. J '1 J (cont.)

Nameemah, al- (ࡵI) - the spreading of information about others in order to cause harm or injury Naseehah (೸) - sincere conduct, sincere advice Nifaaq (JI.ii) - hypocrisy Nisf ( LI.....i) - half of something Nisyaan, al- (uNJI) - forgetfulness Niyyah (೹) - intention Noor (.JY) - a light Glossary Nushooz (j_,.!.;) - marital discord wherein one of the partners violates the rights of the other marriage partner Nutfah (.uJ...i) - "a drop of fluid," one of the stages that a human goes through in the fetus Orientalists - non-Muslims who study or write about Islam Qaadhi al-Qudha (•l...;.,.l -I.!) - the chief justice Qaaidah fiqhiyah (¥ •..ic.I.!) - a fiqh maxim or general principle that has applications that span a number of different fiqh areas Qabool, al- (J_,,.il ) - acceptance, as in accepting whatever the shahaadah implies. Qadar, al- (.J-lill) - Divine decree and preordainment Qadariyyah, al- (A..,i.J..lll ) - the sect that denies the concept of al-qadar Qalb (..,..Ii) - heart Qaraain (i.)l_;i) - circumstantial and indirect evidence Qasd, al- ( .i.....il ) - purpose, intent Qati'ee (Í) - definitive, certain; as opposed to dhanni which implies speculative or probable Qati'ee al-thaboot (u_,,ul Í) - definitively confirmed, no question for any doubt about it. Qawl or qaul (JL) - "statement," the scholars discuss statements of the heart (beliefs) as well as statements of the tongue Qiblah (Nj) - the direction faced during the prayer, the direction of Makkah Qiyaas (0"49) - analogy Qiyaas faasid ( .l..il! 0"49) - an illogical or improper use of analogy. Qiyaas al-aks (೵I 0"49) - the opposite of the conclusion of an analogy for an opposite case. Qudsi (nj) - herein, it is used to refer to a hadith in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) transmits Allah's own words. Rabb (Y.J) - Lord, creator, one who nourishes and sustains Rahim (ି.J) - womb Rai ('-il.J) - personal opinion Rakat (W.J), also commonly rakah - a "unit" or portion of the ritual prayer or salaat Riba ('-u) - interest Riyaa (Ìl,u) - acting for the sake of show or to be seen by others. Rooh, al- (CJ.JI) - the spirit, as in the spirit that is breathed into a fetus and gives it life. Rububiyyah, al- (ǍJi.JI) - Related to the rabb (lord and creator) Rukhsah (ୀ.J) - exemption or permission from the shareeah to do something that is, under ordinary circumstances, not to be done. Sa (ti....) - this is a physical quantity of something; it is equivalent to an average sized man putting his two hands together and four times scooping up the quantity of something. Sabr (.>."-"') - patience, perseverance Sadaqa (Ui...) - charity, usually used for charity other than the obligatory zakah but sometimes it does mean the obligatory alms or zakah. Sadd al-dharai (ǎljll .l..i) - "blocking the means," this is a concept in Islamic fiqh where if it is found that an act leads to something unlawful, the preliminary act would also be considered unlawful Sadooq (L;J.i....) - honest, a middle level, acceptable narrator Sahih (( )- this is an authentic or verified hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Sahih al-Bukhari ('i.J֮I ã) - the most authentic compilation ofhadith; compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. Sahih lidhaatihi (...:i ୌ ã) - this is a hadith that reaches the level of sahih on its own merit, without the need for any corroborating evidence. Sahih lighairihi (•_>.;i.l ã) - this is a hadith that has been raised to the level of sahih due to corroborating or supporting evidence. Sahih Muslim (y ã) - the second most authentic compilation of hadith; compiled by Imam Muslim. Salaat (•)I....), also commonly salah - the Islamic ritual prayer; literally, it means supplication. Salaat al-Tasbeeh (ƵI •)I....) - This is a special prayer in which certain words of dhikr are repeated a number of times in each of the different movements of the prayer. Sala/, al- (Ul...JI) - the first three generation of Muslims, in particular, the Companions, and those who follow their path Salafi (ƶ) - one adhering to the way of the salaf Sami'iyyah attributes (֯) - These are the "attributes of Allah known through transmitted reports" and they cannot be "proven" a priori logically or rationally. Shaadh (ii...!.) - in hadith terminology, this refers to a hadith that is deemed weak because it is in open contradiction to what is narrated or reported through stronger sources or evidence. Shaam, al- (!'\..!JI) - "Greater Syria," encompassing most of what is today Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan Shabaab (Yְ) - youth Shabaan (uೳ) - the eighth month of the Islamic calendar Shahaadah (o.iÊ) - "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 (&) - religious leader, scholar or respected person, also used for Sufi leaders Shareeah (էó)- Islamic law. Sharr (ó) - evil Sharl (.1.