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Fatima (Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah), also spelled Fatimah, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter Fatima as the most famous one. The literal meaning of the name is one who weans an infant or one who abstains. [3] [4]
Spiritual and moral jihad is generally emphasized in pious and mystical circles. [22] The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic defines the term as "fight, battle; jihad, holy war (against the infidels, as a religious duty)". [23] However, given the range of meanings, it is incorrect to equate it simply with "holy war". [22]
In some rabbinical interpretations, Amalek is etymologised as am lak, 'a people who lick (blood)', [6] but most scholars regard the origin to be unknown. [7]Some Arabian stories mention an Arab tribe called "Amaliq" that existed at the time of Islamic prophet Ishmael, [8] but it is not clear if this is the same tribe.
Jinn is an Arabic collective noun deriving from the Semitic root JNN (Arabic: جَنّ / جُنّ, jann), whose primary meaning is 'to hide' or 'to adapt'. Some authors interpret the word to mean, literally, 'beings that are concealed from the senses'. [7]
The name Myra was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke (1554–1628). Its origins are unknown, though some speculate the created name is an anagram of the name Mary, a variant spelling of the Latin word myrrha, meaning myrrh, a fragrant resin obtained from a tree, or derived from the Latin mirari, meaning wonder, the same source from which William Shakespeare ...
al-Ākhirah (Arabic: الآخرة, derived from Akhir which means last, ultimate, end or close) [1] [2] is an Arabic term for "the Hereafter". [3] [4]In Islamic eschatology, on the Day of Last Judgment, the natural or temporal world will come to an end, the dead will be resurrected from their graves, and God will pronounce judgment on their deeds, [5] [6] consigning them for eternity to either ...
The spiritual rewards of fasting are believed to be multiplied during Ramadan. [23] Accordingly, during the hours of fasting, Muslims refrain not only from food and drink, but also tobacco products , sexual relations , and sinful behavior , [ 24 ] [ 25 ] devoting themselves instead to prayer and study of the Quran .
Khalifa or Khalifah (Arabic: خليفة; commonly "caliph" in English) is a name or title which means "successor", "ruler" or "leader". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and others.