The interval during which the woman is free from menses and post-natal bleeding.
Pouring water all over the body with the intention to remove major ritual impurity, or to perform the recommended purification, or without any intention.
Dissolving the marriage contract wholly or partially on the spot or at a later time using specific words or metaphors to the same effect.
Eliminating ritual impurities and filth which prevent the state of purity required for performing prayer.
The direction the Muslims face in prayer.
Name of the disbelieving jinn who is created from fire.
Using pure water to wash particular body parts in a particular manner as an act of worship.
Covering the parts of the body that people find it embarrassing and shameful to reveal, especially during prayer, like the private parts.
The body parts that should be covered and which one feels shy about uncovering, such as the private parts and the buttocks.
"Qur’" (pl. aqrā’): time; hence, it is used to refer to the duration of menses or menstrual purity. Other meanings: gathering together, as blood gathers inside the woman’s womb.
"Istijmār": cleansing the private parts after answering the call of nature with "jimār", i.e. small stones.
"Waswasah": covert voice and speech. Other meanings: vain self-talk, evils, and bad thoughts.
"Siwāk": small twig used for brushing one’s teeth. It is derived from "sawk", which means inclining, moving. Other meanings: brushing, rubbing.
Tījāniyyah
"Sihāq": sexual enjoyment between a woman and another woman. It is derived from "sahq", which means: remoteness, crushing (as lesbians press their sexual organs against each other).
Tījāniyyah
Tījāniyyah
"Ihtilām": seeing sexual intercourse or the like during sleep, whether this is accompanied by ejaculation or not. Other meanings: discernment, puberty.
"Ihtijām": extracting blood from the body. It is derived from "hajm", which means sucking. Other meanings: seeking "hijāmah" (wet cupping).
"Nams": plucking hair. It is also said to mean: plucking facial hair.
"Tat'hīr": cleansing, purification. Other meanings: absolution, freeing from impurities.
"Tayammun": starting actions with the right hand, the right leg, and the right side in general. It is also used to mean: asking Allah for "yumn" (blessings and prosperity).
"Madhy": a thin whitish liquid released from the penis upon sexual arousal, foreplay, kissing, or imagining sexual acts.
"Wājib": required, established. It is derived from "wujūb", which means: requirement, establishment, falling.
"Nifās": childbirth. It is derived from "tanfīs", which means: coming out from the inside. It came to be used to refer to the blood discharged because of childbirth.
"Jimār" (sing. jamrah): pebble, small stone. It is used to refer to the place where stones are gathered and thrown.
"Khitān": to cut the skin over the head of the penis; and regarding the woman, it is removing some of the upper skin from the vagina.
"Al-Qassah": white fluid that comes out at the end of the menses after the flow of blood stops.
Tījāniyyah
"Manyy": semen; the water of the man or woman from which the fetus is formed. It is derived from "many", which means: spilling, pouring, determining. So, the man’s water is called "manyy" because it is poured forth (ejaculated), or because the fetus is determined and created from it.
Tījāniyyah
"Madmadah": moving water around in the mouth. Original meaning: movement inside of something. Other meanings: washing.
"Maqbarah" (graveyard): It is derived from "qabr", which means: grave, the hole in the ground wherein the deceased person is placed. Any place where the body of a deceased person is kept hidden is called "qabr", even the sea. "Qabr" also means the act of burying the deceased in the earth. Original meaning of "qabr": obscurity, invisibility. It was called thus because it conceals the body of the deceased person.
"Qulfah": the skin that covers the glans. Original meaning: to cut something from its root.
"Qaza‘" (sing. qaza‘ah): a piece of cloud. Original meaning: dispersal, scattering. Other meanings: shaving parts of the head and leaving other parts unshaven.
Tījāniyyah
Tījāniyyah
"Hadath": urine or the like that comes out of the anus or genitals. It is derived from "hudūth", which means: occurrence, happening anew.
"Isrāf": extravagance. Original meaning: exceeding the limit in everything. Opposite: moderation, reasonability. It is derived from "musrif", which means: extravagant. Other meanings: wastefulness, negligence, carelessness, causing damage, wasting, squandering, corruption, extremism, interruption.
"I‘fā’": increasing and growing. "‘Āfi": a person with long hair. "‘Afw": leftover and remnants of something, leaving out the punishment. It is derived from "‘afā’", which means: leaving. Other meanings: increase, elongation, release, letting go, acquittal, deliverance.
"‘Ajz": weakness. Original meaning: falling behind. Opposite: ability.
The surface of the earth regardless of whether it is covered with dust or something else.
A designated area used for answering the call of nature.
Regaining mental faculties following a state of intoxication, mental illness, or fainting.
Bones of the fingers and toes.
A person born with both male and female sexual organs or neither of the two.
A wrap made of wool or the like that is worn on the feet and covers the ankles.
Removing impurities from one's clothing, body, or a place.
Purification done in order to perform a voluntary, not obligatory, act of worship.
Emergence of coarse hair around the genitals.
Stoppage of bloodflow.
Not doing something despite of being able to do it, whether it be intentionally or unintentionally.
Water that is clean in itself but does not purify other things.
Water whose volume is less than two "qullahs" (200 liters).
A dead fetus that falls out of its mother"s womb after its human shape has become visible.
Expulsion of the fetus from the womb before it is fully grown or before completing the period of pregnancy.
Steam that rises from liquids when their temperatures rise.
The child in its mother’s womb.
What is sensed through tasting with the tongue, i.e. sweetness or bitterness.
Throwing impurity into something pure.
Repeating the words of Adhān (call to prayer), and saying it twice.
Small insects
The sitting in between the two prostrations during the prayer.
The part of the rear of the foot that touches the ground.
A white volatile crystalline substance with an aromatic smell and bitter taste. It is solid and can be crushed.
The bone in the wrist joint below the thumb.
The most likely place where something could exist.
The body part between the elbow and the hand.
The coming out of a nullifier of ablution from the body unintentionally during prayer.
The hair that grows between the lower lip and the chin.
Cutting a blood vessel so as to let blood come out for the purpose of medical treatment.
The old woman who no longer menstruates, or who has no desire for marriage.
When a man's penis loses its erection after penetration during sexual intercourse, so he does not ejaculate.
The joint connecting the forearm with the hand.
Standing up on the ground in an upright position.
Placenta or afterbirth; a tissue membrane that develops around the fetus inside the womb to protect it.
Light and short sleep.
The uncircumcised person.
A long piece of cloth wrapped around the head in a round shape.
Corruption that harms one"s soul or body physically or spiritually.
Laughing loudly and intensely in a way that those around him can hear it.
The soft muscular part between the skin and the bones.
The hair that grows on the skin of camels and rabbits.
It is what grows on the skin of the sheep.
Lying down on the ground on one's side.
Waste matter discharged from the bowels.
Parts of the human or animal body that are distinct from other body parts.
To wear a ring on one's finger.
The opening through which feces exit the body.
A deep hole in the ground from which water, oil, or the like is extracted.
Liquids and fluids that are drunk and not chewed, whether they are Halal (lawful to eat) or not.
The joints on the back side of the fingers.
Adult woman.
Any container that is made to use for cleaning, eating, or drinking, etc.
The ablution that is made while the previous ablution is still valid.
It is the ablution that is prescribed for an act of worship while the act of worship is still valid without it.
Combing, brushing, cleaning, and beautifying the hair.
Degrading something, having contempt for it, and not preserving and honoring it.
Losing consciousness and the ability to move because of illness.
A land-dwelling or sea-dwelling reptile whose body is encased in a hard bone-like shell.
Removing "hadath" (ritual impurity) or filth, which do not allow one to pray, by using water.
A container for food and drink
Erection of a man's penis and its arousal due to sexual desire.
A rotten, foul odor in the mouth.
A leafy green plant with a thick trunk and fragrant foliage used in the graves and other buildings.
Water that has been altered in some or all of its properties because of remaining stagnant without having mixed with another material that might have altered it.
To pour liquid and spill it from a higher place.
Removing what prevents one from praying of impurity or "hadath" (state of ritual impurity) with water or what substitutes it, such as soil/dust/sand or the like (by making "tayammum" [dry ablution]).
Water that is flowing in a level or a sloping place.
Water which has one or more of its characteristics altered because of mixing with a pure substance.
Water that falls off the parts of the body during ritual purification.
Pure water that has been heated through exposure to the sun.
Using a lamp for illumination.
Mutual enjoyment between the spouses through sexual intercourse, foreplay, kissing, etc.
Thoroughly wiping or washing every part of the body organ while making ablution or Ghusl (ritual bath).
Helping another person, such as a sick person for instance, by enabling him to lean on something for support.
Prevalence of doubt and its frequent influence on a person while performing acts of worship.
The known body organ that extends from the hand or foot.
A container used for drinking and similar purposes.
Burnt bricks that are used in building.
An evergreen, fragrant tree, with oval leaves and white or pink blooms, having aromatic scented fragrance.
A container with a handle and a spout from which liquids are poured.
Despair of attaining any good.
Possessing or using something such as gold or silver containers for decoration purpose or the like.
Putting dust on something for the purpose of purifying it or the like.
Any trace of color, smell, or taste that remains after the removal of an impurity.
A black reddish stone that is crushed to powder and used as kohl (eyeliner).
Bitter and extremely salty water that cannot be used for drinking, watering plants, or any other use.
Increase in the heat of menstrual blood.
A person's cautiousness of letting impurities come in contact with his body, clothing, or the place where he prays.
The left hand, opposite to the right hand.
A substance used to dye clothing and the like.
Anything that is heard with the ear.
Removing body hair by using a calcareous stone mixed with water, known as "noorah".
Strands of hair interlaced with each other.
A plant that belongs to the Solanaceae family of plants (genus Nicotiana). It is consumed by smoking and chewing and in other ways.
The red fluid that flows in the veins of humans and animals.
Dung and waste from animals.
An evil mammalian, terrestrial, ugly animal.
The back end of the turban that falls along the nape.
The uppermost part of the body that contains the eyes, mouth, nose and ears.
The neck that connects the head with the body.
The residue that remains when something is burned.
A unit for measuring weight.
A sac-like organ attached to the liver, where substances which help in the digestion of fatty foods are stored.
An impure liquid that the bladder excretes out of the body.
Pressing and pulling out the remaining drops of urine from one"s penis when cleaning oneself with water.
It is that a woman takes precautions regarding the length of her menses.
Swimming and moving through the water.
A body of rainwater remained after a torrent of rain.
The sound that is heard when gas moves inside the stomach before breaking wind or defecating.
The first stage of sleep, where the senses become weak and unaware of what is going on around them.
Drying wet parts of the body with a towel or the like.
A container coated with tar on the inside.
The saliva that drips from one's mouth.
A woman who has stopped menstruating, but does not know why her menses has stopped.
A gemstone that is dark green and very hard.
The ivory that is found in the tusks and bones of the elephant and the shell of the sea turtle.
An elderly woman.
A precious stone of different colors used for the purpose of adornment.
Waste matter of the digested food that leaves the human body through the anus.
Placing the lips on something as a sign of sexual desire, veneration, etc.
Food and liquids that come out from the stomach to the mouth.
Any substance in a fluid state.
The place where water flows on a level or downward slope.
Frozen water pellets falling heavily from the clouds.
State of the weather when there is a drop in temperature below what is moderate.
Changing the side of a garment from the right to the left or the otherwise.
A hard, bony material that covers the tips of the fingers and toes of humans and some animals.
An opening in the face used for speaking, eating, and drinking.
A canine; a domestic tame animal that barks and has fangs.
The female upon reaching an age at which she becomes desirable for men.
Husband and wife sleeping under one cover together.
The unoccupied space.
The intermingling of parts of things and their gathering in one place.
The arched bottom of the foot that does not touch the ground while stepping on it.
Tanned or untanned leather.
A man who has smelly armpits.
The edges of the eyelids, where the hair of the eyelashes grows. When closing the eyes, the "ashfār" come together.
A plant that is ground up and used in washing clothes, hands, etc.
A small container made of leather to keep water therein.
Knowing something through one of the senses, such as sensing that one’s ritual purification has been nullified, through smell, touch or the like.
A person who permanently and completely loses the ability to use one of their limbs.
The part of a person's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
"I‘wāz" is unavailability of water for purification after attempting to find it; actually unavailable or considered to be so under the Shariah.
Pouring out the liquid that is in a container on the body part.
What is used to wrap the injured spot such as swathe or the like, whether medication is used or not.
Transparent liquid secreted by the body because of heat, sickness, and the like.
To start doing things with the left hand, the left leg, or the left side.