Glossary of Islamic Terms
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Falah
(فلاح)
Success, happiness, well-being
Fajr (فجر)
Morning, as in the morning prayer. The time of the day when there
is light in the horizon before sunrise.
Fanaa (فناء)
Sufi term meaning extinction
- to die to this life while alive. Having no existence outside of God. A unity with Allah.
Fard (فرض)
A religious duty, or an obligatory action: like praying 5 times a day.
Fasiq (فاسق)
Anyone who has violated Islamic law; usually refers to one whose character has
been corrupted.
Fatwa (فتوى)
Legal opinion from the Islamic Jurisdiction.
Fiqh (فقه)
Islamic Jurisprudence built around the shariah law.
Fi sabil Allah (في سبيل الله)
On the path of Allah; common Islamic expression for military Jihad. Means
for the sake of Allah
Fitna (فتنة)
Trial or tribulation; also refers to any period of disorder, such as a civil
war, or the period of time before the end of the world or any civil
strife.
Fitrah (فطرة)
Natural way, Muslims believe every child is born with fitrah.
Furqan (فرقان)
The criterion (of right and wrong, true and false); for example, the Qur'an as furqan.