I’tikaf...

I’tikaf: the act of remaining most of the time at a mosque for prayers and supplications Iftar: the time or the meal to break the fast Iqama: the statements recited immediately before starting the ritual prayer Isra’: night journey; usually a reference to the Prophet’s night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem Jahannam: hell Jahiliyya: pre-Islamic period of ignorance Jami’a: inclusive, universal, university; it also means: handcuffs Janaba: uncleanness caused by seminal discharge Jannat: heaven, Paradise, garden, singular of jannat Jihad: a struggle, an effort exerted, or a war waged in defense of Islam ** ** Jizya: protection tax paid to Muslims by non-Muslims residing in areas under Islamic control whereby the Muslims protect their lives and property and extempt them from the military service Kaffara: atonement from sin ** ** Kafir: infidel, apostate, atheist, one who does not believe in the existence of the Creator; noun: kufr Kalima: synonymous to " shahada ," it is a Muslim’s declaration of faith (that is, to testify that there is no god except Allah, and that Muammad is the Messenger of Allah), and it is always pronounced in Arabic Kantar: in Arabic: qintar, a varying weight of 100 ratls (rotls); a ratl in Syria is roughly 3.202 kg., whereas in England it is 449.28 grams, and in Lebanon it is 2.566 kg.

Khandaq: moat, ditch Khums: one-fifth of one’s savings (usually paid by Shi’a Muslims) set aside from annual income Kunya: the use of "Abu " (father of) or "Umm " (mother of) often as a prefix for one’s name Kursi: literally: chair, symbol of the Almighty’s Seat of Judgment and Authority; see Holy Qur’an, 2:255 Khutba: lecture, sermon; a speech delivered on a specific occasion ** ** Kufr: apostacy, infidelity, disbelief Labbayk: an exclamation conveying the meaning of "At your service!" or "Here I am!" * * Ma’ad: the Return: a reference to the returning of the souls to their new bodies after the period of barzakh (see above), and their ultimate returning to their Maker for judgment; generally, it is used to refer to death and the life hereafter.