Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

688 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g&& (Vol-3)
Allaah: Commonly spelt "Allah", He is the One and Only being worthy of worship
Who has no partners or children and is unlike anything we know. He is the
Creator and Sustainer of all creation and controls everything in the universe.
Only He knows, sees and hears everything and will only be seen by the people of
Jannah. Non-Muslims refer to Him as "the God of the Muslims".
Allaahu Akbar: An Arabic expression translated as "Allaah is the Greatest". This
expression is referred to as the "Takbeer".
Ambiyaa: see Nabi
Amaanah: Literally translated as "trust" and refers to something given as a trust
for another to keep until the owner wants it back.
Ameer: The word means "leader" and may refer to any Muslim leader or
commander appointed to lead others. See also Ameerul Mu'mineen
Ameerul Mu'mineen: The term means "Leader of the Mu'mineen" and is a title
reserved for someone who leads the Muslims. It was first used for Hadhrat Umar
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Ansaar: Literally means "helpers". This term refers to those Muslims during the
time of Rasulullaah @?@ who were native inhabitants of Madinah and who
helped the Muhaajireen who migrated to Madinah. A single person from amongst
the Ansaar is referred to as an Ansaari.
Ansaari: see Ansaar
Asr: One of the five Fardh salaahs. It is performed between late afternoon and
sunset.
Aws: One of the two prominent tribes of the Ansaar. The other was the Khazraj
tribe.
Awqiya: The equivalent of 40 Dirhams, with one Dirham equal to approximately
3.1 g of silver.
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Badr: A place approximately 160 km south of Madinah where the Muslim army
led by Rasulullaah @& fought the Mushrikeen army in the first battle that the
Muslims ever fought. Although only 313 in number and extremely short of arms
and transport, the Muslims convincingly defeated the Mushrikeen, who
numbered more than a thousand and were armed to the teeth. This battle took
place two years after Rasulullaah migrated to Madinah and is known as the
Battle of Badr.
Bani Israa'eel: Literally translated as "The children of Israa'eel". Israa'eel was the
title of Hadhrat Ya'qoob @&, who was the son of Hadhrat Is'haaq @W and the
grandson of Hadhrat Ibraheem @!%. The Bani Israa'eel are therefore the
descendants of Hadhrat Ya'qoob @W. They are more commonly known as the
Jews
Baqi: Also known as Jannatul Baqi or Baqi'ul Gharqad. This is the graveyard of
Madinah.
Barzakh: The stage of existence between the time when a person passes away