Salah, the Glossary
Salah is the principal form of worship in Islam.[1]
Table of Contents
91 relations: Adhan, Ahl-i Hadith, Al-Albani, Al-Fatiha, Allah, Ancillaries of the Faith, As-salamu alaykum, Asr prayer, Bid'ah, Brunei, Congregational prayer (Islam), Dua, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Eid prayers, Exegesis, Fajr prayer, Five Pillars of Islam, Friday prayer, God in Islam, Hadith, Halal, Hanafi school, Hanbali school, Ibadah, Imam, Indo-Persian culture, Indonesia, Iqama, Isha prayer, Islam, Islam in Central Asia, Islam in China, Islam in Iran, Islam in Russia, Islam in South Asia, Islam in Turkey, Ja'fari school, Khatib, Khutbah, Madhhab, Maghrib prayer, Malaysia, Mecca, Menstruation in Islam, Middle Persian, Muhammad, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Muhammad's eclipse, Muslims, ... Expand index (41 more) »
Adhan
The (adhān) is the first Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin at five times of the day in a mosque, traditionally from a minaret.
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Ahl-i Hadith
Ahl-i-Hadith or Ahl-e-Hadith (اہلِ حدیث, people of hadith) is a Salafi reform movement that emerged in North India in the mid-nineteenth century from the teachings of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, Syed Nazeer Husain and Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan.
Al-Albani
Muhammad Nasir al-Din (19142 October 1999), known by his al-Albani (the Albanian), was an Albanian Islamic scholar known for being a famous muhaddith.
Al-Fatiha
Al-Fatiha (lit) is the first chapter of the Quran.
Allah
Allah (ﷲ|translit. Salah and Allah are Islamic terminology.
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Ancillaries of the Faith
In Twelver Shia Islam, the Ancillaries of the Faith (فروع الدين furūʿ ad-dīn) are a set of practices that Shia Muslims have to carry out.
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As-salamu alaykum
As-salamu alaykum (ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ), also written salamun alaykum and typically rendered in English as salam alaykum, is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'.
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Asr prayer
The Asr prayer (صلاة العصر, "afternoon prayer") is one of the mandatory five daily Islamic prayers.
Bid'ah
In Islam, (بدعة) refers to innovation in religious matters.
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Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
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Congregational prayer (Islam)
Salat al-jama‘ah (Congregational Prayer) or prayer in congregation (jama'ah) is considered to have more social and spiritual benefit than praying by oneself.
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Dua
In Islam, (دعاء, plural: أدعية) is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God.
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Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is the second of the two main holidays in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. Salah and Eid al-Adha are Islamic terminology.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr (lit) is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Adha). Salah and Eid al-Fitr are Islamic terminology.
Eid prayers
Eid prayers, also referred to as Salat al-Eid (صلاة العيد), are holy holiday prayers in the Islamic tradition.
Exegesis
Exegesis (from the Greek ἐξήγησις, from ἐξηγεῖσθαι, "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text.
Fajr prayer
The Fajr prayer (Ṣalāt al-Fajr) is the salah (daily Islamic prayer) offered in the early morning.
Five Pillars of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam (أركان الإسلام; also أركان الدين "pillars of the religion") are fundamental practices in Islam, considered to be obligatory acts of worship for all Muslims. Salah and Five Pillars of Islam are Islamic terminology.
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Friday prayer
In Islam, Friday prayer, or Congregational prayer (translit) is a community prayer service held once a week on Fridays.
God in Islam
In Islam, God (Allāh, contraction of ٱلْإِلَٰه, lit.) is seen as the creator and sustainer of the universe, who lives eternally and will eventually resurrect all humans.
Hadith
Hadith (translit) or Athar (أثر) is a form of Islamic oral tradition containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the prophet Muhammad. Salah and Hadith are Islamic terminology.
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Halal
Halal (حلال) is an Arabic word that translates to in English. Salah and Halal are Islamic terminology.
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Hanafi school
The Hanafi school or Hanafism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Hanbali school
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Ibadah
Ibadah (عبادة., ‘ibādah, also spelled ibada) is an Arabic word meaning service or servitude.
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Imam
Imam (إمام,;: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position.
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Indo-Persian culture
Indo-Persian culture refers to a cultural synthesis present on the Indian subcontinent.
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Iqama
The iqama (iqāma) is the second Islamic call to prayer, recited after the adhan.
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Isha prayer
The Isha prayer (صلاة العشاء, "night prayer") is one of the mandatory five daily Islamic prayers, and contains four cycles.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
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Islam in Central Asia
Islam in Central Asia has existed since the beginning of Islamic history.
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Islam in China
Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE.
Islam in Iran
Islam began entering Iran a few years after it was founded by Muhammad in the 7th century.
Islam in Russia
Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe excluding Turkey.
Islam in South Asia
Islam is the second-largest religion in South Asia, with more than 650 million Muslims living there, forming about one-third of the region's population.
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Islam in Turkey
Islam is the most practiced religion in Turkey.
Ja'fari school
The Jaʿfarī school, also known as the Jafarite school, Jaʿfarī fiqh (الفقه الجعفري) or Ja'fari jurisprudence, is a prominent school of jurisprudence (fiqh) within Twelver and Ismaili (including Nizari) Shia Islam, named after the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq.
Khatib
In Islam, a khatib or khateeb (خطيب khaṭīb) is a person who delivers the sermon (khuṭbah) (literally "narration"), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers. Salah and khatib are Islamic terminology.
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Khutbah
Khutbah (خطبة, khuṭbah; خطبه, khotbeh; hutbe) serves as the primary formal occasion for public preaching in the Islamic tradition.
Madhhab
A madhhab (way to act,, pl. label) refers to any school of thought within Islamic jurisprudence.
Maghrib prayer
The Maghrib prayer (صلاة المغرب, "sunset prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayers).
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Mecca
Mecca (officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam.
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Menstruation in Islam
Menstruation in Islam relates to various purity related restrictions in Islamic jurisprudence.
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Middle Persian
Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg (Pahlavi script: 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪, Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫏𐫐, Avestan script: 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬯𐬍𐬐) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire.
Muhammad
Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Sulaymān al-Tamīmī (2; 1703–1792) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher, activist, religious leader, jurist, and reformer from Najd in central Arabia, considered as the eponymous founder of the so-called Wahhabi movement.
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Muhammad's eclipse
Muhammad's eclipse was an annular solar eclipse that occurred on January 27, 632, and was visible across parts of East Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Far East, and Siberia.
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Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
Mustahabb
Mustahabb is an Islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured.
Niyyah
Niyyah (Arabic: نِيَّةٌ, variously transliterated niyyah, niyya, "intention") is an Islamic concept: the intention in one's heart to do an act for the sake of God (Allah).
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Persian language
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.
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Persianate society
A Persianate society is a society that is based on or strongly influenced by the Persian language, culture, literature, art and/or identity.
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Principles of Islamic jurisprudence
Principles of Islamic jurisprudence (translit) are traditional methodological principles used in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) for deriving the rulings of Islamic law (sharia). Salah and principles of Islamic jurisprudence are Islamic terminology.
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Qibla
The qibla (lit) is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the salah.
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Qiyam
Qiyām (قيام, "orthostasis/standing") is an integral part of the Islamic salah.
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Qunut
"Qunut" is a supplication type of prayer made while standing in Islam.
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Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah). Salah and Quran are Islamic terminology.
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Quranism
Quranism (translit) is an Islamic movement that holds the belief that the Quran is the only valid source of religious belief, guidance, and law in Islam. Salah and Quranism are Islamic terminology.
Rak'a
A Rak'a (ركعة, lit. "bow"; plural: ركعات) is a single iteration of prescribed movements and supplications performed by Muslims as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as salah.
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Rashad Khalifa
Rashad Khalifa (رشاد خليفة; November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization which promotes the practice and study of Quranism.
Ruku
Rukūʿ (رُكوع) is the act of belt-low bowing in standardized prayers, where the backbone should be at rest.
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Sabr
Sabr (ṣabr) (literally 'endurance' or more accurately 'perseverance' and 'persistence'"Ṣabr", Encyclopaedia of Islam) is one of the two parts of faith (the other being shukr) in Islam. Salah and Sabr are Islamic terminology.
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Salafi movement
The Salafi movement or Salafism is a revival movement within Sunni Islam, which was formed as a socio-religious movement during the late 19th century and has remained influential in the Islamic world for over a century.
Salah times
Salat times are prayer times when Muslims perform salat.
Salat al-Istikharah
Salat al-Istikhaara (صلاة الاستخارة), which translates as Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who seek guidance from God when facing a decision in their life.
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Salawat
(translit; label) or is an Islamic complimentary Arabic phrase which contains veneration for Muhammad. Salah and Salawat are Islamic terminology.
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam.
Solar deity
A solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof.
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.
Sujud
Sujūd (سُجود), or sajdah (سجدة), also known as sijda, sejda or shejda is the act of low bowing or prostration to God facing the ''qiblah'' (direction of the Kaaba at Mecca).
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Sujud Sahwi
Sujud Sahwi or Sajdah of forgetfulness occurs during the ritual salat prayer.
Sunnah
In Islam,, also spelled (سنة), is the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. Salah and Sunnah are Islamic terminology.
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Sunnah prayer
A Sunnah prayer (صلاة السنة) is an optional or supererogatory salah (ritual prayer) that can be performed in addition to the five daily salah, which are compulsory for all Muslims.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Swahili language
Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).
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Tafsir
Tafsir (tafsīr; Explanation) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. Salah and Tafsir are Islamic terminology.
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Tahajjud
Tahajjud, also known as the "night prayer" or "Qiyam-u-lail", is a voluntary prayer performed by followers of Islam. Salah and Tahajjud are Islamic terminology.
Takbir
The takbīr (تَكْبِير) is the name for the Arabic phrase (اَللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ).Wensinck, A.J., "Takbīr", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Salah and Takbir are Islamic terminology.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
Tarawih
(tarāwīḥ) are special Sunnah prayers involving reading long portions of the Quran, and performing up to 20 rakahs (cycles of prostrations required in Islamic prayer), which are performed only in the Islamic month of Ramadan.
Tasbih
Tasbih (تَسْبِيح) is a form of dhikr that involves the glorification of God in Islam by saying: "Subhan Allah" (سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ; lit. "Glory be to Allah").
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Tashahhud
The Tashahhud (تَشَهُّد, meaning "testimony "), also known as at-Tahiyyat (greetings), is the portion of the Muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla (direction of Mecca), glorifies God, and greets Muhammad and the "righteous servants of God" followed by the two testimonials.
Thawab
Thawāb, Sawab, Hasanat or Ajr (ثواب, Hindi: सवाब saʋāb, Bengali: সওয়াব sôwab) is an Arabic term meaning "reward".
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Turco-Persian tradition
The composite Turko-Persian, Turco-Persian,, Turko-Persia in historical perspective, Cambridge University Press, 1991 or Turco-Iranian (فرهنگ ایرانی-ترکی) is the distinctive culture that arose in the 9th and 10th centuries AD in Khorasan and Transoxiana (present-day Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and minor parts of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan).
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Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644.
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Witr
Witr (وتر) is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed at night after Isha (night-time prayer) or before fajr (dawn prayer).
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Women as imams
There is a difference of opinion among Muslims regarding the circumstances in which women may act as imams, i.e. to lead a mixed gendered congregation in salat (prayer).
Wudu
Wuduʾ (lit) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution.
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Zuhr prayer
The Zuhr prayer (lit; also transliterated Dhuhr, Duhr, Thuhr or Luhar) is one of the five daily mandatory Islamic prayers (salah).
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah
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