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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Teachings in Brief Glossary of Non-english Terms Adhan the specified wordings called out at salat times, the call for salat 'adil just 'ahd promise (AS) (SA), Hadrat Fatimah (AS) and the Twelve infallible Imams (AS) Ahl al-Kitab the followers of the Divine Books (the Jews, the Christians and the Magians) Akhirah the world Hereafter 'alim (pl.
'ulama') Islamic scholar Amin may Allah it be so Amir al-Mu'minin Commander of the Believers, al-'Imam 'Ali (AS) al-amr bil-ma'ruf enjoining the lawful acts anbiya' (pl. of Nabi) prophets anfal spoils ansar helpers, friends 'aqd (pl. 'uqud) contract 'asr afternoon Ayah (pl. Ayat) Qur'anic verse Banu Hashim family of Hashim Al-Bi'that al-Nabawiyyah appointment of prophethood batil invalid, incorrect bay' selling dhanb kabir mortal sin dhanb saghir venial sin dhikr words for remembering Allah.
farsakh a measure of distance of about 5.6 km faskh al- 'aqd cancellation of contract fiqh Islamic jurisprudence Fir'awn Pharaoh Furu' al-Din the duties to be performed according to Islamic Shari'ah. ghadir pond ghasb usurpation Al-Ghaybat al-Kubra the Great Occultation of al-'Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (AS) Al-Ghaybat al-sughra the Short Occultation of al-'Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (AS) ghusl (pl.
ghusul) taking bath according to the Islamic Shari'ah ghusl irtimasi performing ghusl by the immersion of the whole body in water ghusl mass al-mayyit performing ghusl due to touching of the dead body ghusl al-mayyit bathing the dead body ghusl tartibi performing ghusl by washing the body part by part as specified in Islamic Shari'ah hadath condition requiring ghusl or wudu' al-hadath al-akbar condition requiring ghusl al-hadath al-asghar condition requiring wudu' hadith ( pl.
ahadith) Tradition Al-Hajar al-'Aswad the Black Stone hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, obligatory once in lifetime for Muslims who can afford hajj (pl. hujjaj) pilgrims who perform hajj halal Islamically permissible haram sacred premises haram Islamically prohibited Harun Aaron hawari (pl.
hawariyyun) disciple hayd menstruation Hijjatul-Wada' the last hajj performed by (SA) Hijrah migration of (SA) from Makkah to Madinah Hud (AS) Prophet Heber (AS) Ibrahim (AS) Prophet Abraham (AS) idtirar compulsion, emergency, driven by necessity ijarah receipt of money for reciting salawat and performing siyam. ijtihad endeavouring for the deduction of commandments based on Islamic fundamentals Imam (AS) (pl.