qiblah direction to Ka'bah for prayers, burying the deceased, etc.

qiblah direction to Ka'bah for prayers, burying the deceased, etc. Ramadan ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the month of fasting. riba interest, usury. al-risalah al-'amaliyyah practical treatise prepared by the jurist for the laity. salat ritual prayer; formal worship. sa'y pacing back and forth seven times by a pilgrim between Safa and Marwah. shar'i lawful, legitimate. shari'ah universal Islamic values and norms; commonly referred to as the Islamic law.

Shawwal tenth month in the Islamic lunar calendar. siyam fasts. tahir ritually pure; not equivalent to hygienic or clean. tamm complete prayers. taqlid emulating the opinions of a religious authority. taqsir cutting a piece of hair or nail by the pilgrim. tathir ritual purification. tawaf circumambulation around the Ka'bah. tayammum substitution for wudu' and/or ghusl .

ta'zir discretionary punishment estimated by al-hakim al-shar'i or a judge that is not prescribed in the Qur'an or the Sunnah; chastisement. ulama religious scholars. 'urf convention, customary law. wudu' minor ritual ablution of certain parts of the body.…