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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Muhammad Useful Glossary • ‘ Adil : fair, just • ‘ Adl : the concept of the justice of God • Aadath : singular of adath , a statement (usually attributed either to the Prophet [pbuh] or to one of the members of his Progeny or companions) • Ahilla : plural of hilal, crescent • ‘ Alim : scholar, theologian, a highly knowledgeable person • A ’ mal : highly recommended acts of adoration • ‘ Arsh: literally: throne, symbol of the Almighty's Authority • Asar : plural of saar , the time immediately preceding daybreak • 'Athan : the call for prayers; mu'aththin is one who performs 'athan .

●Ayat : verse (from a sacred scripture); plura: ayat • Barzakh : the place and time wherein the souls of the dead live till the Day of Judgment; see the Holy Qur'an, 23:100. • Basmala: the uttering of: “Bismillahir-Ramanir-Raam’ (In the Name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful) • Beed : plural of abyad , white • Dahr : time, age, eternity • Dinar : an Islamic (now Arab) gold currency varying in weight • Dirham : an Islamic silver currency weighing approx.

3.12 grams • Diyya: blood money, monetary compensation for manslaughter or intentional murder • Du ‘ a' : supplication, invocation • ‘Iid : an Islamic feast, a joyous celebration, a merry occasion • Fa'izeen : (or Fa'izoon ) winners • Fajr : daybreak • Faqah : jurist, one who is knowledgeable in Islamic jurisprudence • Farasikh : plural of farsakh , parasang (a loan Persian word), a measure of length (distance). According to Lisan al-’Arab , it may be three to six miles.

“It is called so,’ the author of Lisan al-’Arab goes on, “because one who walks one farsakh will have to sit to rest,’ suggesting that the original meaning of the word is: to halt, to come to a stand still, to rest.

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