which an outsider intending to perform Pilgrimage may cross only in the state of consecration (ihram). These points were fixed according to directions from God.

Mawla - Mawla is an Arabic term means Master, lord, leader etc.

Mawlana - A form of address to a ruler or person of authority implying protector.

Mawt - Mawt is the Death.

Mead - The Resurrection; God will resurrect all of humankind to be judged.

Mecca - Mecca (in full: Makkah al-Mukarramah, Arabic: ãßÉ ÇáãßÑãÉý) is the capital city of Saudi Arabias Makkah province, in the historic Hijaz region.

Medina - city; Medinat-un-Nabi means the City of the Prophet

Mihraab - Prayer niche of a Masjid, in front of which the Imam stands when leading the congregational prayers.

Mihrab - Mihrab (in Persian ãåÑÇÈ or ãÍÑÇÈ, in Arabic ÃáãÍÑÇÈ pl. ãÍÇÑíÈ), sometimes spelled "mehrab" or "mehraab", is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, i.e. the direction of Kaaba that Muslims should face when praying.

Min Fadhlek - Min Fadhlek, Arabic term means Please

Mina - Mina, During Hajj (pilgramage) the town of Mina must be visited.

Minaret - A tower built onto a mosque from the top of which the call to prayer is made

Minbar - A Minbar (Arabic: ãäÈÑ) is a pulpit in the mosque where the Imam (leader of prayer) stands to deliver sermons (khutbah ÎØÈå )

Minhaj - methodology, e.g. methods, rules, system, procedures.

Miraj - The Night Journey of the Holy Prophet S.A.W.) from Makkah to Jerusalem and then through the realms of the seven heavens, beyond the limit of forms, the Sidrat al-Muntaha, to within a bow-span:::s length or nearer to the presence of Allah.

Miskin - Miskin (pl. masakin) denotes helplessness, destitution. Thus masakin are those who are in greater distress than the ordinary poor people. Explaining this word the Prophet (S.A.W.) declared that masakin are those who cannot make both ends meet, who face acute hardship and yet whose sense of self-respect prevents them from asking for aid from others and whose outward demeanour fails to create the impression that they are deserving of help.

Mobile Quran - Arabic Quran with English translation software for mobiles phones or Pocket PC accepting Java.

Mohammad - Muhammad, Arabic: ãÍãÏý muhammad; also Mohammed,(c. 571 - 632) last prophet of the religion Islam and the Muslim community

Mosque - A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid (pl. masajid) . The word (mosque) in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship, although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller, privately-owned mosque and the larger, (collective) mosque (masjid jami) (Arabic: ÌÇãÚ), which has more community and social amenities.

MP3 Quran - Quran recorded in MP3 format which may include with recitation memorization tool, translations and tajweed rules.

Muadhen - Muadhen The man who calls the Adhan loudly before each obligatory Salat, calling the people to prayer.

Muawwidhatayn - Suras Al-Falaq and an-Nas, the Surahs of refuge, should be said to relieve suffering (also protect from Black Magic)

Mubah - literally permissible; neither forbidden nor commended. Neutral.

Mudaraba - Mudaraba refers to an investment on your behalf by a more skilled person ....

Mudarib - In a Mudaraba contract, the expert who manages the investment is known as a Mudarib.

Muezzin - a person who performs the call to prayer

Mufsidun - A person who wages jihad not in accordance with the Qur:::an. Plural mufsideen.

Mufti - An Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of "fatwa").

Muhadith - Muhadith An Islamic scholar of Ahadeeth. Plural: Muhaditheen.

Muhajireen - The first Muslims that traveled to Medina.

Muhajjibah - A woman who is veiled - wears a hijab.

Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab - Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Tamimi (1703AD - 1792AD) (Arabic:ãÍãÏ Èä ÚÈÏ ÇáæåÇÈ ÇáÊãíãì) was an Arab theologian born in the Najd, in present-day Saudi Arabia and the most famous scholar of the Salafi movement.

Muhammed - Muhammad, Arabic: ãÍãÏý muhammad, also Mohammed and other variants,(c. 571 - 632) established the religion of Islam and the Muslim community.

Muharram - Muharram (Arabic: ãÍÑã ) is the first month of the Islamic calendar

Muhsanat - Muhsanat Muhsanat means (protected women). It has been used in the Quran in two different meanings. First, it has been used in the sense of (married women), that is, those who enjoy the protection of their husbands. Second, it has been used in the sense of those who enjoy the protection of families as opposed to slave-girls.

Mujahid - Mujahideen (Arabic: ãÌÇåÏíäý, mugahidin, "strugglers") is an Arabic term for those who engage in Islamic holy war-jihad ("struggle")

Mujahideen - Mujahideen (Arabic: ãÌÇåÏíäý, mugahidin, "strugglers") is an Arabic term for those who engage in Islamic holy war-jihad ("struggle")

Mujtahid - A scholar who uses reason for the purpose of forming an opinion or making a ruling on a religious issue. Plural: Mujtahidun.

Mulhid - Mulhid An Arabic term means Atheist.

Mullah - Are Islamic clergy. Ideally, they should have studied the Qur:::an, Islamic traditions (hadith), and Islamic law (fiqh).

Mumin - A faithful and religious believer in Islam and its laws.

Munafiq - Munafiq (n., in Arabic: ãäÇÝÞ, plural munafiqun) is an Islamic Arabic term used to describe a religious hypocrite

Munafiqeen - Plural of hypocrite - Many hypocrites.

Munaqabah - Commonly used meaning woman who wears niqab aand the correct Arabic term is muntaqiba.

Munkar - Doing munkar is doing an action associated with wrong-doing, evil-doing, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.

Munkar wa Nakir - Munkar wa Nakir (peace be on them) The names of the two angels who will question the dead in the graves.

Muqarraboon - Muqarraboon Literally means, (those who have been brought near). One the Day of Resurrection, Allah Taala will sort out the good and the evil into three groups: 1. Muqarraboon - the exalted class, those who will be nearest to Allah. Also described as the Sabiqoon, meaning (those who outstrip the rest). 2. Ashab al-Maimana - literally means, (the Companions of the Right). The righteous people destined to enter Paradise. 3. Ashab al-Mashama - literally, (the Companions of the Left). These will be the inheritors of the Hellfire. See Al-Waqiah (56:11-56).

Murabaha - Murabaha is a contract for purchase and resale and allows the customer to make purchases without having to take out a loan and pay interest

Murtad - Murtad An Arabic term means Apostate.

Musa - Prophet Moses::: name in Arabic

Mushaf - A Mushaf is a Arabic word that literarly means "cover", as in a "Book [cover]".

Musharaka - Musharaka means partnership. It involves you placing your capital with another person and both sharing the risk and reward. Mushrik - Shirk (Arabic ÔÑß) is the Islamic concept of the sin of polytheism specifically, but in a more general way refers to serving anything other than the One God

Mushrikoon - Polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah

Muslim - Muslim (Arabic: ãÓáã) (sometimes also pronounced Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. Literally, the word means someone who has submitted/surrendered himself or herself to the will of God.

Muslim Brotherhood - The Muslim Brotherhood or The Muslim Brothersis the name of a world-wide Islamist movement, which has spawned several religious and political organizations in the Middle East dedicated to the credo: God is our objective, the Quran is our Constitution, the Prophet is our leader

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Muslim Dress - Muslim Dress Code.

Muslim Dress Code -

Muslim headwear - Headwear for muslim women is Hijab, khimar and overhead abaya.

Muslim Matrimonial - Muslim marriage and wedding websites.

Muslim Names - Muslim names for boys and girls.

Muslimah - A female follower of the religion of Islam.

Mustahab - Mustahabb (Arabic ãÓÊÍÈø), literally "recommended

Muta - A temporary marriage. A custom common in Arabia. It was abrogated by the Prophet (S.A.W.) at Khaibar, as is related by Ali ibn Abi Talib in Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari.

Mutaqi - A pious and righteous person

Mutawattir - Literally means "succession, consecutive."

Muttaqoon - Pious and righteous persons who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden) and love Allah much

Muzdallifa - A site between Arafat and Mina where the pilgrims spend the night of the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah during Hajj.

Naam - Naam in Arabic term mean Yes.

Nabi - Prophet in Arabic and Hebrew

Nafl - A voluntary act of supererogatory devotion such as Nafl Prayer or Nafl Fast.

Nafs - Nafs Arabic terms mean Soul or self.

Nahj - Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner

Najis - In Islamic law, najis (Arabic: äÌÓý) are things or persons regarded as ritually unclean.[1] Contact with najis things brings a Muslim into a state of ritual impurity (najasat), which requires undergoing purification before performing religious duties, such as regular prayers.

Nakir - Munkar and Nakir, in Islamic eschatology, are malaikah (angels) who test the faith of the dead in their graves.

Nar - Nar means fire but is usually used in reference to the fires of hell (Jahanam).

Nasara - Nasara is the name given to the followers of the Christian faith both in the Quran and Hadith.

Naseeha - Advice

Nasheed - Nasheeds (Arabic: ÃäÇÔíÏ) are Islamic-oriented songs. Traditionally, they are sung a cappella, accompanied only by a drum known as a daff. This musical style is used because many Muslim scholars interpret Islam as prohibiting the use of musical instruments except for some basic percussion. Despite what might be considered a handicap, Nasheeds are spreading across the music network as many people admire the purity and simplicity of the music. However, a new generation of "Nasheed" artists/ groups are increasingly using a wide variety of musical instruments in their art. This has caused controversy amongst the Muslim community because of the vast range of scholalry opinions that exist on Music in Islam. These range from absolutely no music & singing allowed at all, to that of any music/ musical instruments allowed so long as the lyrics/ subject matter is of an Islamic ethos.

Nasi - Nasi was a practice in vogue among the pre-Islamic Arabs: they altered the duration of the four sacred months. Whenever they wished to start fighting or to loot and plunder - and they could not do so during the sacred months - they carried out their expedition in one of the sacred months and then later on compensated for this violation by treating one of the non-sacred months as a sacred month.

Naskh - A style of curved writing often used for early hand-written copies of the Quran.

Nasr - Nasr Arabic term means Victory.

Nass - A known, clear legal injunction

Nawafil - Arabic term mean optional prayers

Nifaq - Hypocracy.

Nikah - Nikah or nikkah (Arabic: ÇáäßÇÍ ), is the contract between a bride and bridegroom and part of an Islamic marriage.

Niqab - A niqab is a veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab. Women who wear the niqab are often called niqabi; this word is used both as a noun and as an adjective.

Nisaa - Nisaa means in Arabic Women

Niyyah - An Islamic word means Intention.

Noor - Noor, Arabic term meaning Light. Noor is also a popular girl:::s name.

Nubuwah - Nubuwah means prophethood.

Nubuwwah - Prophethood.

Nur - (The Light), One of the ninety-nine Attributes of Allah.

Nusub - Nusub signify all places consecrated for offerings to others than the One True God.

Nusuk - Nusuk signify ritual sacrifice as well as other forms of devotion and worship.

Omar - Umar ibn al-Khattab - Umar ibn al-Khattab(c. 581 - November 3, 644), sometimes referred by Muslims as Umar al-Farouq (Umar the Distinguisher (between Truth and Falsehood))), also known in English as Omaror Umar, was from the Banu Adi clan of the Quraysh tribe. He became the second caliph(634 - 644).

P.B.U.H. - Peace Be Upon Him (Arabic: Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã ; salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam, also transliterated as sallalahu aleyhi wasallam) is a phrase that Muslims are required to say after mentioning the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Peace be upon him - Peace be upon him (Arabic: Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã ;?; salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam, also transliterated as sallalahu aleyhi wasallam) is a phrase that Muslims are required to say after mentioning the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Abraham and all the other prophets cited in the Qur:::an. In Arabic, these salutations are called salawat.

Pray - To pray in Arabic is Salli (verb), (do salat) - The prayer of the Muslims (Salat or salah) must be done 5 times a day.

prayer clothes - Prayers clothes or prayer garment or prayer outfit are a type of cloth which Muslim women wear while performing praying (salat).

Prophet - In religion, a prophet is a person who has directly encountered God, of whose intentions he can then speak.

Prophet Mohammed - Muhammad (Arabic: ãÍãÏ), also Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed and sometimes Mahomet,is God:::s final prophet sent to guide all of mankind with the message of Islam.

Qadi - Judge of Islamic Law

Qadr (al) - "The Power." The night of Allahs power. Surah 97 of the Quran.

Qard - A Qard is a loan, free of profit.

Qasr - Qasr, which literally means to shorten

Qawwam - Qawwam or qayyim is a person responsible for administering or supervising the affairs of either an individual or an organization

Qiblah - Qibla (Arabic: ÞÈáÉý ?) is an Arabic word referring to the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays.

Qisaas - Law of equal retaliation when punishing a person for injuries intentionally inflicted on someone else

Qisas - fine for intentional murder if heirs forgive

Qiyamah - Yawm al-Qiyamah (Arabic: íæã ÇáÞíÇãÉý ? literally: "Day of the Resurrection") is the Arabic name for the Last Judgement.

Qiyas - Analogy - foundation of legal reasoning and thus fiqh

Quba - just outside Medina, Saudi Arabia, is the first Islamic mosque that was ever built.

Qudsi - Hadith Qudsi (or Sacred Hadith) are a sub-category of hadith, which are sayings of Muhammad. Muslims regard the Hadith Qudsi as the words of Allah, repeated by Muhammad and recorded on the condition of an isnad (chain of verification by witness(es) who heard Muhammad say the hadith).

Quran - The Quran (Arabic: ÇáÞÑÂä al-quran, literally "the recitation"; also called Al Quran Al Karim or "The Noble Quran";is the holy book of Islam.

Quraysh - Quraysh is a Makkan sura consisting of 4 ayat. It urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve Allah.

Qutba - Sermon given by the imam in a mosque also written Khutba or Khutbah

R.A.A - Radhi Allah Anhu (May Allah be pleased with him).

Rab - Lord or God

Rabb - Rabb is an Arabic word meaning Lord, Sustainer, Cherisher, Master, which in Islamic context refers to Allah

Rabi al-Awal - The third month of the Islamic calendar

Raheem - Al Raheem is a name of God

Rahman - Al Rahman is one of the names of God

Rajab - The seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Rajm Ar - Rajm Ar Stoning. In Islamic law the Hadd punishment is Rajm.

Rakaat - One unit of Islamic prayer, or Salat. Each daily prayer is made up of a different number of rakaat.

Rakah - Rakah Rakah (pl. rakaat) represents a unit of the Prayer and consists of bending the torso from an upright position followed by two prostrations.

Ramadan - Ramadan or Ramadhan (Arabic: ÑãÖÇä ) is the ninth month of the Islamic year. Siyam or Saum ("fasting" in English) is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam and it is made in that month.

Rasool - Messenger and prophet of Allah.

Rawi - Rawi A narrator. In Hadith literature, it means the narrator of Ahadeeth.

Rea - Rea::: A minor shirk. Carrying out a religious act for worldly gains and not for the pleasure of Allah.

Riba - Riba is the (Arabic: ÑÈÇ ) term for usury.

Risalah - Literally, message or letter. Used both in common parlance for mail correspondences, and in religious context as divine message.

Rooh - Rooh means Soul.

Rooh Al Qudus - Rooh Al Qudus (The Holy Spirit.) Another name for the Angel Gabriel (Jibreel), peace be on him.

Rukn - Means what is inevitable. One of the five pillars of Islam.

Ruku - Ruku means to bend the body to bow. This bowing is one of the acts required in Islamic Prayer. Additionally, the same word denotes a certain unit in the Quran. The whole Book, for the sake of the convenience of the reader is divided into thirty parts (ajza, sing. juz), and each juz consists usually of sixteen ruku.

Rushd - Rushd from the verb rashada means the right way. It also implies integrity and maturity in thought and action.

S.A.W. - Sallallahu Alaihe wa Sallam (S.A.W.) May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. This is said whenever the name of prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) is mentioned or read. Th equivalent English phrase is usually abbreviated as S.A.W. (peace be upon him).

Sabbath - Sabbath, which means Saturday.

Sabiqoon - Sabiqoon, meaning (those who outstrip the rest).

Sabir - A person who is waiting for something to happen is said to be sabir

Saboor - The word saboor is used to describe someone who is often patient, or patient by nature.

Sabr - An Arabic term meaning Patience.

Sadaqa - Sadaqa is voluntary Islamic charity as opposed to zakat, or obligatory charity.

Sadaqah - Sadaqah (plural sadaqat) is a Islamic Term that means (voluntary charity).

Saffah - A verandah attached to the Prophet:::s Masjid in Madina where poor Muslims, including some of the most exalted companions, used to sleep.

Sahaba - In Islam, the Sahaba (or Asahaaba, ÇáÕÍÇÈå;) were the companions of the prophet Muhammad. Both forms are plural; the singular is sahaabi, which is Arabic for "friend", or "companion."

Sahabah - In Islam, the sahaba (ÇáÕÍÇÈÉ) were the companions of Muhammad.

Sahabi - A companion of the Prophet (S.A.W.).

Saheeh - Sound/correct/authentic

Sahih - Sahih is a Islamic term that means authentic. It is commonly used to describe the authenticity of a Hadith.

Sahih Bukhari - Sahih Bukhari is one of the Sunni six major Hadith collections.

Sahih Muslim - Sahih Muslim is a collection of sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (also known as the sunnah).

Sai - Going seven times between the small hills of Safa and Marwa.

Sajda - Prostration

Sajdah - The act of prostration, particularly in the Salat.

Sajdah Sahu - Prostration to recompense forgetting a required act of Salah.

Salaf - Salaf or Salaf as-Salih (Arabic ÇáÓáÝ ÇáÕÇáÍ) can be translated as righteous predecessors or righteous ancestors.In Islamic terminology, it refer to the first three generations of Muslims.

Salah - Prayers. There are five daily obligatory prayers.

Salam - Salaam also spelled salam or selam, (Arabic: ÓáÇã) is an Arabic word that literally means (peace) In English, it may have one of the following usages: Shortened Assalamu alaikum, an Islamic greeting. As-Salam, one of the 99 Names of God.

Salat - Salah (also known as "salat", "solat", "solah" and several other spellings) (Arabic: ÕáÇÉ, Qur:::anic Arabic: ÕáæÉ) refers to the five daily ritual prayers that Muslims offer to Allah (God).

Salat al Janaza - Funeral prayer. The prayer is done in standing position only and consist of four takbirs.

Salat al-Khawf - Salat al-Khawf means Prayer in the state of insecurity. For its procedure see Surah al-Nisa 4:102.

Salih - Salih, from the root S-L-H meaning to reconcile, to put things in order, signifies behavior that is righteous, just and dignified.

Sallallahu Alaihe wa Sallam (S.A.W.) - May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

Salsabil - A river in heaven (al-firdaus)

Samaa - An Arabic term means sky or heaven.

Samad (as) - One of the ninety-nine Attributes of Allah.

Samawat - Skys or heavens. In the Quran the spelling of this word is different to modern Arabic. In the Quran The Heavens appears like so: ÇáÓãæÊ The (Alif) character is shown floating above the letters to promote correct pronunciation.

Sariya - A small army sent by Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) in which he did not personally take part.

Sawm - S?awm (Arabic: Õæãý ?), (Turkish: Oruç) is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence.

Sayyid - A descendant of a relative (because all his sons Qasim, Abdullah, and Ibraheem (Abraham) died before having children) to Muhammad

Sayyidna - An Arabic term means (Our Master). The na on the end attributes the word master to ones-self.

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Search Engine Submission - Submit your site to major search engine and directories.

Sema - Refer to some of the ceremonies used by various sufi orders

Sha:::aban - Sha:::aban (Arabic: ÔÚÈÇä ) is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. Shaban This is the months of 'separation', so called because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water. On the fifteenth night of this month falls the Shab-i-Barat: 'The Night of Records'; some people think that on this night Muhammad told his followers that god records all the deeds that the humans have to perform for the next year. However, there is no Quranic or Hadith evidence to support this.

Shafii - The Shafii madhab (Arabic: ÔÇÝÚíý ?) is one of the four schools of fiqh, or religious law, within Sunni Islam. The Shafii school of fiqh is named after its founder, Imam ash-Shafii. The other three schools of thought are Hanafi, Maliki, and Hanbali.

Shahada - The shahadah (ÇáÔåÇÏÉ), or the Islamic creed, is the declaration of belief in the unity of God (Allah in Arabic) and the prophethood of Muhammad.

Shahadah - The shahadah (ÔåÇÏÉ : Shahadah) is the Islamic creed. In Arabic it means (to testify) or (to bear witness). The shahadah is the declaration of belief in the oneness of God (Allah in Arabic) and in Muhammad as his messenger. Recitation of the shahadah is considered one of the Five Pillars of Islam by Sunni Muslims. By sincerely stating the shahadah aloud, preferably in front of two witnesses (though this is NOT required), one is considered to have officially declared oneself a convert to Islam.

Shahid - Shahid in Islamic parlance means martyr. Plural Shuhadaa.

Shaitan - Shaitan (ÔíØÇä) is the equivalent in Islam of Satan in Christianity and Judaism. The Islamic view of Satan, has both commonalities and differences with Christian and Jewish views. While Shaitan (ÔíØÇä, from the root sh,tn Ô?Ø?ä) is an adjective meaning (astray) or (distant) or (illusionist) that can be applied to both Man (al-Ins, ÇáÅäÓ) and Jinn, Iblis is the personal name of the Shaitan who is mentioned in the Quranic (Genesis), and whose origin is unclear. Whenever the Quraan refers to the creature who refused to prostrate before Adam at the time of the latters creation, it refers to him as Iblis.

Shakur - Shakur, Arabic term means Thankful (to Allah).

Shams - Shams is an Arabic word for (sun) (ÔãÓ). It is found in

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Shar - Shar, Arabic term means Evil.

Shareeah - refers to a body of Islamic law.

Sharh - An Arabic term meaning explaining or teaching.

Shariah - Sharia (Arabic: ÔÑíÚÉý ? transliterated: Shariah) refers to a body of Islamic law. In the Islamic state Sharia governs both public and private lives of those living within the state. Sharia governs many aspects of day-to-day life, including politics, economics, banking, business law, contract law, and social issues. Some accept Sharia as the body of precedent and legal theory before the 19th century, while other scholars view Sharia as a changing body, and include reform Islamic legal theory from the contemporary period.

Sharif - A title bestowed upon the descendants of Muhammad through Hasan, son of his daughter Fatima Zahra and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib

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Shawal - The tenth month of the Islamic calendar.

Sheikh - Shaikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh is a word in the Arabic language meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar.

Shia - A follower of Prophet Muhammad and his successors (the twelve Imams), the first being Ali. Shi:::as constitute the second largest sect in Islam.

Shifaa - An Arabic term meaning healing, treatment, or cure.

Shirk - Shirk (Arabic ÔÑß) is the Islamic concept of the sin of polytheism specifically, but in a more general way refers to serving anything other than the One God; i.e. wealth, lust, the ego, etc. It is the vice which is opposed to the virtue of tawhid, literally declaring [that which is] one , often translated into the English theological term "monotheism. The word is not related to the English verb (shirk) related to neglect.

Shukran - Shukran (Arabic: ÔßÑÇðó) is an Arabic expression meaning thanks or (thank you). (La shukran) means (no thank you). (Alfu shukrin wa shukrun) means (One thousand thanks and thank you) or ( 1001 thanks). Muslims sometimes use the alternative Islamic phrase jazakallahu khayran, meaning (may Allah reward you for the good). (La shukran means (No thanks) ala wajib means youre welcome, (or alternately (naa shukran) means (Yes, thank you.)

Shura - Consultation

Sidrat al-Muntaha - The lote-tree of the furthest limit.

Sijjin - It is a "prison" where the records of the evil doers are kept.

Sira - Life or biography of the Prophet Muhammad;

Siratul-Mustaqeem - The straight path, the path that the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) demonstrated to mankind by way of the Holy Quran.

Siwak - A piece of branch or root of a tree called al-Arak used as a toothbrush.

Subhana wa Taala - May He be Glorified and Exalted.

Subhanah - An Islamic term meaning Most glorious. Used in referance to Allah (God) in the phraze: Allah subhanah wa tala. Also written subhanahu.

Subhanallah - An Arabic term meaning Glory be to Allah.

Suffa (as) - A shaded place in Masjid al-Rasool, in Madinah where poor Sahaba used to take shelter during Prophet Muhammad:::s time.

Sufi - A Muslim mystic

Suhur - A meal taken before Fajr in the month of Ramadan to begin fasting.

Sunnah - Sunnah (Arabic: ) means "way" or "custom", and therefore, the sunnah of the prophet means "the way of the prophet", or what is commonly known as the Prophet's traditions.

Sunnah Prayers - Sunnah Prayers are prayers which are considered recommended in view of the fact that the Prophet (S.A.W.) either performed them often and/or made statements about their meritorious character.

Sunni - Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. They are referred to as Ahl ul-Sunna (Arabic: Ãåá ÇáÓäÉ), the folks of the tradition.

Supplication - In Islam, the Arabic word duaa (plural adeiya) is used to refer to supplications. Adeiya may be made in any language, although there are many traditional Islamic supplications in Arabic, Persian and Turkish. In Islam, duaa tends to mean personal prayer. Muslim prayer beads usually have 33 or 99 beads to represent God:::s many names.

Surah - Sura (Arabic: ÓæÑÉý ? translit: Surah) is the Arabic term for (chapter of the Quraan.) These are traditionally ordered in roughly reverse chronological order, with Madinan suras coming first and Makkan ones last for the most part. Each surah is divided into ayat, or verses.

Tabiun - Tabi`un (sing. Tabi`i), Successors, are those who benefited and derived their knowledge from the Companions of the Prophet (S.A.W.).

Tafseer - A tafsir ( (Arabic: ÊÝÓíÑ )tafsir, also transliterated tafseer, Arabic explanation) is Quraanic exegesis or commentary. Someone who writes tafsir is a mufassir ( (Arabic: ãÝÓÑ ) mufassir, plural (Arabic: ãÝÓÑæä) mufassirun).

Taghut - Taghut literally denotes the one who exceeds his legitimate limits

Tahajjud - Voluntary Prayer that is done any time at night after Isha but before Fajr

Taharah - Purification from ritual impurities by means of wudu or ghusl

Tahir - Tahir in Islamic context, refers to purity and cleanliness in accordance with religious rituals.

Tahrif - Corruption, forgery. Muslims believe the Bible Scriptures were corrupted but the Qur:::an is in its original form.

Tajdid - To purify and reform society in order to move it toward greater equity and justice

Tajweed - Qur:::an reading in the correct way,according to rules of pronunciation, intonation, and caesuras.

Takbeer - The takbir is an Arabic name for the phrase Allahu Akbar (Arabic: Çááå ÃßÈÑ translit: Allah-u-Akbar), a common Arabic expression, which can be translated as (God is Great,God is Greater,or God is the greatest).

Takfir - The term takfir or takfeer (ÊßÝíÑ) in Islamic law, refers to the practice of declaring that an individual or a group previously considered Muslims are in fact kafir(s) (non-believers in God). The act which precipitates takfir is termed the mukaffir.

Talaq - Talaq is an Islamic term meaning (repudiation of marriage) or divorce.

Talbiya - The pronouncement pilgrims make to Allah during Hajj

Talib - Student or someone who requests a thing. E.g. Talibul Ilm, means Requester of Knowledge.

Tamr - An Arabic term means dates.

Taqiyya - The mostly Shi:::a principle that one is allowed to hide one:::s true beliefs in certain circumstances.

Taqlid - To blindly follow a person whose following is not based on proof and does not rely upon knowledge.

Taqwa - Taqwa is the Islamic concept of (God-consciousness). Having taqwa allows a person to be constantly aware of both God omnipresence and attributes and a reminder of their relationship and responsibility to God as his creation and servant. The scholars explain that the way to taqwa is through obedience of God, avoiding disobedience, and striving to stay away from doubtful matters (Islam itself is translated as (submission).) Put simply, taqwa is awareness of God presence as one moves through life.

Taraweeh - Prayers done after Isha during Ramadan, the fasting month.

Tariqa - A Muslim religious order, particularly a Sufi order

Tarkib - The study of Arabic grammar issued from the Qur:::an

Tarteel - Measured recitation of the Qur:::an taking extreme care with regard to the rules of slow reading, pausing and stopping at every indicated point.

Tashahhud - Tashahhud literally (testimony) is a declaration of the Muslim faith towards the end of the Prayers.

Tashkil - Vocalization of a text, for example the Qur:::an

Tashriq (Ayyam al) - Measured recitation of the Qur:::an taking extreme care with regard to the rules of slow reading, pausing and stopping at every indicated point.

Taslim - Salutation at the end of prayer

Tauhid - Tawhid (also Tawheed,Tauheed and other spellings; Arabic: ÊæÍíÏý) is the Islamic concept of monotheism In Islam, Tawhid means to assert the unity of God. The opposite of Tawhid is shirk, which means (division) in Arabic, referring to idolatry.

Taurat - Tawrat (Tawrah or Taurat) is the Arabic translation of the Hebrew word Torah, also known as the (Five Books of Moses) or the (Pentateuch) which Muslims believe was a holy book of Islam given by Allah to Musa (Moses). Some theorize that the Tawrat may refer to the entire Tanach or Old Testament. Muslims believe the Tawrat was corrupted by the Jews.

Tawaf - In Islamic context, Tawaf refers to the ritual of circumambulating the Kaabah (the holiest building in Mecca) seven times during the pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah. Muslims walk around the Kaabah in an anti-clockwise direction four times at a hurried pace, followed by three times, more closely, at a leisurely pace, in a counter-clockwise direction. The circling demonstrates the unity of the believers in the worship of the One God, as they move in harmony together around their central shine, each reciting an individual verse of the Quraan. At the end of the circling, Muslims go to the Station of Ibrahim to pray two rakaahs. The tawaf symbolises the seven times Muhammad circled the Kaaba hundreds of years ago.

Tawakkul - Tawakkul is the act of relying upon something or someone - to place faith or confidence in Allah (usually).

Tawbah - Muslim scholars explain that there are three conditions for sincere repentance (tawbah): immediate renunciation of the sin firm intention and determination to not return to the sin ever again regret over having committed a sin.

Tawheed - Tawhid (also Tawheed,Tauheed and other spellings; Arabic: ÊæÍíÏý ) is the Islamic concept of monotheism In Islam, Tawhid means to assert the unity of God. The opposite of Tawhid is shirk, which means (division) in Arabic, referring to idolatry.

Tayammum - Tayammum literally means (to intend to do a thing).

Tayyib - All that is good as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc. Means "pure." The Shahaddath is tayyib

Tazkiyah - Purification of the Soul.

Thawab - An Islamic term means a good action or form of worship is done for the sake of God, you get positive points. These points are known as thawab. If you have more positive points (thawab) than negative points (ithim), then you enter heaven. If not, you enter hell. If your thawab and ithim are equal then you will be in limbo.

Thawb - An Arabic term means Robe or dress.

The Six major Hadith collections - The Six major Hadith collections are the works of some individuals Islamic scholars who by their own initiative started collecting sayings that people attributed to Muhammad approximately 200 years after his death.

thobe - A thobe (correctly thawb, Arabic ËæÈ) is an ankle-length garment, usually with long sleeves, similar to a robe.

Uhud - Uhud is the name of a mountain near Medina. It was the site of the second battle between Muslim and Meccan forces. The Battle of Uhud was fought on 23 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina, in what is now north-western Arabia, and a force from Mecca.

Ulema - or ulama the leaders of Islamic society, including teachers.

Ulu Al Amr - Ulu Al Amr include all those entrusted with directing Muslims in matters of common concern.

um - An Arabic term means Mother.

Umar - Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 581 - November 3, 644), sometimes referred by Sunni Muslims as Umar al-Farouq (Umar the Distinguisher (between Truth and Falsehood), also known in English as Omar or Umar, was from the Banu Adi clan of the Quraysh tribe. He became the second Sunni Caliph (634 - 644).

Ummi - Ummi signifies the (unlettered). It is also used to refer to those who do not possess Divine revelation.

Ummul Mumineen - Ummul Mumineen (Mother of the Faithful). A title given to each of the wives of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).

Umrah - Umrah is derived from Itimar which means a visit. Umrah technically means paying a visit to Kabah, performing Tawaf around it, walking between Safa and Marwah seven times. A performer of Umrah puts off Ihram by having his hair shaved or cut.

Urf - Custom of a given society.

Usul al Fiqh - The study of the origins and practice of Islamic jurisprudence

Uthaymeen - Was one of the most prominent Islamic scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century.

Uthman Ibn Affan - Uthman ibn Affan c. 574 - June 17, 656 was the third Sunni Caliph, and one of the Four Righteously Guided Caliphs.

Veil - A variety of headdresses worn by Muslim women in accordance with hijab (the principle of dressing modestly) are sometimes referred to as veils or headscarves. Many of these garments cover the hair, ears and throat, but do not cover the face (for example the dupatta, khimar and buknuk). The niqab and burqa are two kinds of veils that cover most of the face except for a slit or hole for the eyes. The Afghan burqa covers the entire body, obscuring the face completely, except for a grille or netting over the eyes to allow the wearer to see. The boushiya is a veil that may be worn over a headscarf, it covers the entire face and is made of a sheer fabric so the wearer is able to see through it. It has been suggested that the practice of wearing a veil - uncommon among the Arab tribes prior to the rise of Islam.

Wa Alaikum Assalam - When a Muslim is greeted with the word (salam) or its variants, they should reply Wa Alaikum as-Salam - And upon you be peace, As-Salamu Alaykum (ÇáÓáÇã Úáíßã) is an Arabic language greeting used in Muslim cultures. It means (Peace be upon you). It is also transliterated as Assalamu Alaikum or As-salaamu Alaikum. The traditional response is (wa Alaykum As-Salam), meaning (and on you be peace). This type of greeting is common in the Middle East.

Wahy - Wahy is the Arabic word for revelation. In Islamic context, it refers to the revelations and inspirations of Allah to his prophets, for all humankind. The Quraan is considered a Wahy given to the Prophet Muhammad.

Wajib - Fard also farida (ÝÑÖ "obligation, duty") is an Islamic Arabic term which denotes a religious duty. fard or its synonym wajib is one of the five qualifications (al-ahkam al-khamsa) into which Fiqh, the Islamic religious law, categorizes every human act (obligatory, recommended, indifferent, reprehensible, forbidden). The law distinguishes two sorts of duties, individual (fard ayn) and collective (fard kifaya). The first relates to tasks every Muslim is required to perform, like the daily prayer (salat) or the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime (hajj). The second is a duty which is imposed on the whole community of believers (ummah). The classic example for the fard kifaya is jihad: the individual is not required to perform it as long as a sufficient number of community members fulfil it.

Wakala - Wakala is an agency contract.

Wali - Wali (Arabic æáí, plural Awliyaa ÃæáíÇÁ), is an Arabic word, meaning protector or guardian (most literally etymologically near one), also adopted in various other Islamic cultures.

Walimah - Walima (Arabic: æáíãå ), or the marriage banquet, is one of the two traditional parts of an Islamic wedding. The walima is performed after the nikah, or marriage ceremony. The word walima is derived from walam, meaning to gather or assemble. It designates a feast in classical Arabic and newspaper Arabic, but now, in certain Arabic dialects it is only used to mean the post-wedding feast. Walima is used as a symbol to show domestic felicity in the household post-marriage.

Waliyullah - Waliyullah is composed of two words: wali and Allah. Together they mean (Leader from Allah) or (Leader chosen by Allah).

Waqf - A waqf (Arabic: æÞÝ, plural ÇæÞÇÝ, awqaf) is an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, typically devoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes. Awqaf were among the most important owners of property in the Islamic world until recent times, and remain significant. Their incomes support the upkeep of many mosques; in past times, charitable services such as hospitals and orphanages were often maintained by awqaf. The practice of declaring property as waqf gained considerable currency due to the practice in many Muslim states of expropriating the properties of important persons, especially officials, when they died or were disgraced. By declaring his estate as waqf and his descendants as trustees, a rich man could provide an income for his surviving family. The Muslim administrative body responsible for the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem is often referred to as "the waqf".

Warraq - Traditional scribe, publisher, printer, notary and book copier

Wasat - The middle way, justly balanced, avoiding extremes, moderation

Waseem - Waseem is an Arabic masculine name, which means handsome or attractive. The feminine version of this name is Waseema.

Wasiyah - An Arabic term means a written will or testament.

Wedding - Wedding, Muslim wedding matrimonial.

Wiswas - Wiswas means the words and ideas that the Shaitans whisper into a persons heart to tempt them to do sinful things.

Witr - Witr is an optional Muslim prayer yet that can be said at night after Ishaa and before fajr. There are a few distinguishing factors of the witr prayer that sets it apart from the fard (mandatory) and sunnah (recommended) prayers. Witr has an odd-numbered amount of Rakat prayed in pairs, with the final Rakat prayed separately. Therefore, as little as three Rakat can be prayed, and eleven at most. This differs from the usual trend of two and four Rakat of the fard and sunnah prayers. Witr prayers are basically Tahajjud prayers, which were obligatory for the Prophet Muhammad but were nafil (not madatory) for other Muslims. Tarawih, as in Sunni Islam, refers to the same prayer except it is mostly not prayed alone and it is prayed in the month of Ramadan. Muhammad said, according to Ibn Umar, "The night prayer is offered as two Rakat followed by two Rakat and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (Fajr prayer) he should pray one Raka and this will be a Witr for all the Rakat which he has prayed before."

Wudu - Wudu (Arabic: ÇáæÖæÁ al-wudu, often translated as "ablution") is the act of washing parts of the body using clean water performed by Muslims, as part of the preparation for ritual worship, salah. Wudu is often translated as "partial ablution", as opposed to ghusl, or "full ablution".

Yahya - Prophet Yahya (PBUH), or John the Baptist is one of the Prophets of Islam. He was the son of Prophet Zakariyah (PBUH), maternal cousin to Maryam (AS), and cousin to Prophet Isa (PBUH). He paved the way for Prophet Isa (Jesus) and also baptised him.

Yaqin - Certainty, that which is certain

Yaqoob - Jacob (in English), son of Isaac (Ishaq), the Prophet, was also called Israel which means Servant of Allah. His grandparents, Abraham and Sarah, were given the tidings of his piety and prophethood. Jacob was the father of Joseph (Yusuf). His 12 sons became the progenitors of the tribes of Israel.

Yateem - An Arabic term means Orphan.

yathreb - The old name of the city of Madinah, Saudia Arabia.

Yawm - An Arabic term means One Day.

Yawm Al Qiyamah - Yawm al-Qiyamah (Arabic: íæã ÇáÞíÇãÉý ? literally: "Day of the Resurrection") is the Arabic name for the Last Judgement.

Yunus - Jonah in English. He was Allahs messenger to the people of Ninawa to invite them to the worship of the Only True God.

Yusuf - Yusuf (Arabic: íæÓÝ, also Yousef, Yousuf, Youssef, Yusef, Yossef or Yosef) is a prophet in the Quran, the holy scriptures of Islam. The figure corresponds to the character from the Jewish texts and the Christian Bible as Joseph and is the Arabic variant of that name. The majority of the Quranic narrative of Yusuf bears close resemblance to that of the Bible.

Zaboor - The Holy Book revealed to Prophet Dawood (David), peace be on him.

Zaidi - Islamic sect of Yemen with similarities to Shi:::ah and Sunni

Zakah - Zakah (Purifying Alms) literally means purification

Zakariyah - He looked after Maryam (Mary) (AS).

Zakat - Zakât (or Zakaat or Zakah) (English:tax, alms, tithe) (Arabic: ÒßÇÉ, is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Zakat Al Fitr - Zakat-ul-Fitr is a small amount that Muslims are obliged to pay as charity at the end of Ramadan. It is unanimously recognized by all schools of Islamic Law as a pious duty of every Muslim man or woman. The origin of the obligation can be dated to the month of Shaaban in the second year of Hijrah. Ibn Umar said: (Allah Messenger enjoined the payment of one Sa` of dates or one Sa` of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the Eid prayer.)

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Zalim - Zalim is the wrong-doer, he who exceeds the limits of right, the unjust.

Zamzam - The name of a well of water that sprang up beneath Prophet Ishmael:::s (pbuh) feet:::s, when he was an infant. It is about 150 m Southeast of the Qaba.

Zani - One who has commited Zina is the act of commiting adultary (if married), or fornication (unmarried).

Zanjabil - A special mixture that will be in one of the drinks of the people of the Paradise

Zaqqum - An extremely bitter and thorny tree that grows at the bottom of the Heelfire

Zawj - An Arabic term means Husband.

zawjah - An Arabic term means Wife.

Zawjat - Zawjat is the plural of zawjah meaning wife in Arabic.

Zeinah - Zeinah means in Arabic decoration or ornament, but in Islam the word usually refers to jewellry or make-up of woman. It is a common name for a girl in Arab countires.

Zina - Zina means illegal sexual intercourse and embraces both fornication and adultery.

Zulfiqar - Zulfiqar (Dhu:::l-Fiqar) (Arabic: ÐæÇáÝÞÇÑý) was the sword of Muhammad and his son-in-law, Ali. The scimitar is one of the oldest and best known symbols of Islam, as important to Muslims as Excalibur is to the British. Ali:::s son, Imam Husayn bin Ali, used Zulfiqar against the Umayyad caliph Yazid I in the Battle of Karbala, where he and his family perished. As a symbol of honour and knighthood, Zulfiqar has appeared in the iconography of Islamic nations for centuries, and was used extensively by the Abbasid Caliphate and the Ottoman Empire. Multiple conflicting images of the sword exist. Some show two parallel blades to emphasize its mystical abilities and speed, while others portray a more traditionally-shaped scimitar and still others depict a split, V-shaped blade.

Zulm - Zulm literally means placing a thing where it does not belong