qiyām : the standing position in the salāt .

qiyām : the standing position in the salāt . qunūt : supplication recited in the salāt after the second rak'ah , in the standing position, with the palms of the hands raised upwards. R rabb : the Lord, the Sustainer; One of Allah's Names. rafraf : the name of one of the Messenger's heavenly mounts. rak'ah (pl. raka'āt ): a complete section of the salāt .

rijāl : biographical books about the narrators of the hadīth s, who sort them according to their authority, truthfulness and dependability; sources of information. rukn (pl. arkān ): one of the pillars of the salāt . rukū' (pl. rukū'āt ): the position of bowing in the salāt ; genuflection. S ( s ): Sallallāhu ' alayhi wa ālih = May Allah send His blessings upon him (the Prophet) and his offspring. sadaqah : charity, alms. sahw : sobriety. sajdah : prostration in prayer, prostration in worship.

salām : peace, salutation, greetings. salāt (pl. salawāt ): the Muslim's ritual prayer. sājid (pl. sājidīn ): a prostrate worshipper; one who prostrates himself. sālik : a Gnostic term denoting the traveler to Allah. sālik-i majdhūb : a sālik attracted by Divine Grace. sawm (or siyām ): fasting. shahādah (pl. shahādāt ): testimony. shar' : divine law. sharī'ah (pl. sharā'i' ): divine law. shuhūd : intuition, divine vision. sujūd : prostration. sulūk : a Gnostic term for the journey to Allah.

sunnah (pl. sunan ): tradition; the Prophet's tradition. sūrah : a chapter of the Qur'an. T ta'ālā : a divine attribute meaning the Most High. tafsīr (pl. tafāsīr and tafsīrāt ): explanation, commentary; an exegesis of the Qur'an. tahlīl (pl. tahlīlāt ): saying lā ilāha illallāh = There is no god but Allah. tahmīd (pl. tahmidāt ): saying al-hamdu lillāh = All praise is for Allah; Praise belongs to Allah. tāghūt (pl.

tawāghit ): an ancient idol, anything worshipped other than Allah; a tyrant, a despot. tajwīd : a style of reciting the Qur'an with intonation; rules of correct recitation of the Qur'an. takbīr (pl. takbīirāt ): saying; Allāhu akbar = Allah is the Greatest. talqīn : giving instructions; religious instruction recited to the dead as a funeral rite. tanzīh : purifying Allah from all blemishes and defects. taqdīr : measuring; Allah's decree. ta'qīb (pl. ta'qībāt ): after-the- salāt invocation.

taqwā : avoiding Allah's wrath by precaution and obeying His commandments; fearing Allah, piety. tartīl : a style of reciting the Qur'an without intonation. tasbīh (pl.