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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books When Power and Piety Collide Glossary A Aam: general Abdullah: slave or servant of Allah Abi (abi): father of… Adalah: justice or integrity Adhan: Muslim call to prayer Ajr: reward Ambiya: prophets Ameen: trustworthy Amir: commander Ara(a): opinion(s) Asabiyah: bigotry (p.20) Athar: text Awla: has more authority (p.9) Ayah: Qur’anic verse B Baatil: falsehood Bayah: allegiance Bayt al-mal: public treasury Bidah: religious innovation Bint: daughter of… D Diyyah: blood money Durrah: stick Deen: faith Dinars: golden coin currency Dirhams: silver coin currency Dunyah: life F Faasiq: disbeliever Fusuq: impiety Fay: income for all of the Muslim community Fuqaha: jurists G Ghazw: military dispatch Ghina: singing H Hadi: guide Hadith: practice and saying of the Holy Prophet Hijab: covering for a Muslim woman Hijrah: migration (there are two known Muslim hijrah: lesser hijrah; was when a small group (70 Muslims) escaped from Mecca to Ethiopia, and the most famous was, the migration from Mecca to Madinah by the Prophet and his followers) Hijrah: Islamic lunar calendar – and also defined as: the start of the Islamic year Huffaz: narrators Hujjaj: pilgrims I Ibn : son of ...

Ifta: giving religious edict Ihdath: a new innovation Ijtihad: deducing Muslim law Imamah: leadership Intahayna: stopped Iqamah: refers to the second call for the prayer that follows the first call (adhan).