The belief system that is based upon a firm conviction in all the fundamentals of faith and of the Oneness of Allah, i.e. creed. It is derived from the verb aqada meaning to firmly bind and knot. Whatsoever settles in the heart in a firm and definitive manner is said to be that person's aqeeda. In the technical sense it refers to the definitive faith and certain ruling that is not open to any doubt. It is called aqeedah because the person binds his heart upon it.

servant, worshipper, slave. Muslims consider themselves servants and slaves of God.

Slave(follower) of Allah

Pious and righteous

Manners

"Single" or "One" and refers to God.

"Orders".  According to Islāmic law, thre are five kinds of orders: Compulsory(Wajib), Order without obligation(Mustahab), Forbidden(Muharram), Disliked but mot forbidden(Makruh), Legal and allowed(Halal).

people who live in ignorance of the teachings of Islam.

"People of the Book", or followers of pre-Islamic monotheistic religions with some form of scripture believed to be of divine origin. (ie Jews Christians

Mankind, jinns and all that exists

Arabic for God. Usually followed by glorification. The 99 names of Allah!

A supplication meaning, "O Allah, respond (to or answer what we have said).""

Tenth day of the month of Muharram. It is the day God saved Moses and the children of Israel from the Pharaoh. It is recommended to fast during this day.

Friends, protectors, helpers, etc.

Proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.

Falsehood

Innovation in the religion. Read articles about bida

Daughter of. Example: Kareema bint Abbas. Kareema, daughter of Abbas.

"In The Name of Allah", to be said by the Muslim before proceeding to do that which is halal (permissible).

Leader of the Ummah.

Literally means "call", and in this sense it refers to calling to the Truth through preaching and propagation.

Literally means call of the past, those who preceded us.  This is the spreading of Islam in accordance with Qur'an and Sunnah, recognizing the understanding of the pious Salaf in this matter as being superior (more accurate) than modern ideas and inventions, with an intention to avoid innovation in ibaddah (an all encompassing word for worship, i.e. halal [permissible] acts of submission to Allah swt).

The Way of Life for a Muslim, i.e. religion

A male whom a woman can never marry because of close relationship (i.e. brother, father, uncle, etc.) or her own husband

Supplication and Invocation to Allah, subhana watala

This world or life, as opposed to the Hereafter

Wicked evil doers

Morning prayer.

The obligatory (faard) salah (prayer) before sunrise

Obligatory duties

Rebellious, the disobedient to Allah swt

Islamic Jurisprudence.

Polytheism and to disbelieve after one has believed in Allah, or a trial or a calamity, affliction or to set up rivals in worship with Allah, etc.

Islamic scholar al-Sayyuti said: "The best explanation of fitrah is that it is the Sunnah (way) of all of the Prophets which is in agreement with (all of) the revealed Laws, indicating that it is a response to naturally created inclinations."

Unseen

plural Ahadith. A statement attributed to Prophet Muhammad. This is part of the Sunnah.

Pilgrimage to Mecca.

Permissible, lawful

Prohibited, illegal

Good or acceptable.  Used to indicate authenticity of some reports

Literally means Concealing, screening, protecting and is used to refer to the mandatory dress of the muslim, male or female. (Plural is hujub)

Means migration. The Hijrah refers to the Prophet's migration from Mecca to Madinah. This journey took place in the twelfth year of his mission (622 C.E.). This is the beginning of the Muslim calendar. The word hijrah means to leave a place to seek sancturary or freedom from persecution or freedom of religion or any other purpose. Hijrah can also mean to leave a bad way of life for a good or more righteous way.

The limits ordained by Allah. This includes the punishment for crimes.

A jinn and shaytaan (satan)

Son of. Example: Ibrahim ibn Abbas. Ibrahim, son of Abbas.

To break the fast

Deity, lord, god

Faith

Offer prayers perfectly

Religion of Muslims. The root word is 'SLM'. or SaLaaM which means peace. It thus can more accurately defined as the religion of peace.

Ascribing a hadeeth back to the one who said it - connecting the chain of narration, and The chain of narrators which reaches back to the text - which is the same as "as-sanad""

Rose over - very important to understand in context of the ayat

Extreme ignorance (jahl) and disbelief.  Often used to describe the era that preceeded the revelation of the Qur'an, and ignorance in general.

To fight and kill in the path of Allah, the enemies of Allah, for the cause of Allah.  It can also be used to mean to strive in the path of Allah.

A loose-fitting garment covering the entire body, so that the shape of the woman is not defined but hidden, including covering the head, face, and hands. (Plural is Jalabib)

A creation of Allah made from smokeless fire.  They are also invited to accept Islam and will have to give account of their deeds on the Day of Judgement

A square stone building in Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the well-known mosque at Makka) . Muslims line up in prayer facing towards this direction.

Disbelievers in Allah in His Oneness and in His Messenger Muhammad

Disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, in Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments, good or bad), etc.

Testimony of Faith. Ash hadu alla ilaha illa Allah, wa ash hadu anna Mohammadan rasuluhu, I Bear witness that there is NO god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messanger of Allah

evil

A person who chooses to follow the later generations of Muslims as opposed to the early ones

A speech or sermon. It is sometimes used to refer to the sermon given during the Friday congregational prayer.

non-Muslim.

Wound round and lost its light and is overthrown

Dirty, false, evil vain talk

Way, school of thought, direction, manner, mode.  A muslim should not follow a madhdhab when it contradicts clear proof in Quran and Sunnah.

A male, whom a woman can never marry because of close relationship (e.g. a brother, a father, an uncle etc.); or her own husband

A place designated for salah. Called "Mosque" in English.

Lord, Helper, Protector, Supporter, Patron

Methodology, e.g. methods, rules, system, procedures.

Good-doer, i.e. performs good deeds totally for Allah's sake only without any show off or to gain praise or fame etc., and in accordance with the Sunna of Allah's Messenger Muhammed

Wrong, evil-doing, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.

Polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the ONeness of Allah, those who worship others along with Allah, and also those who set up rivals with (or partners to) Allah, swt, etc.

Those who give less in measure and weight (decrease the rights of others)

Literally means "succession, consecutive." Islamically refers to hadith which is narrated by such a large number of people that it is impossible (Allahu Alim) that they have invented a lie. Its conditions : 1. That it be narrated by a large number of people, 2. That this number is found in every level of isnaad, 3. That is is impossible that they could have gathered together upon a lie

Pious and righteous persons who fear Allah swt much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which Allah has ordained).

Adam or a person or a soul etc.

Impurity

Additional,optional practice of worshipprayers

A face cover that is in an affixed position, i.e. a face veil.

Satan's soldiers from the jinns or his tribe

Decree, Preordainment of Allah's Will.

Prayer Direction (for Muslims, it is to face the Ka'ba)

That which is narrated to us from the Prophet (saaws) from his Lord, the Exalted and Mighty.

The Holy Book of Muslims. The book gives the rules for daily life and how to treat others. Read the Quran!

Deeds of charity done in Allah's (swt) cause

Companions of the Prophet

Literally means "Sound, healthy."

Literally means "those (from history) who precede, have gone before".

The people of the past, namely the first three generations of pious muslims during and after the revelation of the Qur'an, i.e.the Sahabah (companions) of the Prophet, saaws , the Taabi'een (followers) and the Taabi Taabi'een (followers of the followers).

Means "of the salaf".  The "i" (sounds like "ee") on the end of the word means ""of the"", ""of"" and/or ""are"".  The word ""salafi"" can only be used in association with words that are of things that are truly from the far past, and in this case (when refering to Islamic matters) are truly from the first three generation of pious muslims, or those who came after them, but who are still in the far past to us today.

There is no such thing as a "salafi muslim" (muslim of the salaf) in today's time. In order to be a salaf, you had to live during the first 3 generations during and/or after the revelation of the Qur'an.  To make a sunnah out of calling yourself a salafi muslim is to state that 1) you are of the first three generations of pious muslims after the revelation of the Qur'an and 2) you have potential for division into a sect. One may use the word ""Salafi Muslim"" but not make a sunnah/tradition out of it, as though it is a required part of the religion.

Peace be unto you. The greeting between Muslims. Not to be initiated to say to a non-Muslim.

Prayer. An act done five times a day.

Salla Allahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam, which means may the blessing and the peace of Allah be upon him. Glorification of the Prophet.

Islamic Law.

1. A Muslim over 40 yrs old., or 2. A Muslim who is a student of knowledge. Even a new Muslim can be called a Sheikh if he is diligent in seeking the knowledge of Islam based upon Quran and authentic Sunnah. He is a Sheikh to those he can teach.

To associate partners with Allah in all that is particular to Allah, from love, hope, fear, worship, and all other matters that are solely due to Allah, swt, alone.

The way the Prophet lived his life. Muslims are to follow the the Prophet's example as best as one can.

Those who met the Companions of the Prophet and learned from them.

The explanation and understanding of the Qur'an or just a verse of the Qur'an

Anything worshipped other than Allah, i.e. all the false deities. It may be shaytaan, jinn, idols, stones, sun, stars, angels, human beings e.g. Esau (Jesus), Messengers of Allah swt, who were falsely worshipped and taken as Tāghūts.  Likewise saints, graves, rulers, leaders, etc., are falsely worshipped, and wrongly followed.

To blindly follow a person whose following is not based on proof and does not rely upon knowledge. Also used to refer to the acceptance of all sayings of a person without knowing the evidence for the fatwa (ruling).

Ibn Abi Shaibah reports in 'Kitab ul Eman' that the tabi'ee Talq ibn Habeeb was asked to define taqwa, so he said, 'Taqwa is acting in obedience to Allah, hoping for His Mercy, upon light from Him, and taqwa is leaving acts of disobedience to Allah out of fear of Him, upon light from Him.'

Night-comer, i.e. the bright star

Oneness of Allah-swt.

All that is good as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.

Community or Nation.

Lesser Pilgrimage to Mecca.

Protector, Guardian, Supporter, Helper, Friend etc.  [plural 'Auliyā]

2.5% of wealth given yearly; One of the five pillars (i.e. duties) of a muslim

Polytheists and wrong-doers and unjust.