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The honorific "Blessings of Allah be upon him as well as peace" is the most widely used. The use of the word "blessings" ( ṣallā, صَلَّى) can be used for all Islamic prophets (and Shia Imams) equally, however it is almost exclusively used with Muhammad. Sallā -llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam ("blessings of God and peace be upon him ...
Islam. Iblis ( Arabic: إِبْلِيسْ, romanized : Iblīs ), [2] alternatively known as Eblīs, [3] is the leader of the devils ( shayāṭīn) in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of heaven after refusing to prostrate himself before Adam. He is often compared to the Christian Satan, since both figures were cast out of ...
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam ( Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
Raqīb ( Arabic: رقيب, also transliterated Raqeeb) is an Arabic word meaning overseer, also sometimes translated by words such as watcher, controller, supervisor or observer. The word has two major uses in the Quran. As a religious term, it is one of the Islamic names of God, and as a result features in the Muslim names such as Abdur Raqib ...
The word kāfir is the active participle of the verb كَفَرَ, kafara, from root ك-ف-ر K-F-R. [11] As a pre-Islamic term it described farmers burying seeds in the ground. One of its applications in the Quran has also the same meaning as farmer. [35] Since farmers cover the seeds with soil while planting, the word kāfir implies a person ...
Etymology. Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.
A misbaḥah is a tool that is used as an aid to perform dhikr, including the names of God in Islam, and after regular prayer. [1] It is often made of wooden or plastic beads, but also of olive seeds, ivory, pearls, and semi-precious stones such as carnelian, onyx, and amber . A typical misbahah consists of three groups of beads, separated by ...
The names and titles of Muhammad, names and attributes of Muhammad, Names of Muhammad (Arabic: أسماء النبي, romanized: Asmā’u n-Nabiyy) are the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and used by Muslims, where 88 of them are commonly known, but also countless names which are found mainly in the Quran and hadith literature.