Mut‘ah al-Hajj...

Mut‘ah al-Hajj: Means that Muslims are free from the restrictions of ihram during the time between ‘umrah and the hajj. Muwaddah: Affection. N Nawafil: Recommended Muslim prayers. Nifaq: Hypocrisy. Q Qa ΄ im: Firmly established. R Ruku: Bowing down. S Sabr: Patience. Sadaqa: General charity. Sahaba: of the Prophet. Sha‘ban: The 8th month of the Muslim calendar. Sahih: Authentic. Salaf: Predecessors. Salat: Prayer. Salat al-Layl: The recommended, night Muslim prayer. Sayyid: Master.

Also means and elder or a descendent of the . Shaytan:Satan. Shirk: Polytheism. Shura: Consultation. Sirat: Path. T Tabi ΄ in: The following generation after the Prophet. Taharah: Purity. Takbir (takbirs or takbirats): Saying “Allah Akbar” which means ‘Allah is Greater than everything else’. Tarawih Prayer: Special prayers offered during the nights of Ramadan. Tashhahud: Testimony. Thaqalayn: A hadith of the Two Weighty Things [the Noble Qur’an and the Ahlul Bayt]. U Ummah: Muslim nation.

Usul: Foundations. W Wali: Guardian. Warith: Inheritor. Wazir: Minister. Wilat: Rulers. Wudhu: Ablution. Y Yaqeen: Certainty. Z Zakat: Alms-giving.…