3.12 grams Fajr...

3.12 grams Fajr: daybreak Faqih: jurist, one who is knowledgeable in Islamic jurisprudence Fatawa: plural of fatwa, a religious edict or decision Fatwa: singular of fatawa (see above) Fidya: blood money, montary compensation for either murder or a crime as serious as murder Fiqh: the science of Islamic jurisprudence Ghazwa: a military campaign, invasion Ghulat: plural of ghali, an extremist, one whose views and/or actions are excessive, the name of an renegade sect Ghusul: ceremonial bath Hadith: (singular; plural: ahadith) tradition, a statement made by Hafiz: singular of huffaz, one who learns and memorizes the entire text of the Holy Qur'an by heart Hajib: chamberlain, doorman Hajj: Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca during the prescribed period Halal: Islamically permissible, admissible, allowed Haram: Islamically prohibitive, inadmissible, forbidden Hawza: a university-type place for Islamic studies Hijab: veil, curtain, barrier Hijra: migration of (P) and his supporters from Mecca to Medina Huffaz: plural of hafiz (see hafiz above) Ibtihal: supplication, invocation Ijma`: a consensus view Ijtihad: the degree one reaches in order to be qualified as a mujtahid, one who is capable of deriving religious decisions on his own 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) Iqama: the formal introduction to a daily prayer Isnad: the method whereby one hadith is traced and in the end attributed to a muhaddith, traditionist, one who transmitted it the first time Istihsan: highly recommending something to be acted upon, to be implemented, to be accepted as part of the creed `Itrat: progeny (usually) of Jahiliyya: pre-Islamic period of ignorance Janaba: uncleanness caused by seminal discharge Jihad: a struggle, an effort exerted, or a war waged in defense of Islam Kafir: infidel, apostate, atheist, one who does not believe in the existence of the Creator Khaleefa: caliph, supreme Islamic ruler Khums: one-fifth of one's savings (now paid by Shi`a Muslims only) set aside from annual income Khutba: lecture, sermon; a speech delivered on a specific occasion Kufr: apostacy, infidelity, disbelief Majlis: meeting or gathering held to commemmorate certain religious occasion, mostly applied to those held during the month of Muharram or to recite the Fatiha for a deceased person; plural: majalis, places where people sit to meet on an important occasion Maraji`: plural of marji` (see below) Marji`: a high theological authority-referee whose religious edicts are followed others Marji`iyya: the institute of following or imitating a marji` (see above) 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.