Glossary of Islamic Terms
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Hadith
(حديث)
Literally "speech"; recorded saying or tradition of the prophet Muhammad
صلى الله
عليه و سلم
validated by isnaad unbroken-chain of narrators, with sira these comprise
the sunnah and reveal shariah
Halal (حلال)
Lawful, permitted, good, beneficial, praiseworthy, honourable
Hafiz (حافظ)
Someone who knows the Qur'an by heart..
Hajj الحج
Pilgrimage to
In it a pilgrim enters in the state of Ihram with the intention of performing Hajj only.
Hajj-al-Qiran
In it the pilgrim enters in the state of Ihram with the intention of performing Umrah and Hajj together.
Hajj Mabrur
Hajj accepted by Allah سبحانه التعالئ for being perfectly performed according to the prophets Sunnah and with legally earned money.
Al-Hajj-al-Akbar
The day of Nahr i.e. the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah.
Al-Hajj-al-Asghar
Umrah
Hajj-at-Tamattu
In it pilgrim in the state of Ihram with the intention of performing Umrah and then after performing Tawaf and Sa'y he comes out of his Ihram. With the commencement of Hajj days, he enters on the state of Ihram again and performs Hajj.
Hanif (حنيف)
Pure Islamic Monotheism, worshipping Allah سبحانه
التعالئ Alone and nothing else.
Haqq
Truth, reality, right, righteousness. Name for Allah سبحانه
التعالئ is al-haqq.
Haram (حرام)
Fforbidden. Antonym: Halal.
Hijab (حجاب)
literally "cover". It describes the self-covering of the body for the purposes
of modesty and dignity; broadly, a prescribed system of attitudes and
behaviour regarding modesty and dignity for men and women.
Hijra (الهجرة)
Prophet Muhammad صلى الله
عليه و سلم
and his followers' emigration
from
Hudud (حدود)
Literally, limits or boundaries. Usually refers to limits placed by Allah سبحانه
التعالئ on man in Hallal and Haram
Hukm
A judgment of legal decision especialy of Allah سبحانه التعالئ .