Jahiliyyah “ignorance”.

Jahiliyyah “ignorance”. The term refers to pre-Muslim period. Jibrail/Jibril the angle Gabriel. Jibrail was appointed by Allah to convey His Messages to His prophets and messengers. Kabah a cube-shaped building -at the centre of al-Masjid-ul-Haram (the great mosque at Makkah)- towards which all Muslims face in prayer which is why it is also known as the qiblah. It is also known as the House of Allah. Kawthar lit. “Abundance”.

A pond in Paradise known as the Haud-ul-Kawthar or “the Pond of Abundance”. Kufah a city on the west bank of the river Euphrates, about four days march from Baghdad. It was the capital town of the Commander of the Believers, Ali. Mahshar the place where people will gather together on the Day of Judgement. Maqam Ibrahim the stone at Makkah within the boundary of al-Masjid-ul-Haram, which has the impression of the footprints of the Prophet Ibrahim (saw).

This is the stone on which Ibraham (u) stood while he and his son, the prophet Ismail (u), were building the kabah. Marfu a tradition which is traced back to the Holy Prophet (saw) without any defect in transmission. Maryam the mother of prophet Isa; Mary. Mimbar a pulpil in a mosque from which a sermon is delivered. Qiblah direction one faces in prayer, towards Makkah. Rahman “the Infinite Beneficence or Goodness of Allah”. It is one of the ninety-nine names or attributes of Allah.

Ar-Rahman is a more exalted attribute than ar-Rahim. It expresses that the universal attribute of mercy which the Almighty extends to all mankind, the wicked and the good, believers and unbelievers. Rawi a transmitter of traditions. Sahih "sound". A hadith with an unbroken chain of narrators reported from the (saw) through reliable narrators without being shādh (odd) or muallal (faulty) in between any two relaters. Shafaah “intercession”.

The belief of the Muslims that the Holy Prophet is an Intercessor and that he will intercede on the behalf of the Believers on the Day of Judgement by the permission of Allah. Sirat lit. “a road”. It is commonly used for the bridge across the Hell-Fire. It is finer than a hair and sharper than a sword. The righteous will pass over it with the swiftly, but the wicked will lose their footing and fall into the fire of hell.

Sunnah It is exclusively referred to the practice and ways of the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (saw). Umm Salma one of the wives of the Holy Prophet (saw). She was the widow of Abu Salmah.