Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Muhammad The Prophet Glossary Adhan the call for prayers; muadhdhin is one who performs adhan Dirham an Islamic silver currency weighing approximately 3.12 grams Hafiz one who knows the entire text of the Holy Qur'an by heart; plurall "huffaz." In hadith, one is called haftz if he memorizes one hundred thousand traditions with their chains of narrators Hajj Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhul-Hijjah Hijabah the trusteeship of the Ka'bah Ihram pilgrimage garb, two white unwoven cotton robes worn by pilgrims Kafir infidel, apostate, atheist, one who does not believe in the existence of the Creator, one who deliberately covers the truth.
Khandaq moat, ditch Khums one-fifth of one's savings (usually paid by Shi'a Muslims only) set aside from annual income Muhaddith one who narrates hadith, traditions of the Holy Prophet Najis unclean, impure Nadhr sing.
of "nudhur," one's pledge to do something good, an act of charity, to show appreciation for the Almighty's fulfillment of his/her earnest worldly wish Rifadah the act of feeding the pilgrims during the pilgrimage season Sahih literally: authentic, correct, accurate; it is generally used to refer to a collection, group of collections, or book of verified and authenticated ahadith (plural of hadith, tradition; see muhaddith above) of the Holy Prophet Sajdah prostration Saraya plural of sariya, a military expedition in which the Prophet himself did not participate Shari'ah Islamic legislative system Siqayah the act- of providing water to the thirsty (especially the pilgrims) free of charge Tafsir (sing.) exegesis or explanation of Qur'anic verses and chapters; plural: tafasir Tarikh chronicle, a book of history Tawaf circling around Ka'bah Umrah the lesser pilgrimage done outside the month of Hajj Waqf a piece of property dedicated for the promotion of any particular good cause, a charitable trust, endowment And surely Allah knows best.