Allah
GodAllahu Akbar
Allah is GreatestAlhamdu lillah
Praise be to AllahAlim
a learned person in Islam, a scholarAl-Mahr
the gift given to a wifeAmeen
May Allah acceptAnsar
Helpers - title of the people of Meddinah who helped the Prophet and his companions when they migrated from Makkah to MeddinahAsalaamu Alaikum
Peace be upon youAsr
the late afternoon prayer, the third prayer of the dayAstaghfirullah
"I ask Allah's forgiveness" This expression is used by muslims when seeking forgiveness from AllahAyah
A verse from the QuranBarzakh
an intermediate stage of life, the time between death and resurrectionBismillir Rahmanir Raheem
"In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful"Caliph
the "Imam" or the Muslim leaderCaliphate
the Muslim stateDa'wah
Invitation to IslamDeen
ReligionDinars
money (coins)Dua
Supplication to AllahEid
The Islaamic feast. There are two Eids in Islam...'Eidul Fitr, the fast breaking feast, and 'Eidul Adhaa, the feast of sacrificeFajr
Dawn prayerFard
An obligatory ordinance of worship. For example, the five daily prayers, alms, HajjFatwa
legal opinion concerning Islamic lawFee Sabeelil Laah
In the way of AllahFiqh
Islamic law, as interpreted by scholarsGhusl
A complete or total bathHadith
Reports of sayings and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh), or what he witnessed and approved. These are the living examples of the Prophet for the teachings of the Holy Quran. Some famous collectors of Hadith are Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, At-Tirmizi, as well as many others.Hadith quadsi Hadiths in which the Prophet says that Allah says so and so. The meaning of these hadith was revealed to the Prophet but he put them in his own words, unlike the Qur'an which is the word of Almight Allah and the Prophet conveyed it exactly and it was revealed to him
Hajre Aswad
the black stone embedded in the wall of the holy Ka'bahHalaal
A permissible thing is IslamHaraam
Prohibited things in IslamImam
the person who leads others in prayerInshallah
God WillingIsha
the obligatory prayer after sunset, preferrable before midnightIslam
Submission to the will of God; also means peace, obedience, loyalty, allegiance. Islam does not know color, race, nationality, language or social status. Islam is the last and final religion for all of mankindIstighfar
to seek Allah's forgivenessIstinjaa
cleansing of the private parts after passing stools or urineJannah
Paradise (heaven)Jahannam
HellJam'aah
congregation; group of MuslimsJihad
to strive for a better way of life; also meaning to endeavor, strain, fighting to defend one's life, land, and religionJinn
Supernatural creatures. Some are virtuous, some are wickedJumu'a
FridayKaabah
The Sacred House of Allah. It is in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca. This is the direction towards which we face during Salaah.Khutba
SermonMahr
The gift a husband gives to his wife when they get marriedMaghrib
Evening prayer. It is the fourth prayer of the day.Mahram
a male not closely related to female; someone a woman cannot marry, such as a brother, father, uncle; or her own husbandMiswak
a tooth brush made of tree rootsMasjid
Mosque, a place of worship. This is where muslims observe the five daily prayers, and meet for community activities.Muslim
One who submits to Allah, who follows the religion of IslamNafl
Superogaory act, such as two Raka'ats of Sunnah before Iisha prayer.Nikah
marriage according to Islamic lawQiblah
The direction of Kaabah in Mecca toward which we face during SalaatRa'kat
an individual unit of prayerRamadan
the holy month of prescribed fasting for muslims. The Quranic revelations began during Ramadan.Ruku'
"bowing down" During the daily prayers, a muslim makes Ruku' in respect to Allah. He/she bows forward to the waist, hands on knees and back parallel to the ground. He/she then glorifies Allah three timesSahih Bukhari
a book of hadith compiled by Imam BukhariSahih Muslim
a book of hadith compiled by Imam MuslimSa'i
going seven times between the small hills of Safa and Marwa, an essential rite of Hajj and UmraSalaam
PeaceSalaah or Salaat
Prayer, special utterances and deeds which begin with Allahu Akbar and end with Asalaamu AlaikumSawn
fastingShahada
Bearing witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is His MessengerShaitan
Satan, the source of evil in this worldShari'ah
Law of Islam, the entire Islamic way of lifeSheikh
scholar, elder or knowledgeable, respected manSubhan Allah
Glory be to GodSubhana wa Ta'ala
"May He be Glorified and Exhaulted"Suhuur
a light meal before Fajr prayer to begin fasting during RamadanSunnah
ahadeeth and the way of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)Surah
a chapter of the Qur'anTahajjud
an optional prayer to be offered in the middle of the night. A person sleeps, then gets up to pray. Tahajjud is to be performed between Isha and Fajr.Wasalaam
And peace (meaning goodbye)Wudu
Ablution performed before prayer, by washing the exposed parts of the body with water.