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A scholar (in any field of knowledge) ; a jurist or scientist (who knows science) or a theologian (who knows religion); similar to Japanese sensei, "teacher". Amān, lit. 'safety, protection, safe conduct'. ʾAmānah (أمانة) the trust. Of all creation, only human beings & jinns carry the "trust", which is free will.
The ordinary word in English is "Muslim". For most of the 20th century, the preferred spelling in English was "Moslem", but this has now fallen into disuse. That spelling and its pronunciation was opposed by many Muslims in English-speaking countries because it resembled the Arabic word aẓ-ẓālim (الظَّالِم), meaning "the oppressor ...
In Islam, dunyā (Arabic: دُنْيا) refers to the temporal world and its earthly concerns and possessions. In the Quran, "dunya" is often paired with the word "life" to underscore the temporary and fleeting nature of the life of this world, as opposed to the eternal realm of the afterlife, known as "akhirah". According to the Quran, humans ...
Din – Religion. v. t. e. Dīn (Arabic: دين, romanized: Dīn, also anglicized as Deen) is an Arabic word with three general senses: judgment, custom, and religion. [1] It is used by both Muslims and Arab Christians. In Islamic terminology, the word refers to the way of life Muslims must adopt to comply with divine law, encompassing beliefs ...
Nafs. A visual rendition of the Islamic model of the soul showing the position of " nafs " relative to other concepts, based on a consensus of 18 surveyed academic and religious experts [1] Nafs (نَفْس) is an Arabic word occurring in the Quran, literally meaning "self", and has been translated as "psyche", "ego" or "soul". [2][3] The term ...
Islam. Salah (Arabic: ٱلصَّلَاةُ, romanized: aṣ-Ṣalāh) is the principal form of worship in Islam. Facing Mecca, it consists of units called rak'ah (specific set of movements), during which the Quran is recited, and prayers from the Sunnah are typically said. The number of rak'ah varies from prayer to prayer.
A manuscript of Ibn Hanbal's Islamic legal writings (Sharia), produced October 879. Hadith[b] (Arabic: حديث, romanized: ḥadīth) or athar (Arabic: أثر, ʾAṯar, lit. 'remnant' or 'effect') [4] is a form of Islamic oral tradition containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the prophet Muhammad.
The word Barzakh can also refer to a person. Chronologically between Jesus and Mohammad is the contested Prophet Khalid. Ibn Arabi considers this man to be a Barzakh, meaning a Perfect Human Being. Chittick explains that the Perfect Human acts as the Barzakh or "isthmus" between God and the world. [28]