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 |