Dar Al-Islam Synonym

Dar Al-Islam Definitions

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Ulama : عالم دین , Hadith : سنت , Caaba : کعبہ , Holy War Warriors : انڈونیشیاء کی جہادی تنظیم , Kismat : قسمت , Moslem : مسلم , Ethnic : مشرکانہ , Koranic : قرآنی , Mahomet : محمد ﷺ , Shaitan : شیطان , Zakat : زکوة , Shia : شیعہ , Mosque : مسجد , Mollah : عالم دین , Call To Prayer : اذان , Shiism : شیعیت , Fatwah : فتوہ , Shi'ite : اہل تشیع , Hadith : محمد ﷺ اور صحابہ کے اقوال اور فعل , Sunni : سنی , Al-Qur'an : قرآن پاک , Ramadan : رمضان المبارک , Black Muslim : سیاہ فام مسلمان , Iconoclastic : بت شکنی سے متعلق , Isaac : حضرت اسحاق علیہ السلام , Houri : جنت کی حور , Salaah : نماز , Canaan : ارض مقدسہ , Caliphate : خلافت , Mahdi : امام مہدی , Hadj : اسلام کا پانچواں رکن

Useful Words Definitions

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Ulama: the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community.

Hadith: (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran.

Caaba: (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying.

Holy War Warriors: a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam.

Kismat: (Islam) the will of Allah.

Moslem: a believer in or follower of Islam.

Ethnic: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.

Koranic: of or related to the sacred texts of Islam.

Mahomet: the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632).

Shaitan: (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray.

Zakat: the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship.

Shia: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran.

Mosque: (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret.

Mollah: a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque.

Call To Prayer: (Islam) A call for worship recited by a Muslim man at prescribed times of the day.

Shiism: the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.

Fatwah: (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar.

Shi'ite: a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.

Hadith: (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions.

Sunni: a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.

Al-Qur'an: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina.

Ramadan: (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Black Muslim: an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam.

Iconoclastic: destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited.

Isaac: a biblical name, borne by Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, and a significant figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Houri: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise.

Salaah: the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca.

Canaan: an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism.

Caliphate: the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community.

Mahdi: in Islam, the Mahdi is a messianic figure who, according to popular belief, will appear before the end of the world to restore justice and religion, leading humanity to a righteous path.

Hadj: the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba.