Table of Contents
GLOSSARY
| 1 | Aadhaan | The call to prayer, called for the minaret five times daily. |
| 2 | Ansaar | Helpers. The Muslims who were resident in Al- Madiinah and helpedthose who emigrated from Makkah. |
| 3 | Dhuhr | The noon prayer, one of the five daily prayers. |
| 4 | Duha | An optional prayer, one of the five daily prayers. |
| 5 | Al-Faatihah | The opening surah of the Qur’aan, recited in each raka`h of prayer. |
| 6 | Fajr | The dawn prayer, one of the five daily prayers. |
| 7 | Fatwah | (Anglicized plural used in text) Islamic legal opinion based onthe Qur’aan and hadiiths. |
| 8 | Fiqh | Islamic jurisprudence. |
| 9 | Fitnah | Sedition, disorder, trial, affliction, temptation. |
| 10 | Hadiith | (Anglicized plural used here) a saying or action of the ProphetMuhammad (PBUH), the sum of them being the second basis of Islamic law afterthe Qur’aan. |
| 11 | Hajj | Pilgrimage to Makkah. |
| 12 | Halaal | Lawful according to Islamic law. |
| 13 | Al-Arqam | The house of Al-Arqam which was used as a meeting place by the earliestMuslims in Makkah. |
| 14 | Haraam | Unlawful according to Islamic law emigration. The first two Hijrahswere those of the Companions to Abyssinia. The Hijrah from which the Islamiccalendar begins was that of Muhammad (PBUH) and his Companions from Makkahto Al Madiinah. |
| 15 | Al-Hijr | A spot next to the Ka`bah. |
| 16 | Ijtihaad | Islamic legal opinion based on analysis and analogy. |
| 17 | Iaaam Leader | prayer leader. |
| 18 | Jaahiliyah | The Period of Ignorance, i.e. paganism, before the revelation ofthe Qur’aan. |
| 19 | Jibrill | The Angel Gabriel. |
| 20 | Jihaad | Fighting or struggle in the cause of Allah. |
| 21 | Jizyah | A tax paid by non-Muslims living under a Muslim government. |
| 22 | Ka’bah | The cube-shaped in Makkah which Muslims circumambulate during theHajj rituals. It was first built by Prophet Ibraahiim (Abraham). |
| 23 | Khawaarij | An early splinter group within Islam. Originally supporters ofImam `Aliy, they broke away from him when he agreed to arbitration in hisdispute with Mu’aawiyah. |
| 24 | Muhaajiruun | (sing-Muhaajir) Emigrants. The Muslims who emigrated from Makkahto Al Madiinah |
| 25 | Mujaahid | One who fights or struggles in the cause of Allah. |
| 26 | PBUH | Peace be upon him. |
| 27 | Quraish | The ruling tribe of Makkah, to which the Prophet (PBUH) belonged. |
| 28 | Rak`ah | (Anglicized plural used in text) a unit of prayer consisting ofa series of motions: standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting and prostratingagain. |
| 29 | Sunnah | A practice of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which is imitated by Muslims. |
| 30 | Surah/Surat | A chapter of the Qur’aan. |
| 31 | `Umah | Nation; leader |
| 32 | Umrah | Minor pilgrimage to Makkah. |
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