SELECT GLOSSARY

Allah

ALim b. ,.amdl

Azan

Barakath

Bismilla

Burkha

Dargah Dubash Eedgah Farman Fur2 Fatheeha

Hadhish

Ha/ Hajj

Haklm

Hanball

God

Expert in lslamlc Laws

Summon to prayer proclaimed by the Mouzin from the mosque

Miraculous power conferred on Muslim saints and their shrines.

" In the name of God ( Allah) an expresslon frequently used by

Muslims especially when commencing a work.

Loose garment generally of black colour covering the entire body

with vieled opening, for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.

Operation of the foreskin of the penis of Muslim boys It is a sunnat

(Tradltlon) for Muslims. Muslim saint's Tomb Shrine Interpretor, translator Place of festival prayer Wrltten order issued by a ruler Injunction

An offering to God - The Opening chapter of Quran called Sura

Fatheeha is usually read as a part of the invocation to God

(Allah) or the Prophet or a Saint.

Traditional Record I.e., the recorded saying of the Prophet It Is the

tradition to follow of what the Holy Prophet said and did.

Pilgrimage to Mecca

A person who have perfomed Ha]

Doctor or specialist in mediclne

A school of lslamic jurisprudance. This rejects the concensus of

the learned scholars as unlawful and depends upon the actual

wordings of the sunna as a source of Islamic law.

A school of Islamic Jurisprudance which rejects the method of ijma.

The Prophet's journey from Medina to Mecca, the Musllm era

commences from this year ie., AD 622.

Permissible in Islam

Forbidden or prohibited ( In Islam)

The consensus of the companions of the Prophet or the learned

Musllm scholars of subsequent periods as a authentlc source of

lslamlc laws, on the aspects, which are not clear either from

Quran Hadhish

Imam

Maulavl

Mauzln

Mdadun Nabi

Narnar

Nlkah

Prr

Purdah

S l a m

Religious leader and also to mean the religious specialist of the

congragational prayer.

It is derived from Arabic root, "SLM", means peace, submission o r obedience. In religious sense Islam means submission to the will o f god (Allah) and obedience to his laws.

It is a " Cultural process " where by groups and individuals dirtinguish

themselves and behave according to Islamic prescription and Islamic view

of life.

Gathering of people, the informal village elder's council of the Muslims of

a particular where a mosque is situated area

The sacred house in Mecca ( the first Mosque)

White cloth that cover the dead body before placing into the grave.

Sovereign; a successor of the Prophet Mohamed with authority both in

religious and civil governments.

Sermon delivered on every Friday before the forenoon prayer

Verses of Islamic confession of faith

M d i m festival commemorating the death of a saint or pir.

Muslim residential area adjacent to a Mosque

Dowy promised by the groom to his bride at the time of marriage, it Is

compukoy on the part of the groom and the is recorded.

A school of lslarnlc jurlsptudance founded by Imam Abu Malik

Mosque, place of worship of Muslims.

A wide bottomed boat with timber sewn together with coir, plying In

Coromandel coast.

Religious discourse by recitation of religious books, usually held

on various socio-religious functions and also on the birth

anniversary of the Prophet, Mohamed.

Muslim priest and teacher

The person attached to the mosque to ~ e r f o r m the duty of

announcement of the time of prayer by reciting Azan;

Birth Anniversary of the Prophet Mohamed.

The Islamic form of prayer or worship

Marriage

Muslim saint

Women's veile ~h~ lslamic way of greeting with the right hand raised to the

forehead a s a mark of respect.

Sunna Sunnat

Sunnl

Surrna

Talak

Urns w z u

Zakath

The sacred laws of Islam. The main source of its guidance is the Quran and t lsdheesh

A school of Islamic jurisprudance founded by Imam As-Shafi.

Thls school accepts the method of ])ma and consider it valid.

A sect of Muslims who believe that All, the Son-in-law of the

Prophet , t o have been the rightful successor of Prophet

Mohamed, They reject Abubakkar, Umar and Usman, the first

t h ree Khalifas.

Sweet distributed after religious offerings.

Muslim spiritualist, and adept in the disciplines of Muslim

devotional mysticism.

T h e percepts and practices of Prophet Moharned. Religious obllgation (traditional obligation) for sunni Musllm sect

Orthodox Muslim, s o called because they believe In Sunnath.

They rever equally the four successors ( Khaleefas) of Prophet

Mohamed viz. Abubakkar, Urnar, Usman and Ali, who are

considered as legal successors in the order in which they stand

It 1s the largest Muslim sect.

Antimony - applied o n the eye lids during festive occasions.

An uttarance of declaring divorce by a Muslim

Celebrations in the name of peers and wallees. Rltual purification of the body, prior to prayer. An Islamic approach of tax payment for the relief of poor. All

economical ly solvent Muslims are obliged to pay zakat, which is

2 1/2 % of the total value o f the property every year. It is Property

tax and not Income tax. The Muslims usually distribute the Zakath

during Ramzan month.

To pay homage t o the dead.

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Sllappadikaram

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