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Zabur زبور

The Psalms revealed to Prophet David (Dawood) عليه السلام.

Zakat زكاة

Tax, alms, tithe as a Muslim duty. The fourth Pillar of Islam. Neither charity nor derived from Islamic economics, but a religious duty and social obligation.

Zalimun ظالمين

Polytheists, wrong-doers, and unjust.

Zina (زناء , زنى)

Sexual activity outside of marriage, covering the English words adultery and fornication.