A
Abd
Slave, servant.
Ahlul-Sunnah wa-al-Jama’a
Muslims following the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the pious generations after him – as a community.
Allahu Akbar
Allah is All-Great.
Allah- t’aala
Allah – The Most High.
Alim
A person having knowledge and acting upon it.
Aqeedah (Islamic)
Belief based on Quran and Sunnah.
Ar-Riya’
Showing off, trying to please people rather than sincerely intending to please Allah.
Ayah
A sign – A verse of the Quran.
B
Barzakh
Interval – between death and resurrection.
Bid’ah
Innovation, invented matter not derived from Quran and Sunnah.
D
Da’if
Weak (hadith) – weakness in the chain of narrators.
Deen
Religion (of Islam).
Dhikr
Remembering Allah eg reciting names/attributes of Allah, Quran.
Dua
Supplicating to Allah, Prayer.
E
Eeman
Faith.
F
Faqih
Someone with understanding, able to give legal opinions.
Fard
Obligatory.
Fiqh
Understanding islamic jurisprudence.
Fitrah
Human nature.
H
Hadith
Sayings and traditions of Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Hajj
Intending to visit Kaaba and perform specific rituals at the specified time– Fifth pillar of Islam.
Halal
Lawful in Islam.
Haram
Prohibited/Sacred.
Hasan
Good, also used to describe hadith with reliable chain of narrators.
Hijrah
Emigrate for the sake of Allah. Muslim calendar begins from the year of hijrah of Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah.