Muslim Dictionary – Sorted A-Z
| # | Spelling used on eMuslim | Alternatives | Definition |
| 1 | Adhaan | Azaan, Azan, Call to Prayer | Call for Prayer (Salaah) generally made at a Musjid, or other Muslim place of worship (Jamaat Khana) |
| 2 | Aqeeqah | Aqeeqa, Slaughter | Sacrificing of an animal upon the birth of a new born baby |
| 3 | Dafn | Dafan | The process of Burial for a muslim |
| 4 | Dua | Duaa,Du’a | Praying to ALLAH, Supplication |
| 5 | Eid-ul-Adha | Eidul Adha, 2nd Eid | Muslim Religious day of celebration in the month of Zil Hijjah. Key characteristic is Slaughtering of an animal |
| 6 | Eid-ul-Fitr | Eidul Fitr, 1st Eid | Muslim Religious day of celebration after the completion of Fasts in the month of Ramdaan. |
| 7 | Farz | Fardh, Fard, Compulsory acts | Something that has been made compulsory by Allah taa’ala |
| 8 | Fasting | Saum | Abstinence from eating, drinking and mating from early dawn till sunset. The compulsory fasts being that of Ramadaan. |
| 9 | Fidya | Fidyah, Compensation | Payment for non-fulfilment of the compulsory acts of salaah and fasting. |
| 10 | Ghusl | Bath, Bathing, Cleasning oneself in a major way | Ghusl is an Arabic term referring to the full body ablution (washing) required, if the adult loses the state of body cleanliness. Bathing. |
| 11 | Haj | Hajj, Major Pilgrimage | Fulfilment of sacred rituals in the holy lands in Makkah Mukarramah, in the days of Haj.i.e. 9-13 Zul Hijjah. Visiting the House of Allah (Ka’aba) |
| 12 | Halal Animal | Halaal | Animals permitted for eating. Animals slaughtered by the permission of Allah, in a most humane way (scientifically proven) in order to remove all properties that are harmful for human consumption |
| 13 | I’tikaaf | Itikaf | Formally staying in a Masjid (or place of Worship (Women) (i.e. for a period) for Ibaadat (Worship) for a particular number of days. |
| 14 | Iddat | Iddat,Mourning | A fixed period of time that a widow has to wait after seperation from her husband (by divorce or the demise of her husband), to remarry. |
| 15 | Ihraam | Ihram | The physical state and appearance of a pilgrim during the days of Haj. This includes the type of clothing worn. |
| 16 | Imaan | Faith, Iman, Belief | To belief in Allah, the Angels, the Books, the Messangers and the Day of Judgement and that Good and Bad Fate is from Allah alone and ones resurrection after death. |
| 17 | Imam | Imaam | One who leads the congregational prayers |
| 18 | Istinja | Cleansing oneself, Cleansing oneself in a minor way | Cleansing oneself after relieving oneself with water or paper (or clods of clay) if water is not available, following some principles of cleanliness |
| 19 | Janaabat | Janabat | A bodily state of inherent impurity after a male and female mate. |
| 20 | Janaazah | Janazah, Funeral proceedings, Burial Proceedings | Loosely used to describe the Funeral proceedings of a deceased Muslim, more specifically relates to the actual Prayer (Salaah) performed just before burial of a Muslim |
| 21 | Jumuah | Juma,Jumua | Friday congregational prayers that takes the place of the Zohr prayers normally performed just after midday. |
| 22 | Ka’aba | Ka’bah, ka’ba | the Ka’ba is the House of Allah, which is in the city of Mecca (Makkah). |
| 23 | Kaffarah | If someone breaks a fast willingly, then he has to keep one fast after another for sixty days continuously | |
| 24 | Kafn | Kafan | A shroud used to wrap the deceased |
| 25 | Khilaal | khilal | The passing of wet fingers between the beard, fingers or toes. |
| 26 | Mahram | A person with whom mrriage is forbidden due to being related either through blood or marriage. | |
| 27 | Makrooh | Makruh | Something that is disliked and should refrained from |
| 28 | Masaa’il | Specific rules, | Rules pertaining to a related event or commandment. |
| 29 | Masaarif | Musarif | People to whom zakaat should be given |
| 30 | Masah (Socks) | Khuffain | To pass moist hands gently over ones feet in Wudhu |
| 31 | Masjid | Musjid, Mosque, Place of Worship, JK, Jamat Kana | A place where Muslims offer prayer in congregation |
| 32 | Masnoon | Sunnat | Any action that is mentioned in the hadith, sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W) |
| 33 | Mayyit | Mayyet, Mayit | The deceased person |
| 34 | Miswaak | Miswak | A stick used to brush teeth |
| 35 | Muhtadhar | ? | One’s intention to perform a task |
| 36 | Musalla | Prayer Mat, musallah | a cloth upon which Salaah is performed. |
| 37 | Mustahab | Something that was liked by Rasulullah SAW, and is Preferable to be performed. | |
| 38 | Nafl | Nafil, Optional | Something that is not compulsory to perform, but the performer is rewarded by Allah for doing so. |
| 39 | Najaasat | Najasat | Filth |
| 40 | Nawaqis | Things that nullify (break) Wudhu or Bath. | |
| 41 | Nisaab | Minimum wealth | the minimum amount of wealth that is required for zakaat to be made compulsory |
| 42 | Niyyat | Intention | One’s intention to perform a task |
| 43 | Qabr | Grave | Grave of a Muslim |
| 44 | Qabrastan | Graveyard, Place of Burial | Graveyard for Muslims |
| 45 | Qaidah | Qa’dah | the sitting position in salaah |
| 46 | Qaza | qadha | To perform something after its designated time |
| 47 | Qiblah | The direction of the Holy Ka’bah Sharif is called the Qiblah | |
| 48 | Qiraat | Recital of Quran surahs in any Salaah | |
| 49 | Qurbani | Slaughter | Sacrificing of an animal (goat, sheep, cow, buffalo, camel) on the festival of Eidul Adha |
| 50 | Ramadan | Ramadaan, Fasting month | Refers to the islamic month on the Islamic calendar which is a Lunar calendar.The month in which Fasting (saum) is compulsory |
| 51 | Sa’ee | Walking | |
| 52 | Saa’imah | Animals that graze on open fields for most part of the year and are kept for milking and fatenning | |
| 53 | Sadaqatul Fitr | A monetary contribution equivalent to 1/2 Saa’ wheat, flour to be given as charity before the Eid prayer for Eidul Fitr only. Its recipients are same as that of Zakaat | |
| 54 | Salaah | Namaaz, Prayer, Namaz, Salah | Praying to Allah in the manner shown by Rasulullah (S.A.W). |
| 55 | Shariah | Sharee’, shar’i | The code of action and conduct laid down in the Qur’aan and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). |
| 56 | Sunnat | Sunnah | Something that was performed and proposed by Prophet Muhammad(SAW) and should be followed |
| 57 | Ta’awwuz | Seeking refuge | |
| 58 | Ta’ziat | Console, | Bereaving the grief stricken people who have lost a loved one |
| 59 | Taharah | tahaarah, taharat, cleanliness | To attain cleanliness using water or clean earth. Purification of the body and clothes is called taharah. To have taharah for the body, one should do either ghusl or wuḍūʾ. |
| 60 | Talqeen | To assist the one whose near death, to recall the Kalima of Tauheed and Shahaadat | |
| 61 | Taraweeh | Taraweeh, Night prayers | Special Salaah of 20 rakaats performed only in Ramadaan after the Isha Salaah |
| 62 | Tasmiyah | To take the name of Allah | |
| 63 | Tawaaf | Tawaf | Revolving around the Ka’ba seven times, constitutes one Tawaaf. |
| 64 | Tawaaful-Ifaadhah | That tawaaf after which, wearing colored cothing, using itr(scent) and cohabitation becomes permissible on the one whose doing Haj. | |
| 65 | Tayammum | Cleansing with earth | To get rid of filth by using clean earth in a special way, when no water is available or certain conditions are met. Tayammum is the Islamic act of dry ablution using sand or dust, which may be performed in place of ritual washing (wudu or ghusl) if no clean water is readily available or if one is suffering from moisture-induced skin inflammation or scaling. |
| 66 | Thana | Sana, | Words of praise for Allah |
| 67 | Umrah | Umra, Minor Pilgrimage | Going to Makkah Mukarramah to visit Ka’ba and perform a prescribed ritual apart from the holy days of Haj. |
| 68 | Waajib | Wajib, Waajibaat | Something that is necessary or compulsory |
| 69 | Wudhu | Wuzu, Wudu, wuhdu | Wudhu is the Islamic procedure for washing parts of the body using water, typically in preparation for formal prayers (salat), but also before handling and reading the Qur’an. Wudhu is often translated as “partial ablution”, as opposed to ghusl, or “full ablution”. Muslims who are unable to perform the prevailing form of ablution due to skin inflammation or scaling or a disability, they are recommended to perform tayammum.(Wikipedia) |
| 70 | Zakaat | Zakat, Wealth Tax | To purify one’s position of wealth by distributing a prescribed amount of ones excess wealth which has to be given to the poor as a fundamental Ibaadat. |
| 71 | Sakraat | Sakrat, saqraat | a physical state of the body just before death The state of the body when the soul is being removed from the body. |