Afdal: More virtuous
Akhirah: Hereafter, the next world
Ahkam: Laws, rules
Ahadith: Plural of Hadith
Bid’ah: Innovation
Fard: A religious duty explicitly mentioned in the Qur’an or Sunnah
Fara’id: Plural of Fard
Fasiq: Sinful
Firdows: The Paradise
Hadith: Tradition – the recorded words, actions and sanctions of
Rasulullah (peace be upon him).
Haraam: Unlawful
Hajarul
Aswad: The black stone. It is a stone said to
have been brought from paradise. Its pieces are
set in a
silver frame in the wall at man’s chest height in the south eastern corner of
Baitullah.
Halal: Lawful
Halq: Get the head shaved
Hatim: The semi-circular wall surrounding Baitullah on the northern
side. It is a part of Ka’bah and
while
performing Tawaf it is wajib to include this piece of land.
Istilam: To kiss Hajarul Aswad either actually or symbolically.
I’tikaf: A retreat in a Masjid for worship and meditation
Ja’iz: Permissible, allowed
Makruh: Reprehensible
Makruhat: Plural of Makruh
Masnun: That which is approved by Sunnah
Miqat: A place traditionally stipulated, beyond which no Muslim can go
towards Makkah, without
being in
the state of Ihram.
Mawaqit: Plural of Miqat
Mubah: Being attended neither with praise nor blame
Muhrim: The pilgrim in the state of Ihram
Muqim: A resident for pilgrim
Muqtadi: A person who follows the Imam in Salah
Mustahabb: Commendable, desirable, preferable
Nafl: Supererogatory
Qada: The missed or deliberately omitted act of worship
Qiran: To perform Hajj and Umrah in one Ihram
Qiyam: To remain standing
Qurbani: Sacrifice of a goat, sheep or 1/7th of a camel or cow
Qurra: Plural of
Qari, a person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation.
Rak’atain: Two Rak’at Salah
Rukn: Essential element
Sadaqah: Charity
Salah: (Namaz) Prayer performed in a prescribed form
Salat Alan
Nabiyye: (Durud Sharif) To send blessings
and salutations on Rasulullah (peace be
upon
him)
Satr: The portion of body that must be covered, i.e., from naval to the
knees for men.
Shari’ah: Islamic law
Sunan: Plural of Sunnah
Tahlil: To say “La Ilaha Illallah”.
It is better to add Muhammadur Rasulullah (peace be upon him)
Takbir: To say “Allahu Akbar”
Takbirat: Plural of Takbir
Wajib: Obligatory in the second degree, an act omitting of which is not
allowed, binding.
Wajibat: Plural of Wajib
Wudu: Ablution
Wuquf: Literally means “To Stop, To Stay”
Zawal: Exact declining of sun
