. J '1 J (cont.)

Mar if ah (DZ .?-") - knowledge of something Maroof (uJY-") - what is good, approved by the shareeah Maturidites - a common Western term for the Maaturidiyyah Mauidhah (;J;.c. _,..) - admonition Mauqoof (w_,i_,,.)- this is a report or statement that is traced back to the Companions. Milk (DŽ) - dominion Minbar (.fa) - "pulpit" Mualaq (ഄ)- this is where the compiler of a collection of hadith does not record the entire chain of the hadith. Muamalaat (w)L.അ) - worldly transactions, as opposed to ritual acts of worship Muanan (ב)- in the sciences of hadith, this is where a narrator simply says, "On the authority of," instead of stating exactly how he heard the hadith. Mubaah (c4-o) - a permissible act Mudaa alaih, al- ("-:;le -r.l.JI) - the defendant Muddaee, al- (.,r-.l...1 ) - the plaintiff Mubtadi (t෵) - one who willingly follows a bidah (heresy, innovation) Mudhghah (ഃ) - "a lump that looks like it has been chewed," one of the stages that a human goes through in the fetus Mufti (Dž) - one who issues fatwas Muhaddith ( ഀ) - one specialized in the field of hadith Muhs in ( ഁ) - a doer of good, a person characterized with ihsaan Muhsineen (ג) - plural ofmuhsin Mujaahid ( ം4---) - one who makes jihad Mujtahid ( ೾) - one who exercises ijtihaad or personal, scholarly reasoning Mujmal ( ೿) - left without details, general, ambiguous Mukrah, al- (o.fi..1 ) - the one who is being coerced Mukrah alaih, al- ("-:;le •fi..JI) - the act one is being coerced to perform Mukrih al- (o,fi..1 ) - the person who coerces another person to do something. Mumin (i.:,..._;..) - a believer Mumineen (l.J:!1-Y.) - plural of mumin Munkar (fo) - what is evil and opposed by the shareeah; in hadith terminology, a rejected, very weak hadith in which an unacceptable narrator relates something that contradicts what the acceptable sources state. Munqata (dž) - in hadith terminology, a hadith whose chain has missing or broken links. Muraaqibah, al- (LJlyJI) - the feeling of being watched by Allah in all of one's acts. Murjiah, al- (LjyJI) - an early sect in the history of Islam and an opponent to the Khawaarij; they went to the opposite extreme concerning imaan and claimed that even the biggest sinner is a complete and perfect believer. Murjiites - A common Western term for the Murjiah Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Mursal ( J.. Y' )- this is the "strongest" type of weak hadith in which only the name of the Companion who originally narrated the hadith is missing from the chain. Mushaahadah, al- (o..iAL:...1 ) - personal witnessing, as in the case where the person feels he is actually seeing Allah in front of him while performing acts of worship. Mushrik (nfa) - those who commit shirk (associate partners with Allah) Mushrikeen (LJ:!Sfa) - plural ofmushrik Muslim (y) - one who submits Musnad (..l..i....) - a collection ofhadith arranged not according to fiqh topic but according to the Companion who narrated the hadith; a second meaning for the term is a hadith that has an unbroken chain that goes all the way back to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Mustahab ( ೶) - a preferred or recommended act. Muta'asib (೻) - one who blindly and rigidly follows a school offiqh, regardless of the evidences presented against their view Mutafiqun alaih (Ô ೷) - "agreed upon," in particular, it is in reference to a hadith that is recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim; all acceptable scholars "are agreed" that such a hadith is authentic. Mutah (೼) - temporary marriage; it is considered prohibited by all Sunni scholars. Mutakallimoon (ulj) - with respect to the scholars of Islamic legal theory, this is in reference to the Shafi'ees, Hanbalis and Malikis. This is because they started their approach from a theoretical point of view as opposed to the Hanafis, who are known as the fuqahaa or jurists because they started their approach to legal theory with the practical fiqh conclusions. Mutashaabihaat ( w\+!ୁ) - doubtful matters Mutawaatir (Jilfa) - something narrated in such a way, such as by so many people in each generation, that there is no question about its correctness and authenticity Mutazilah, al- ('-ly....l ) - an early heretical group in the history of Islam. They were greatly responsible for the spread of Greek thinking among the Muslims. Among their beliefs was that the jaasiq was neither a believer nor a disbeliever but he would be in the Hell-fire forever. Muttaqeen (೺) - people who possess taqwa or God-consciousness, fear of Allah and so forth Muttaqi (..;:;...) - singular of muttaqeen. Muzdalifah (೽.lj.o) - this is a place that a person is required to visit and stay at during the pilgrimage. Nafs (ƣ) - soul, person Najash, al- (LjI) - artificially raising prices against one another simply for the purpose of harming others. Nakirah (•fa) - grammatical term meaning indefinite noun.