Believed to be one of the odd numbered nights in the last...

Believed to be one of the odd numbered nights in the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan Maghribain: The two prayers of Maghrib (early evening) and ‘Isha (late evening) Makrūh: Detestable, in the Islamic terminology it denotes an action performing which does not incur sin but refraining from which earns divine rewards Ma’rifat: Recognition, Realization Masjidul-Haram: The Holy Mosque in Makkah Ma’sūmīn: Infallible, Inerrant (Singular: Mas’um) Mahram: Relatives between whom marriage is prohibited Mahshar: The field where people will be collected on the Day of the Judgement for their final Accounting Mi’rāj: Ascension (to heaven) Mithqāl: A measure of weight of about 4.6 gms.

Muhib: Admirer Mu’min: Believer Mubāh: Permitted. It denotes an action performing of which earns no rewards and refraining from it is not punishable Mujtahids: Doctors of Islamic law Munāfiq: Hypocrite Mushrik: Polytheist Mustahab: Recommended. It is an action performing which earns rewards and refraining from it is not punishable Mutawātir: A frequently related tradition Nahy ‘Anil Munkar: Forbidding evil Najis: Unclean Nāma-e-Amal: Scroll of deeds (Farsi).

Arabic: Kitāb al-Amāl Non-mahram: Persons between whom marriage is possible Nawāfil: Recommended prayers (singular: Nāfila) Nikah: Marriage ceremony Qasr: Shortening of the ritual prayers during a journey Qat’a ar-Rahm: Breaking off relations with relatives Qadha: An unfulfilled obligatory act Qādhi: Judge, jurist Qunut: Despondence Rakat: A unit of ritual prayer Riwayah: A narration Riyaa: An act of showing off Rizq: Sustenance Sādāt: Descendants of the Holy Prophet (S) through Imam Husain (a.s.) Sadaqah: Voluntary charity, alm Salām: Salute, Islamic greeting Salāt: Ritual prayers Shābān: A month of the Muslim calender Shahadatain: See Kalima Shari’a: Islamic law Shirāz: A city of Iran Silat ar-Rahm: An act of goodness towards ones relatives.