Setting up equals to Allah Almighty from among the created beings in matters that are exclusive to Him.
Judging a Muslim to be an apostate.
To defend those you care about whether they are right or wrong, in support of your tribe, group, color, or the like.
It is the opposite of Islam or a statement, act, belief, doubt, or neglect of an obligation which takes one out of the fold of Islam.
The increase of a believer’s faith due to performing acts of obedience and goodness, and its decrease on account of committing sins and prohibitions.
The first four Caliphs, who successively ruled Muslims after the Prophet’s death. They are Abu Bakr as-Siddīq, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb, ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān, and ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with them).
Deviation from the truth, intentionally or unintentionally.
Amulets, knots, and talismans that magicians use with the devils to cause harm to someone in his body, mind, will, or the like.
The pious believers who are constantly mindful of Allah Almighty in all of their affairs. Hence, they obey His commands and avoid His prohibitions out of fear of His punishment and wrath, and in pursuit of His pleasure and Paradise.
Everything that the Shariah has forbidden which leads to polytheism, and has been called "Shirk" (polytheism) in the texts, and it does not reach the degree of major polytheism.
Exceeding the Shariah-permitted limit in beliefs or actions.
Islam and monotheism.
Introducing a new way in the religion for the purpose of exaggerating in worshiping Allah Almighty.
Acting upon something other than the truth, whether in terms of speech, deeds, or beliefs.
Surrendering to Allah through monotheism, submitting to Him through obedience, and disowning polytheism and polytheists.
Firm belief that entails acceptance and compliance. It is speech by the tongue, belief within the heart, and actions by the body parts. It increases by obedience and decreases by disobedience.
Everything newly introduced in the religion, beliefs and acts of worship, without any proof from Shariah.
Performing an act of worship for something other than the sake of Allah Almighty, such as doing it in order to be seen and praised by people.
Devoting love, which entails glorification, submission, and obedience to other than Allah Almighty.
Obeying other than Allah Almighty in changing the rulings of Shariah and turning the lawful into unlawful and vice versa.
Any sin that entails a prescribed punishment in this life or a threat of punishment in the Hereafter or leads to curse, wrath, or negation of faith.
"Fāsiq": one who departs from obedience and uprightness. Original meaning: something exiting something else in order to corrupt it.
"Ikrāh": forcing someone to do something he dislikes. It is derived from "kurh", which means dislike.
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"Riddah": return, conversion. Other meanings: reversion, rejection, denial, transition.
"Juhūd": denial, rejection. Opposite: acknowledgment. Original meaning: scarcity of anything.
"‘Irāfah": the profession of the fortune-teller, soothsayer, or astrologer who claim to know the unseen and the future.
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"Kāhin": a person who claims to know the unseen and hidden things. It is originally derived from "takahhun", which means: estimation, thinking, conjecture, lying.
"Wathani": idolater, idol worshiper, pagan. "Wathaniyyah": worship of idols and stones. it is derived from "wathan", which means: an idol or stone that is worshiped. "Wathan" is derived from "wathn", which means: steadiness. "Wathn" also means: power, plenty.
"Zandaqah": lack of belief in the Hereafter and the Oneness of the Creator. Original meaning: narrowness. It is said to be a Persian word that entered Arabic language. Other meanings: being irreligious and believing that time is eternal.
"Zindīq" (pl. zanādiqah): someone who does not believe in the Hereafter or the Oneness of the Creator. It also refers to he who has no religion and believes in eternalism. It is also used to refer to the hypocrite.
"Istighāthah": asking for help and rescue. Original meaning: support at the time of hardship.
"Yaqīn": firmness, certitude, verification and knowledge that is free from doubt. Opposite: doubt, suspicion. Original meaning: stillness, prominence, permanence, steadiness.
Inclination of the heart towards something other than Allah in bringing about benefit or warding off harm.
"Tamīmah" (pl. Tamā’im): a string or beads that the Arabs used to hang on their children, claiming that they protect them from the evil eye, as if intending that they are the perfect remedy and the desired cure. It is derived from "tamām", which means: perfection.
"Timthāl" (pl. Tamāthīl): something made to resemble one of the creatures of Allah Almighty that has a soul and a form.
"Tanjīm": astrology, looking at the stars. It indicates rise and appearance.
"Tanattu‘": going deep into something and exaggerating and bragging about it. It is derived from "nati‘", which is the palate (the top part of the inside of the mouth). Then it came to be used for all types of exaggeration in words and actions.
"Tawādu‘": humility, manifestation of submissiveness. Opposite: arrogance, haughtiness. It is derived from "wad‘", which means: putting down and lowering. Other meanings: humbleness, docility, gentleness
"Ikhlās": purity, filtration, refinement, selection. The term was later used to refer to pure monotheism and avoidance of showing off in performing acts of worship.
"Ya’s": despair. Opposite: hope. "Ya’s" is to lose hope for something.
“Fitan” (sing. fitnah): trials, tests, tribulations. It is derived from “fatn”, which means: burning.
"Asnām" (sing. sanam): a statue that is carved from wood, silver, or brass and is worshiped. It also means an image that is worshiped. Original meaning: wicked and foul.
"Tilsam" (or talsam): an undisclosed thing. "Mutalsam": undisclosed, obscure. "Talsamah": reading or writing something obscure. It is an Arabicized Greek term that refers to anything that is obscure and enigmatic, such as riddles and puzzles. it is said to be derived from "talsamah", which means: changing a thing and transforming it from one state to another.
All the intentions, deeds, and words that Allah the Exalted loves and is pleased with and that bring one closer to Him.
"Ma‘siyah"or "‘isyān": violating and disobeying the commandments. Opposite: obedience.
"Mūbiqāt" (sing. mūbiqah): sins that lead one to ruin and loss.
"Nidd": counterpart, equal, rival. It refers only to someone at odds with the person he resembles. Original meaning: disunion, alienation.
"Nushrah": an incantation whereby a mad or sick person is treated.
"Jahl": ignorance. Opposite: knowledge. Other meanings: foolishness.
Associating others with Allah in intentions and actions of the heart.
"Saghā’ir" (sing. saghīrah): simple, insignificant. It is derived from "sighar", which means: littleness. Opposite: great and serious things. Other meanings: subtle, minute.
Weakness of faith that afflicts the believers when they commit acts of disobedience and prohibitions.
A belief based on the claim that the existence of Allah and the existence of His creation are one and the same.
"Fujūr": immorality and disobedience, like lying and adultery. Original meaning: going forth, spreading. It is also said to mean "tilting", as a "fāsiq" swerves away from the truth.
"Tiyarah": pessimism. It is derived from "tayr", which means: bird, like the crow.
"Juhūd": denial, rejection. Opposite: acknowledgment. Original meaning: scarcity of anything.
"Thabāt": stillness, stability. Original meaning: continuity, permanence. Opposite: end, coming to a halt. Other meanings: uprightness, adherence.
"Tayammun": pursuit of "yumn", which means: blessing and abundance. It also means: starting with the right hand or the right side.
"Tanfīr": pushing away, repelling. Original meaning: impelling someone to run away and escape. Opposite: endearing, giving good news.
"Ihbāt": annulment, invalidation. It is derived from "habt", which means: an animal eating so much fodder that its belly swells and then dies.
"Ihsān": doing what is "hasan", which means: good. Opposite: ugliness, in bad state. Other meanings: excellence, perfection.
"Hayā’": modesty, shyness. It is derived from "hayāh", which is: life. Opposite: insolence, audacity.
"‘Isyān": disobedience, contradiction. Opposite: obedience, compliance. It is derived from "‘asw", which means: pulling, collecting.
Nonconformity between what one reveals and what he conceals when it comes to duties by revealing obedience and concealing disobedience.
"Fuhsh": ugly and evil speech or deed. Original meaning: increase, exceeding the limit.
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"Tawassut": being straight and level. Original meaning: uprightness, moderateness. Other meanings: choosing what is best.
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"Karāmah": dignity, honor. It is derived from "karam", which means generosity, abundance. Opposite: stinginess. Other meanings: nobility, grace.
"Kahānah": the claim to have knowledge of the hidden and concealed matters. It is derived from "takahhun", which means: fabrication, conjecture, speculation, lying.
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"Ittibā‘": following, imitating. Original meaning: tracing the steps of walker and walking after him.
"Irjā’": delaying, postponing, granting respite. Other meanings: giving "rajā’" (hope).
"Istihlāl": deeming something lawful. It is derived from "hill", which means permissibility. Opposite: unlawfulness, prevention. Other meanings: asking for something to be made permissible.
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"Itrā’": excessive praise. It is derived from "tarāwah", which means leniency, newness.
"Ilhād": deviating and turning away from something. It is derived from "lahd", which means: the niche dug on the side of the grave, not the middle. Other meanings: oppression, deviation from uprightness, religion, or the truth.
Performing what is within one's ability of the obligatory and voluntary acts of worship, along with abandoning all prohibitions, which entitles him to be admitted into Paradise and saved from Hell.
A description of the least amount of faith that a Muslim should have, without which his Islam would be invalid.
Magic aimed at separating the spouses and causing hatred and dislike between them.
"Tathlīth": being three in number.
"Taqiyyah": caution, seeking protection from evil and harm.
Disparaging any part of the religion of Islam and criticizing its rulings.
Transgressing the limits of the Shariah in dealing with people of religiosity and righteousness by raising them above the status set for them by Allah Almighty and placing them in a rank that suits none but Allah. This is represented in seeking their help in adversities, circumambulating their graves, seeking blessings in the dust in which they are buried, and the like.
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The foundations upon which something is established and without which it cannot be achieved.
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"Siddīqiyyah": constant, utmost truthfulness. It is derived from "siddīq", which means a person who always tells the truth and adheres to it and whose words match his deeds. Opposite of truthfulness: falsehood.
"‘Arrāf": hyperbolic form of the word "‘ārif"," which refers to soothsayers, fortune-tellers, and astrologers who claim to have knowledge of the unseen and the future.
"Qunūt": hopelessness, extreme despair. It is derived from "qant", which means prevention. Opposite: hope. Other meanings: giving up hope.
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"Wathan": idol, a stone that is worshiped. It is derived from "wathn", which means permanence, stillness. Other meanings: statue, cross.
"Wasīlah": the means getting one closer to someone else. It is derived from "tawassul", which means desire, pursuit. Other meanings: cause, path to something.
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"Ansāb" (sing. nasb, nusub): idols, anything worshiped apart from Allah Almighty. It is also said to refer to the stones erected around the Ka‘bah to which people used to devote worship and sacrificial animals.
All what goes against the Qur’an, the Sunnah, or the consensus of the early Muslim generations ("salaf") of beliefs and forms of worship which people have invented in the religion based on their personal desires and opinions.
Inspiration that Allah casts into a person's heart to urge him to either do something or avoid it.
Extremism in worship, abandoning the worldly life, and refraining from mixing with people.
Seeking foreknowledge of one's fate and luck by using divining arrows and the like.
Seeking rain from or attributing rainfall to the stars deducing it from their setting and rising.
Abstaining from women by refraining from marriage and focusing on worship.
Turning to Allah the Almighty and turning away from anything other than Him by turning from polytheism towards monotheism, and from misguidance towards uprightness.
A type of magic that is made to endear the woman to her husband and the man to his wife.
Loving polytheism and the polytheists; supporting the disbelievers financially, physically, and with counsel; lending them support against Muslims, praising and defending them.
A comprehensive word that refers to all acts of righteousness and obedience, including the beliefs, deeds, and statements.
Closeness to Allah by performing His commandments, avoiding His prohibitions, seeking His pleasure, and aid in fulfilling one's needs.
Perceiving something and realizing its reality through deep thinking and contemplation.
Parting company with the main Muslim body by opposing the scholars' consensus and what is valid and correct.
Refers to any celestial body.
A type of magic claimed to endear the husband to his wife and the wife to her husband.
Everything that Allah and His Messenger, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, have prohibited from committing or violating.
Any creation of Allah that is claimed to be equivalent to Him in His rights of lordship, worship, and names and attributes.
Abstract perception that entails no ruling.
Denial of something by one's heart and tongue and rejection to believe in the truth or admit it.
The darkness of sins that covers the heart and pervades it until it blinds it from seeing the truth and submitting to it.
Covering a person's heart to make him heedless of doing what benefits him and abandoning what harms him.
Claiming knowledge of the unseen by observing movements of the birds, their sounds and the like.
Invoking other than Allah, the Almighty, to do such things that only Allah, the Exalted, can do, like removing distress or bringing benefits.
Decisive will.
Fear and weakness that keep a person dismayed and prevent him form going forward.
When a person performs an act of worship not for the sake of Allah, the Almighty; instead, with this act of worship, they intend, completely or partially, to achieve a wordy gain, show off, or the like.
Turning away from the truth and its people.
Excessive love along with desire.
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Doubt coupled with internal anxiety and confusion, resulting in baseless ill assumption and accusation.
Disappearance of the Imam from people and his reappearance in the future.
Opposing Allah and His Messenger, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, and obstinately defying them while showing animosity to Islam and the Muslims.
A person detached from his will, in admiration of his shaykh (mentor), submitting to him, detached from all other things in devotion to Allah, the Exalted, and turning to Him in totality.
Separating from Ahl-us-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ah regarding any of the unequivocal principles of religion that are authentically established by definitive text or consensus, whether they are related to beliefs or actions or to the supreme interests of the Muslim nation, such as armed rebellion against the Muslim leaders and their communities.
The arrows that the Arabs used in pre-Islamic times as an augury to predict whether a matter was good or evil in order to make a decision regarding it.
Asking a person who was formerly Muslim and became an apostate (a disbeliever) to repent and return to Islam.
Excluding some elements covered by a general phrase from its ruling by using special Arabic articles of exception, such as "illā" or the like.
The transfer of the share of an heir to his own heirs by his death before the estate of the first deceased is divided.
Major or minor sins that one commits.
The religion of Allah Almighty, which he chose for His slaves, and the natural disposition with which He created humans.
The rebellious evil jinn that is cunning and malicious.
An article that denotes wishing. It indicates that the occurrence of the second clause is conditional upon the occurrence of the first clause.
Negligence and belittlement of religion, while being careless about it and about fulfilling its rights.
Disobedience of Allah The Almighty and His Messenger, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, by abandoning religious obligations or committing prohibitions.
A state that comes upon the heart and makes one unaware of his thoughts and presence.
The abstention of the heart and the limbs from showing contentment, submission, and compliance with the truth.
Foretelling the unseen by drawing a line on the ground, casting pebbles, etc.
The known specific meaning that is indicated by a name/noun.
The spoken word that has a meaning.
Aversion and disdain to accept the truth, with this being physically manifest.
Adopting a hard-line approach in worship and exceeding the proper limits with regards to the religious commands and prohibitions.
Meanings and perceptions that pass in the heart without one's intention or effort and that do not last.
That a person makes his faith contingent upon the will of Allah.
A small nocturnal bird.