Burraq a heavenly animal made of light...

Burraq a heavenly animal made of light, bigger than a donkey and smaller than a horse, on which the Holy *(Salla-a-Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)* [Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him] went for the Miraj. Fajr ** ** dawn or early morning before sunrise; morning prayer. Hadith (pl. ahadith) lit. tradition. The sayings, practice and silent approval of the Holy *(Salla-a-Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)* [Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him] .

Hasan a hadīth, narrated by a reliable chain of narrators though not reaching the grade of sahih (sound) hadith, but records a complete chain of narrators up to the Prophet*(Salla-a-Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)* [Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him] . Hur (the plural of haura) very fair women of Paradise. Isnad ** ** chain of transmission of a tradition. Jahiliyyah “ignorance”. The term refers to pre-Muslim period. Jibrail/Jibril the angle Gabriel.

Jibrail was appointed by Allah to convey His Messages to His prophets and messengers. Kabah a cube-shaped building -at the centre of al-Masjid-ul-Haram (the great mosque at Makkah)- towards which all Muslims face in prayer which is why it is also known as the qiblah. It is also known as the House of Allah. Kawthar lit . “abundance”. A pond in Paradise known as the Haud-ul-Kawthar or “the Pond of Abundance”. Kufah a city on the west bank of the river Euphrates, about four days march from Baghdad.

It was the capital town of the Commander of the Believers, Ali. Mahshar the place where people will gather together on the Day of Judgement. Maqam Ibrahim the stone at Makkah within the boundary of al-Masjid-ul-Haram, which has the impression of the footprints of the Prophet Ibrahim*(Salla-a-Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)* [Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him] . This is the stone on which Ibraham (u) stood while he and his son, the prophet Ismail (u), were building the kabah.

Marfu a tradition which is traced back to the Holy Prophet*(Salla-a-Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)* [Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him] without any defect in transmission. Maryam the mother of prophet Isa; Mary. Mimbar a pulpil in a mosque from which a sermon is delivered. Qiblah direction one faces in prayer, towards Makkah. Rahman “the Infinite Beneficence or Goodness of Allah”. It is one of the ninety-nine names or attributes of Allah. Ar-Rahman is a more exalted attribute than ar-Rahim.

It expresses that the universal attribute of mercy which the Almighty extends to all mankind, the wicked and the good, believers and unbelievers.