Men Around The Prophet

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1	Aadhaan	The call to prayer, called for the minaret five times daily.
2	Ansaar	Helpers. The Muslims who were resident in Al- Madiinah and helped those who emigrated from Makkah.
3	Dhuhr	The noon prayer, one of the five daily prayers.
4	Duha	An optional prayer, one of the five daily prayers.
5	Al-Faatihah	The opening surah of the Qur'aan, recited in each raka`h of prayer.
6	Fajr	The dawn prayer, one of the five daily prayers.
7	Fatwah	(Anglicized plural used in text) Islamic legal opinion based on the Qur'aan and hadiiths.
8	Fiqh	Islamic jurisprudence.
9	Fitnah	Sedition, disorder, trial, affliction, temptation.
10	Hadiith	(Anglicized plural used here) a saying or action of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the sum of them being the second basis of Islamic law after the Qur'aan.
11	Hajj	Pilgrimage to Makkah.
12	Halaal	Lawful according to Islamic law.
13	Al-Arqam	The house of Al-Arqam which was used as a meeting place by the earliest Muslims in Makkah.
14	Haraam	Unlawful according to Islamic law emigration. The first two Hijrahs were those of the Companions to Abyssinia. The Hijrah from which the Islamic calendar begins was that of Muhammad (PBUH) and his Companions from Makkah to Al Madiinah.
15	Al-Hijr	A spot next to the Ka`bah.
16	Ijtihaad	Islamic legal opinion based on analysis and analogy.
17	Iaaam Leader	prayer leader.
18	Jaahiliyah	The Period of Ignorance, i.e. paganism, before the revelation of the Qur'aan.
19	Jibrill	The Angel Gabriel.
20	Jihaad	Fighting or struggle in the cause of Allah.
21	Jizyah	A tax paid by non-Muslims living under a Muslim government.
22	Ka'bah	The cube-shaped in Makkah which Muslims circumambulate during the Hajj rituals. It was first built by Prophet Ibraahiim (Abraham).
23	Khawaarij	An early splinter group within Islam. Originally supporters of Imam `Aliy, they broke away from him when he agreed to arbitration in his dispute with Mu'aawiyah.
24	Muhaajiruun	(sing-Muhaajir) Emigrants. The Muslims who emigrated from Makkah to Al Madiinah
25	Mujaahid	One who fights or struggles in the cause of Allah.
26	PBUH	Peace be upon him.
27	Quraish	The ruling tribe of Makkah, to which the Prophet (PBUH) belonged.
28	Rak`ah	(Anglicized plural used in text) a unit of prayer consisting of a series of motions: standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting and prostrating again.
29	Sunnah	A practice of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which is imitated by Muslims.
30	Surah/Surat	A chapter of the Qur'aan.
31	`Umah	Nation; leader
32	Umrah	Minor pilgrimage to Makkah.

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