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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
Shahaadah ( ﺓﺩﺎﻬـﺷ) - “testimony,” herein it refers to the testimony of faith, “I bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
Shaikh ( ﺦﻴـﺷ) - religious leader, scholar or respected person, also used for Sufi
leaders; traditionally used for the leader of a Bedouin tribe (as opposed to
ameer which was usually used for the head of the city-states)
Shareeah (ﺔﻌﻳﺮﺷ)- Islamic law.
Shiah (ﺔﻌﻴﺷ) - a sectarian group founded years after the death of the Prophet (peace
be upon him); they claim that Ali ibn Abu Taalib should have been the first
caliph instead of Abu Bakr; and they claim to be the followers of the
descendants of Ali
Shiites – Western term for Shiah
Shirk (ﻙﺮﺷ)- the associating of partners with Allah.
Soorah (ﺓﺭﻮﺳ), also commonly Surah - a “chapter” of the Quran
Sufis - these are the groups among Muslims that emphasize mystical practices,
remembrance of Allah and other aspects.
Sunnah (ﺔﻨﺳ) - practice of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Sunni (ﲏﺳ) – one on the path of the ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamaah (see above).
Surah (ﺓﺭﻮﺳ)- this is a “chapter” from the Quran.
Taaghoot (ﺕﻮﻏﺎﻃ) - false god or false object of worship
Tafseer (ﲑﺴﻔﺗ) - Quranic commentary and exegesis.
Taqleed (ﺪﻴﻠﻘﺗ) – following; most often used while referring to the “blind obedience”
to a particular school of fiqh or scholar
Tawassul ( ﻞـﺳﻮﺗ) – seeking a means of approach; for example, one refers to one’s
good deeds done sincerely for Allah’s sake while praying to Allah in hopes
that such will lead Allah to accept one’s prayers
Tauheed, al- (also, tawheed, tawhid, tauhid) (ﺪﻴﺣﻮﺘﻟﺍ) - Islamic monotheism
Tauheed al-Asmaa wa al-Sifaat, al- ( ﺕﺎﻔﺼـﻟﺍﻭ ﺀﺎﲰﻷﺍ ﺪﻴﺣﻮﺘﻟﺍ) - tauheed of Allah
with respect to His names and attributes; He is the only one who possesses
His perfect, complete and majestic attributes.
Tauheed al-Ruboobiyah, al- (ﺔﻴﺑﻮﺑﺮﻟﺍ ﺪﻴﺣﻮﺘﻟﺍ) - the tauheed of Allah with respect to
His Lordship and His actions, such as He is the only creator, the only
sustainer, the only one who maintains and nourishes the creation and so
forth.
Tauheed al-Uloohiyah, al- ( ﺔـﻴﻫﻮﻟﻷﺍ ﺪﻴﺣﻮﺘﻟﺍ) - the tauheed of Allah with respect to
His Godhood; in other words, He is the only God and the only one worthy of
worship and, hence, He is the only one that a person should take as his God
and object of worship.
Uff (ﻑﺃ) - a slight word of rebuke
Uluhiyyah (ﺔﻴﻫﻮﻟﺃ) - related to the ilaah (God, worshipped one)
Ummah ( ﺔـﻣﺃ) - “nation, people,” it refers either to the Muslim nation or the people
who have been addressed by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),
which would be all of mankind from his time until the day of Judgment.
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