• Imam ...
●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) • Iman : faith, conviction • Iqama: the prouncement of certain statements in preparation for the performing of the prayers, usually following the athan • ‘ Isha' : nighttime, evening • Isnad : the method whereby one adath 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 • Ifar : the time or the meal to break the fast • Iqama : the statements recited immediately before starting the ritual prayer • Isra' : night journey; usually a reference to the Prophet's night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem • Jahiliyya : pre-Islamic period of ignorance • Jami ‘ a : inclusive, universal, university; it also means: handcuffs • Janaba : uncleanness caused by seminal discharge • Jannat : heaven, Paradise, garden, singular of jannat • Jihad : a struggle, an effort exerted, or a war waged in defense of Islam • Jizya: protection tax paid to Muslims by non-Muslims residing in areas under Islamic control whereby the Muslims protect their lives and property and extempt them from the military service • Kaffara : atonement from sin • Kafir : infidel, apostate, atheist, one who does not believe in the existence of the Creator; noun: kufr • 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 Muammad is the Messenger of Allah), and it is always pronounced in Arabic • Kantar : in Arabic: qintar , avarying weight of 100 rals (rotls); a ral in Syria is roughly 3.202 kg., whereas in England it is 449.28 grams, and in Lebanon it is 2.566 kg.
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