Imam : leader of an ummah , a group of people (small or...

Imam : leader of an ummah , a group of people (small or big); he may be the one who leads others in congregational prayers, or a supreme relgious authority, or one of the Twelve Infallible Imams (as) ‘Isha : nighttime, evening Isnad : the method whereby one hadith is traced and in the end attributed to a muhaddith , traditionist, one who transmitted it the first time 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 Iqamah : the statements recited immediately before starting the ritual prayer Isnad : the rendering of a quoted statement to its chain of narrators and transmitters Israa : 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 Janabah : uncleanness caused by seminal discharge Jannat : heaven, Paradise, garden, singular of jannaat Jihad : a struggle, an effort exerted, or a war waged in defense of Islam Kaffara : atonement from sin Kafir : infidel, apostate, atheist, one who does not believe in the existence of the Creator 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 Muhammad (S) is the Messenger of Allah), and it is always pronounced in Arabic Kantar : in Arabic: qintaar , avarying 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.

Khums : one-fifth of one's savings (usually paid by Shi’a Muslims) set aside from annual income 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.