A genealogical division among Muslims Sheb-e-Abi Talib ...

A genealogical division among Muslims Sheb-e-Abi Talib :Valley in Mecca where the Messenger of Allah (S) and the early Muslims took refuge for some time Shura :Consultation committee formed by Umar for selecting Uthman as the next caliph Siraat :Path Sujud :Plural of Sajdah, prostration Sunnah :Practice (esp. of the Messenger of Allah) Surahs :Chapter of Quran t.s. :Abbreviation of Taaba Saraa.

See the meaning of ‘q.s.’ Tabi’in :Followers of the companions of the Prophet Takbir :Allaho Akbar, God is the Greatest Takbiratul Ihram :Saying Allaho Akbar at the beginning of the ritual prayer Taqiyyah :Dissimulation Taqleed :Emulation of a scholar in Islamic practical law Taqwa :Piety Tasbeehaat :Plural of Tasbih, glorification of Allah (esp.

in bowing and prostrations in the ritual prayers) Tasbih :Rosary Tashahud :Recitation in the sitting position in the second and the last unit of the ritual prayer Tawfeeq (pl.

Tawfeeqaat) :Divine inspiration Tawheed :Belief in the absolute Oneness of Allah Tayammum :Substitute of ablution/ritual bath when use of water is not possible or advisable Taziyah :A replica of the tomb of Imam Husain (as) Thawaab :Divine rewards Thawr, cave of :The cave where the Messenger of Allah (S) hid on way to Medina Torah :The Old Testament Two Shaykhs :Abu Bakr and Umar Umrah :Optional pilgrimage to Mecca Umratul Qaza :Lapsed Umrah Wajib :Obligatory Wilayat :Guardianship, belief in the guardianship of Ahlul Bayt (as) and love towards them Wudhu :Ritual ablution Zakat :Obligatory Islamic wealth tax Ziarat :Visitation/ or recitation of salutation while facing the tomb of religious personalities Zihar : Pre-Islamic form of divorce, consisting in the words of repudiation: You are to me like my mother’s back.

(anti a’layyah ka-zahri ummi). Zinnoorain :Master of two lights. Uthman, the third caliph Zuhoor :Reappearance (of Imam Mahdi [a.t.f.s.]). Zuhr : Noon prayers Zuhrain :The two ritual prayers of Zuhr (noon) and Asr (afternoon)…