Najis: Impure: some things are inherently najis, others can...

Najis: Impure: some things are inherently najis, others can become najis through contact with an inherently najis substances. Nifas: Bleeding that occurs after childbirth, miscarriage, or abortion. Niyyah: Intention to designate the prayer, or any other act of worship, one is performing, in that its sole purpose is to seek proximity to, and pleasure of Allah. Niyyah of qurbal mutlaqah: The intention for prayer, or any other act of worship, made with a view to seeking nearness to Allah, i.e.

without designating whether it is ada’ or qadha’. Qadha’: When prayer, or any other act of worship, is performed at a later time. (See ada’). Qasr: A shortened form of prayer: A concession for a musafir (traveller) to perform a two-raka’a prayer instead of the full four-raka’a one. (See tamam) Qiblah: The direction, of the Ka’ba, one must face while praying. Qiyam: Standing upright during prayer. Qunoot: The raising of both hands for supplication in prayer.

Raka’a, ruku’: The bowing position in prayer. Rami: Symbolically stoning of the devil, using seven pebbles or small stones at Jamarat on Eid day, the 11th and the 12th of Thil Hijjah; part of hajj rituals. (See Jamarat). (s.a.w.) An acronym for “Sallal lahu alaihi wa alihi wasallam”: May peace be with him, i.e. the Prophet, and his pure progeny. Sadaqa: Almsgiving. Sajdatay-as-Sahu: The two compensatory prostrations in lieu of any commissions or omissions in prayer due to forgetfulness.

Salah/t: Prayer. Salatul ayaat: Prayer for signs, or natural phenomena. Salatul ihtiyat: Precautionary prayer. Salatul lail: Optional night prayer. Sawm: Fasting. Sa’y: Seven laps of brisk walking between the mounds of Safa and Marwah - an obligatory part of hajj rituals. Shari’a: Percepts of the divine law. Shari’i: Islamic or legal. Subh: Dawn prayer. Sujood: Prostration. Sunnah: Model practices, customs, and traditions of The Prophet (s.a.w). Surah: A chapter, or part, of the Holy Qur’an.

Taharah: Ritual purification. Tahir: The state of ritual purity, the opposite of najis. Takbiratul Ihram: The utterance, at the start of prayer, of “Allahu Akbar”: God is Great. Talbiyah: The utterance of: Labbayka Allahuma Labayk, Labbayka La Sharika Laka Labbayk, Innal Hamda Wani’mata Laka Wal Mulk, La Sharika Laka Labbayk. (Here I am! at Your service, O Lord! Here I am! at Your service, You have no partner. Here I am! at Your service.

All the praise is Yours, so is the bounty, and to You belongs the dominion; there is no partner to You.