• Khandaq ...
●Khandaq : moat • Khums : one-fifth of one's savings (usually paid by Sha’a Muslims) set aside from annual income • Kunya : the use of “Abu ‘ (father of) or “Umm ‘ (mother of) often as a prefix for one's name • Kursi : literally: chair, symbol of the Almighty's Seat of Judgment and Authority; see Holy Qur'an, 2:255 • Khuba : 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.
●Mahr : dowry paid by the groom to the bride (or vice versa as is the case in some cultures) • Majalis : meetings or gatherings held to commemmorate certain religious occasion, mostly applied to those held during the month of Muarram or to recite the Faiha for a deceased person; singular of majlis , a place where people sit • Marji’ taqlid : the highest theological authority-referee followed • Ma’soom: infallible, divinely protected against sinning • Mash ‘ ar : a place where certain rites are to be conducted, a sacred area or place or precinct • Mawla : depending on its usage, it may mean either “master’ or “slave,’ or it may mean one who is most fit for a specific position of honor and prestige.
Derived from the adjective awla (one who is best qualified), it means: the person who is best suited to be the religious and temporal leader of all Muslims.
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