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muftî: ’âlim authorized to issue fatwâ.mujâhid: a Muslim who tries to spread Islam by meansof publication, speech or struggle.mu’jîza: (pl. -ât) miracle worked by Allâhu ta’âlâthrough a prophet; AM.munâfiq: hypocrite in the disguise of a Muslim thoughhe believes in another religion.nafs: a force in man which wants him to harm himselfreligiously; an-nafs al-ammâra, AM.nass: (general term for an âyat or a hadîth.)nikâh: Islamic contract for marriage.nisâb: minimum quantity of specified wealth whichmakes one liable to do some certain duties; EBV.-Qabr as-Sa’âda: the Prophet’s shrine.qadâ: the instance of happening or creation of what ispredestined; qadar, predestination of everything as Allâhuta’âlâ has decreed from eternity; BI.qibla: direction towards the Ka’ba.qiyâs: (of a mujtahid) to resemble, to compare, anaffair not clearly stated in the Qur’ân, Hadîth or ijmâ’ to asimilar one stated clearly; conclusion drawn from suchcomparison; ijtihâd; SP.qutb: a Walî of highest degree; AM.Rabb: Allâhu ta’âlâ as the Creator and ‘Trainer’.rak’a: unit of salât; AM.Rasûlullah: Muhammad, the Prophet of Allâhu ta’âlâ:BI.ribâ: charging or paying interest.ru’ûs: final exam at the university level madrasa.Sahâbî: (pl. as-Sahâba) Muslim who saw the Prophetat least once; a companion of the Prophet.sahîh: i) valid, lawful; ii) (hadîth) authentic, soundlytransmitted.Salaf as-sâlihîn: as-Sahâba and the distinguishedones among the Tâbi’ûn and their companions; AM.sâlih: one who is pious and abstains from sins.sâlik: one who is on a certain way in tasawwuf; AM.shafâ’a: intercession; SP.- 329 -

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