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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)
Ḥanafī [حَنَفِي]: One out of four schools of Islamic jurisprudence.
Ḥarām [حَرَام]: It is opposite of Farḍ; committing it deliberately even once is a grave sin.
Ijtimā’ [اِجۡتِمَاع]: Religious congregation
Imām [اِمَام]: A Muslim who leads others in congregational Ṣalāĥ.
Jamā’at [جَمَاعَت]: Congregational Ṣalāĥ
Kaffāraĥ [كَفَّارَه]: Expiation or atonement
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 Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن.
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