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Note: This glossary consists of only an introductory explanation to Islamic terms. For thorough understanding, please consult some Sunnī scholar.
Du’ā [دُعَا]: Supplication
Farḍ [فَرۡض]: It is an obligation without performing which one cannot be freed from duty and if some act is Farḍ in worship, the worship will not be accomplished without performing that act. Not performing a Farḍ deliberately is a grave sin.
Ḥalāl [حَلَال]: Lawful (by Sharī’aĥ)
Ḥarām [حَرَام]: It is opposite of Farḍ; committing it deliberately even once is a grave sin.
Imām [اِمَام]: A Muslim who leads others in congregational Ṣalāĥ.
Kanz-ul-Īmān [كَنۡزُالۡاِيۡمَان]: Name of the Urdu translation of the Holy Quran by Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, Al-Ḥāj, Al-Ḥāfiẓ, Al-Qārī Imām Aḥmad Razā Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن.
Makrūĥ [مَكۡرُوۡه]: Disliked
Ṣalāt/Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī ﷺ [صَلَاة عَلَي النَّبِي]: Supplication for asking blessings for the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Shar’ī [شَرۡعِي]: According to Sharī’aĥ
Sharī’at/Sharī’aĥ [شَرِيۡعَة]: Commandments of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Wājib [وَاجِب]: It is an obligation without performing which one will not be freed from obligation and if a Wājib act is missed in worship, that worship will be considered defective; however the worship will be considered performed. Not performing a Wājib once deliberately is a minor sin and leaving it a few times is a grave sin.
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