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Ayat al-Kursi
Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things In the heavens and on earth. Who is there that can intercede in his presence except As He permitteth? He knoweth What (appeareth to His Creatures As) before or after Or behind them. Nor shall they compass Aught of His... |
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... AHLUL ABAIT: Literally means "the People of the House". A polite way of addressing the wife and the members of the household. Sometimes used to refer to the family of the Prophet Muhammad, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him and on his family and on all his companions. The blessings here are addressed to the entire household. See Holy Qur'an, Houd (11):73.
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AKBAR (SHIRK AL): Major Shirk. This is divided into four categories: 1). Shirk Ad-Du'a. 2). Shirk al-Niyyah wal Iraada wal Qasd. 3). Shirk-al-Ta'a. 4). Shirk al-Muhabbah. For full explanation see Shirk.
AKHIRA: The Hereafter. Not the life in the Barzakh (the life of the grave), but the life in Jannah (Paradise) or the Nar (Hellfire).
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ALLAH TA'ALA: Allah the Exalted. See Subhana wa Ta'ala.
ALLAH AKBAR: Allah is the Greatest.
AL-'UZZA: A famous goddess in the Hijaz used to be worshipped by the pagan Arabs in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. See Holy Qur'an, An-Najm (53):19.
AL-YAS, PEACE BE ON HIM: Elisha. A Prophet of Islam. See Holy Qur'an, Al-A... |
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AQIQAH: It is the Sacrificing of one or two sheeps on the occasion of the birth of a child, as a token of gratitude to Allah. See Sahi Al-Bukhari, The Book of 'Aqiqah, Vol. 7, Page No. 272.
AQRA HALQA: It is just an exclamatory expression, the literal meaning of which is not meant always. It expresses disapproval.
ARAAK (AL): A tree from Siwak is made. See Siw... |
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| AS-SIDDIQ: "The Truthful". This title was given to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. When Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, related his experience of Al-Isra (his night journey to Masjidil Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem) Wal Mi'raj (and his ascension through the seven heavens) to Abu Bakr, ma... |
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