The voluntary prayers that Allah Almighty legislated as extra to the obligatory prayers.
A prayer performed between ‘Ishā’ prayer and the break of dawn to conclude the night prayer.
Performing prayer in congregation.
Interpreting speech and rendering it from one language to another.
The confirmed Sunnah prayers which are performed before or after the obligatory prayers.
Allah’s praise of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) before the higher assembly of close angels.
Any statement that includes glorification of Allah and expressing love for Him.
A word that is said upon completing the recitation of Surat al-Fātihah and at the end of supplications. It means: "O Allah, answer the supplication".
The times set by Shariah for the performance of prayers.
The greeting said by a Muslim when he meets or leaves his fellow Muslims.
Asking Allah Almighty to pardon one’s sins and to protect him from their consequences.
The direction the Muslims face in prayer.
Name of the disbelieving jinn who is created from fire.
A set of statements and actions that starts with Takbīr and ends with Taslīm.
The five prayers that should be performed every day and night. They are: Zhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, ‘Ishā’, and Fajr prayers.
A two-Rak‘ah prayer that is performed in a specific manner on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Ad-ha.
A two-Rak‘ah prayer to be performed after the two-part sermon at noon on Friday.
Voluntary prayers legislated in addition to the five obligatory prayers.
Saying: "Rabbana wa lak al-hamd" (Our Lord, and all praise is due to You) upon standing upright after rising from "rukū‘" (bowing) in prayer.
Worshiping Allah Almighty by bowing the head and back in a certain manner in prayer.
Two prostrations performed in order to make up for a deficiency in the prayer due to doubt or forgetfulness.
Calmness and settlement of all parts of the body for an interval of time in all pillars of prayer.
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.
A place allocated for establishing prayer on a permanent basis.
When an accountable person intentionally, forgetfully, or out of laziness abandons the obligatory prayers until the due time is over.
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"Kusūf": eclipse. It is derived from "kasafa". Original meaning of "kasf": change into something unpleasant.
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"Fāsiq": one who departs from obedience and uprightness. Original meaning: something exiting something else in order to corrupt it.
"A‘rāb": Bedouins, desert dwellers from the Arabs or non-Arabs. It is derived from "ta‘arrub", which means: living in the desert with Bedouins.
"Saff": a straight part of anything. Original meaning of "saff" and "tasfīf": straightening things along a straight line.
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"Istijmār": cleansing the private parts after answering the call of nature with "jimār", i.e. small stones.
"Tarjī‘": repeating, repetition of a recitation.
"Waswasah": covert voice and speech. Other meanings: vain self-talk, evils, and bad thoughts.
"Mawāqīt" (sing. miqāt): the time or place designated for a certain action.
"Siwāk": small twig used for brushing one’s teeth. It is derived from "sawk", which means inclining, moving. Other meanings: brushing, rubbing.
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"Shafā‘ah": requesting something on behalf of someone. Other meanings: increasing, joining and partnering with.
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"Sultān": Ruler, governor. It is derived from "salātah", which means: power, capability, overcoming. Other meanings: Caliph, imām, judge, evidence, proof.
"Ittisāl": the state of being connected and linked together. Original meaning: association, gathering. Opposite: disconnection, separation.
"Ud'hiyah": a name given to the animal that one slaughters as a sacrifice to Allah. It originally refers to the animal slaughtered on the Day of Nahr (Eid al-Ad'ha, 10th of Dhul-Hijjah).
"Isbāl": letting down. Original meaning: to let something hang down from a high place to a lower one, or extending something.
"Istikhlāf": appointing someone as a deputy or successor. It is derived from "khalaf", which means: replacement, substitution.
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"Tahajjud": getting up from sleep. It is originally derived from "hujūd", which means sleep in the night.
"Safar": crossing a distance. Original meaning: appearing, getting revealed.
"I’timām": imitating and following something and acting like it.
"Taghyīr": changing, removing. Other meanings: shifting, distorting, abrogating, substituting.
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"Tamyīz": isolating and sorting out something; keeping something away; separating and distinguishing between similar things.
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"Sūrah": appearance, shape. Other meanings: description, copy of an original.
"Hawqalah": The statement: "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billāh" (There is no power or strength except by Allah).
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"Rukn": foundation, support, strongest side, pivot. It is derived from "rakn", which means strength, firmness. Other meanings: the supporting pillar of something, which keeps it erect.
"Tawarruk": resting on one’s hip, the part above the thigh. It is also used to refer to reclining.
"Taysīr": facilitation, easing. It is derived from "yusr", which means: ease, docility. Opposite: hardship, difficulty.
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"Āyah" (pl. āyāt"): sign, indication, a verse of the Qur’an. Other meanings: miracle, proof, evidence, wonder, admonition.
"Minbar": a raised place. It is derived from the "nabr", which means: rising above ground level.
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"Al-Qassah": white fluid that comes out at the end of the menses after the flow of blood stops.
"Tarāweih" (sing. tarwīhah): rest, taking rest, a prayer which contains rest. It is derived from "rawh", which means expansion and wideness. This prayer is called "Tarāweih" because the people rest after every four rak‘ahs.
"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.
"Al-‘Arabiyyah": the language that Arabs speak. It is derived from "ta‘rīb", which means: clarification, declaration.
"Qunūt": obedience along with humility. It is derived from "qanata", which means: to obey. It is also said to mean: standing for long.
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"Hamd": praise, commendation. Opposite: dispraise. Other meanings: thankfulness.
"Hadath": urine or the like that comes out of the anus or genitals. It is derived from "hudūth", which means: occurrence, happening anew.
"‘Abath": engaging in frivolous actions, doing useless things.
"Mufassal": something with many obviously distinct parts. It is derived from "fasl", which means: distinguishing something from another. Other meanings: clear, cut into pieces, partitioned, limited.
"Tuma’nīnah": tranquility. Opposite: confusion, worry. Original meaning: settlement, stability.
"Takbīr": glorification, exaltation. It is derived from "kibr", which means: greatness. Other meanings: declaring something great, like saying "Allahu akbar" (Allah is the Most Great).
"‘Īd": return, recurrence, any day where there is a gathering. It is either derived from "‘āda", which is the past tense of the verb "return", or from "‘ādah", which means habit.
"Fawāt": missing something by not doing it on time. Original meaning: the opposite of catching up with something and reaching it. Other meanings: lapsing, ending.
Submission of the heart and its fear of Allah out of love and glorification, along with being submissive to the truth outwardly and inwardly.
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"Isti‘ādhah": seeking refuge and protection from evils. It is derived from "‘awdh" - which means safety, protection. "ma‘ādh": refuge, stronghold.
"Iqtidā’": Following someone’s example, copying, imitating.
"Shaf‘": even number. It is any number that can be equally divided by two, like two and ten. Opposite: "witr" (single, odd). Original meaning: joining two things. Other meanings: increase, association.
Prayers that are missed and not performed in their designated times.
He who is unable to speak standard Arabic even if he is an Arab.
The language spoken by the Persians.
The sitting position in prayer wherein the worshiper bends his left foot underneath him and sits on it and erects his right foot so that his heel is raised and the bottom of his toes are on the ground with the toe tips pointing to the "qiblah" (prayer direction).
Performing prayer or one of its acts that the worshiper has missed doing at its Shariah-assigned place as long as it permits doing so.
A designated area used for answering the call of nature.
Being uncertain about one's state of ritual purity, regardless of whether the two possibilities are even or one of them is preponderant.
A person who is incapable of reciting Sūrat al-Fātihah properly, neither from memory nor from the mus'haf (physical copy of the Qur’an), even if they can recite other surahs properly.
Leaning against something and using it for support with any part of the body.
To loosen one's both hands down straight in prayer while standing, and not to clasp them (right hand on the left).
Filling the night, or most of it, with acts of worship such as the prayer, remembrance of Allah, reciting the Qur’an, and so on.
Appearance of the white streak of light which stretches across the horizon at dawn, without any doubt about it.
All the weapons of war and fight equipment.
Delaying performing the Zhuhr prayer from the beginning of its due time to its last time during extreme heat.
Ending an assembly and leaving each participant his own way.
The time between the break of dawn and sunrise.
A pain in the anal canal caused by internal swelling.
The ability to store information in your brain and to recall it at any time.
Repelling something and preventing it from happening
Repeating the words of Adhān (call to prayer), and saying it twice.
Separating people who are sitting next to each other in order to pass between them.
The imam appointed by the ruler or his representative to lead the congregational prayer.
The two testicles.
A niche in the wall of the masjid in the direction of the "qiblah" (prayer direction) where the imam stands to lead the prayer.
Small insects
The sitting in between the two prostrations during the prayer.
The tenth day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah. It is the day of Eid al-Adha.
Saying ‘amen’ at the end of a supplication made by another person.
Placing one or both hands on the middle of the body during prayer.
The stage in a human being's life in which he approaches puberty.
A condition that adversely affects the body and health.
The coming out of a nullifier of ablution from the body unintentionally during prayer.
Something contrary to what is correct without intention.
It refers to an adult and sane Muslim who shuns major sins and does not persist in minor ones, and he mostly behaves correctly and refrains from such acts that prejudice the sense of honor.
Anything that covers the body or part of it, whether made of wool, leather or the like.
Any big city that has a ruler who applies the rulings of the Shariah and carries out the corporal punishments prescribed for crimes.
Seizing something swiftly in plain sight and running away with it.
Non-fulfillment of what a person has promised or undertaken to do.
Failure to do something as prescribed by the Shariah.
The time of offering the "Duha" (forenoon) prayer begins after the sun has risen with the brightest light and by the height of a spear.
The places where camels habitually stay.
Lowering one's head inclining it toward the ground during prayer.
The time between the disappearance of the red twilight until the end of the first third of the night.
Specific verses from the Noble Qur’an that require prostration once they are read or heard.
Certain verses in the Qur’an upon reciting or hearing it one should perform a prostration.
Violating others' rights or special authority without their permission.
Laughing loudly and intensely in a way that those around him can hear it.
Multiple words that express a comprehensible meaning.
Lying down on the ground on one's side.
"Sukūt" is a state in which the person praying behind the Imam does not recite loudly in a congregational prayer when the Imam recites with an audible voice.
Turning one’s face and/or body to the right or the left.
Anything that covers one's body or part of it, whether it is made of wool, leather, or the like.
The month that comes after the month of Ramadan.
The time between sunset and the break of the true dawn.
Degrading something, having contempt for it, and not preserving and honoring it.
Leaning against something and relying on it.
Someone who mispronounces a letter by altering its sound into another due to a defect in his tongue.
Using a lamp for illumination.
Resuming prayer from the beginning after it was interrupted for a reason such as breaking the "wudu"" or something similar.
Performing the voluntary prayer after the "Tarāweeh" (voluntary prayer performed after the ‘Ishā’ in Ramadan).
Prevalence of doubt and its frequent influence on a person while performing acts of worship.
An elevated piece of land that rises over what surrounds it, such as the hillock and the knoll.
Hours and time periods.
Catching the beginning of the Friday sermon as the imam starts to deliver it.
Replacing a letter with another or a vowel mark with another during the recitation of the Qur’an in prayer.
Conveying that which contains clarification and explanation.
The sound someone makes while coughing.
The left hand, opposite to the right hand.
A mental illness similar to insanity that leads to delirium.
Money given to someone to cover the expenses of performing Hajj on behalf of someone else.
Any dwelling place that has walls and a ceiling.
A type of clothing woven from natural silk.
The houses and residences that surround a city.
Selling a "waqf" (Islamic endowment) whose income or yield has decreased or ceased and then buy what yields better income and make it an endowment.
A pubescent male from the children of Adam.
Moving in prayer from one pillar to another, or from one intention to another.
The visible outward state of something.
Soft garments woven from thin natural threads produced by the silkworm.
A malformation which restricts the movement of the tongue and causes a speech impediment.
The sound that is heard when gas moves inside the stomach before breaking wind or defecating.
"Qayloolah": midday sleep or rest without sleeping.
The first stage of sleep, where the senses become weak and unaware of what is going on around them.
Passing by a place without stopping.
The places where camels are used to residing and resting, whether perpetually or only temporarily for the purpose of drinking water and the like.
Words and sounds that are common among a people and which they use to express themselves. Each environment has its own language.
A piece of garment, veil, or the like used to cover the mouth or the nose.
Inability to pronounce some Arabic letters correctly either by leaving out a letter, replacing it, or repeating it.
Shedding tears because of fear, grief, and the like.
The distance that takes one day or night to be covered by someone walking or riding a loaded animal, equivalent to twenty-four miles (around 44,352 meters).
The day or two during which the moon is invisible at the end of the month.
Someone who does not have clothes on his body
Removing the cover off something and disclosing it.
Any place with buildings that people have taken for living and residence.
A unit for measuring distances. It consists of four "farāsikh", and one "farsakh" equals three miles.
To refrain from adornment and wear shabby clothes.
Changing the side of a garment from the right to the left or the otherwise.
The meal eaten at the end of the day and the beginning of the night.
Moving on foot at a pace less than that of running.
Husband and wife sleeping under one cover together.
Lowering one's voice in prayer, rather than using a high tone, while reciting the Qur’an for instance.
A person who merges letters together when speaking in a way that is different from the merging of letters that is spoken by normal people.
When a person sits during prayer with his buttocks stuck to the ground, his legs held upright, and his hands placed on the ground.
Wearing the garment over one's head or shoulders and letting its edges hang down on both sides, without lifting any of them, while wearing what covers one's "‘awrah" (what should be covered of the body).
Performing something at its earliest time
Someone with wide mouth corners.
When something is crooked and not as straight as it should be.
Someone with a strong, loud voice.
Quick-spreading condensed vapor that covers the surface of the earth and obscures vision.
Realizing an intended goal by speech or action.
Hardness and weakness of hearing that does not reach the level of deafness, which is complete loss of hearing.
One who joins the congregational prayer from the beginning but then misses one or more "rak‘ah" (unit of prayer).