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Ahl Al-Fatra

Ahl Al-Fatra

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Ahl Al-Fatra  أهل الفترة Literally meaning, “People of the Interval”, ahl al-fatra is a term used to describe people who existed between the time of the two prophets, Muhammad and Jesus. People who lived in during this time, were living in the time of jāhiliyya, also known as the “age of ignorance.” The fate of people who lived during […]

Jāhiliyya

Jāhiliyya

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Jāhiliyya Commonly known as the “age of ignorance”, jāhiliyya refers to the centuries before Muhammad arrived as a prophet. The ignorance exists in the fact that the people of this time had not yet discovered the divine truth. Originally, the term was used to describe those who had still denied Muhammad’s teachings and thus were still subscribing to the […]

Tasawwuf

Tasawwuf

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TASAWWUF. تصوف A word used to express the doctrines, of the Sufis or Muslim mystics. Sufiism. The word does not occur in the celebrated Arabic Dictionary, the Qamus, which was compiled an. 817, nor in the Sihah, A.H.. 393. [SUFI.] Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

Tasbih

Tasbih

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TASBIH. تسبيح (1) The. ejaculation,’ “Subhana ‘llah!” سبحان الله, “I extol the holiness of God!” or “O Holy God!” A most meritorious ejaculation which, it recited one-hundred times, night and morning, is said by the Prophet to atone for man’s sins, however many or great., (Mishkat, book v. ch. ii.) (2) A- Rosary.. [ROSARY: ZIKR.] […]

Tahmid

Tahmid

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TAHMID. تحميد The ejaculation “al-Hamdu li-‘llah!” , “God be praised!” (Mishkat, book x. ch. ii.) ‘Umar ibn Shuaib relates from his forefathers that the Prophet said, “He who recites ‘God be praised,’ a hundred times in the morning and again a hundred times in the evening, shall he like, a person, who has provided one […]

Tahlil

Tahlil

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TAHLIL. طهليل The ejaculation “La ilalu, illa ‘llah!” “There is no deity but’ God!” (Mishkat, book x. ch. ii.) Abu Hurairah relates that the Prophet said, “That person who recites ‘There is deity but God,’ one hundred times, shall receive rewards equal to the emancipation of ten slaves, and shall have one hundred good deeds […]

Tahir

Tahir

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TAHIR. طاهر A woman in a state of purity [PURIFICATION.] Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

Taharar

Taharar

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TAHARAR. طهارة “Purification,” including wazu’, tayammum, wasah, ghusl, and miswak, accounts of which are given under their respective articles. [PURIFICATION.] Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

Tahannus

Tahannus

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TAHANNUS. تحنث Avoiding and abstaining from sin. Worshipping God for a certain period in seclusion. The word is used in the latter sense for the seclusion Muhammad on Mount Hira’, when he is supposed to have received his first revelation. (Mishkat, book xxiv. c. v.) [INSPIRATION, QUR’AN] Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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