10 Arabic Words You
Need To Know
dawah, Da'wah is
an Arabic word which means to invite or summon someone. This term is often used
to describe when Muslims share their faith with others, in order to teach them
more about Islam. Pronunciation: da-w-wah. Also Known As: prosthelytize, give
testimony, share, preach, teach.
dhimmi, ([ðimi];
Arabic: ذمي, meaning "protected person") refers to specific
individuals living in Muslim lands, who were granted special status and safety
in Islamic law in return for paying the capital tax
hijra, Arabic
word for "migration" Hegira or Hijra of Muhammad, the migration of
Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later renamed by him to
Medina) in 622 CE
jizya, Ottoman Turkish: جزيه/cizye) is a
per capita yearly tax historically levied by Islamic states on certain
non-Muslim subjects—dhimmis—permanently residing in Muslim lands under Islamic
law.
kafir, what the Koran and Islam call the
unbelievers. Kafir is the worst word in the human language. They who dispute the
signs of Allah [kafirs] without authority having reached them are greatly hated
by Allah and the believers.
shaheed, not to
be confused with martyr, is only applied to those who sacrifice their lives for
Allah's cause
shariah, Islamic
canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the
Prophet (Hadith and Sunna), prescribing both religious and secular duties and
sometimes retributive penalties for lawbreaking.
takfir, refers to
the practice of excommunication, one Muslim declaring another Muslim as kafir
(non-believer). The act which precipitates takfir is termed the mukaffir. An
ill-founded takfir accusation is a major forbidden act.
taqiyya, is an
Islamic juridical term whose shifting meaning relates to when a Muslim is
allowed, under Sharia law, to lie.
Ummah the whole
community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion.
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