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GLOSSARY
| Ahl alDhimma | [Lit. the people under protection covenant the NonMuslim subjects of a Muslim government, belonging to the Jewish, Christian or Sabean creed, who, for the payment of a polltax, enjoys security of their persons and property in a Muslim country. |
| Ahl alKitab | [Lit. the people of the Scripture] Jews & Christians. |
| Awqaf | Religious trusts or endowments |
| Dar alHerb | [The Land of Warfare] a country in which peace has not been proclaimed between Muslims and unbelievers. |
| Dar alIslam | [The Land of Islam] territories in which Islam and Islamic religious law prevail |
| F’arida | An enjoined duty; a compulsory act of worship. |
| Fatwa | A legal Islamic opinion |
| 1. Fiqh | [In the literal sense]: a framework of understanding |
| 2. Fiqh | [In the terminological sense]: provisions of Islamic law |
| Ghusl | Major ablution; ceremonial washing of the body. |
| Halal &Haram | [Respectively] what is lawful and what is forbidden in Islam |
| Hijra | The migration of Muslims to Medina |
| Jahiliyya | (1) The preIslamic era.(2) The adoption of the pagan practices of that period. |
| Janaba | A ceremonial impurity (that necessitates ghusl) |
| Jihad | Striving in the cause of Allah. |
| Masaleh Mursala | Public interests |
| Mawali | NonArab Muslims |
| Nafila | An optional, supererogatory practice of worship, in contrast to farida |
| Ribat | Guarding Muslims from infidels |
| Sadagat | Supererogatory spending for charity. of Zakat |
| Tahlil | Uttering the formula of faith: “La ilaha illa Allah”, i.e. (No god but Allah) |
| Takbir | Uttering the formula “Allahu Akbar”, i.e. (Allah is the Greatest) |
| Takfir | Judgment of someone as unbeliever |
| Tasbih | Uttering the formula: “Subhan Allah”, i.e. (Glory be to Allah) |
| Usul alFiqh | Principles of jurisprudence |