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Baitul-Maqdis
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Bint Labun
Bint Makhad
Bu‘ath
Buda
Burd
Burnus
Burud
Buthan
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(Ad) Dajial
‘Awali AbMedina +
A kind of Yemeni cloth that is very coarse.
‘The 10th of the month of Muharram (the first month in the Muslim
calendar).
‘Afternoon ‘Agr prayer time.
The pact of the body which itis illegal to keep naked before others.
Outskirts of Al-Medina at a distance of four or more miles.
(Singular : Augia) ; 5 Awags =22 Riyals “Fransa” (silver).
Plural of “ Wasaq" which is a measure equal to 60 Sits 1 Si
kilograms (approx :).
Verses of the Holy Qur%an.
Literally means “arrows”. Here it is the name of a kind of gambling
practiced by the ‘Atabs of the Pre-Islamic Ignorant Period to try to
know in the unseen their fate in the future.
(Plural : Buda) a camel offered as a sacrifice.
‘A place about 150 k.m. to the South of Al-Medina where the first
great battle in Islamic History took place between the early Muslims
and the Infedils of Quraish.
A place to the south of Al-Medina on the way to Mecca.
‘Bait’ icerally means ‘house’; a mosque is frequently called ‘Baitul-
Jah’ (the House of Allah), Baitul-Maqdis is the famous Mosque in
Jerusalem which is regarded as the third greatest. Mosque in the
Islamic World ; the first and the second being “Al-Masjid Al-Haram*
at Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet @i at Al-Medina
respectively.
The cemetery of the people of Medina ; many of the companions of
the Prophet @M& are buried in
Two-year-old she-camel.
One-yearoid she-camel
A place about two miles from Medina where a battle took place
between the Angry tribes of AI-Ads and Al-Khaz-raj before Islim,
Plural of Badana,
A black square narrow dress.
‘A hooded cloak.
Sixteen Farsakhs
A valley in Medina.
Westerly wind.
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(Ab) Jubfa : The Migat of the people of Shia‘m.
Jumufa 1. Friday.
Junub 2A person who is in a state of Jamba.
Ka'ba 2 A stone building in the Great Mosque at Mecea towards which
‘Muslims turn their faces in prayers.
Khasafa : An Arabic verb meaning ‘‘eclipced”’ used for a lwnar eclipse; Al-
Qamaru khasafa (The moon eclipsed).
Kesafar : An Arabic verb meaning “eclipsed” used for a solar eclipse. We
say: Ash-Shamsu kasafat (The sun eclipsed),
Khaleet This is superior than friend or beloved and is the one whose love is
mixed with one’s soul. ‘The Prophet GA had only one Khaleel
i.e. Allah bat had miaity friends.
Kharniga + A black woolen square blanket with marks on it,
(Al) Khandaq: The name of a battle between the early Muslims and the infedils in
Which the Mustims dug aKhandag? (trench) round Al-Medina to
prevent the enemies from progress.
Kpazic A special type of dish prepared from barley flour and meat soup.
bot 2 Leather socks.
Kuma A small’ mat sufficient just for the face and the hands (om pros:
trating).
hues + One-fifth of war booty given in Allah's cause ete. Ref: Qui°dn 81,
Khutba > Sermon.
Kote : Disbelit including the refusal of anything of what the Prophet
Muhammad $3 brought.
Kunya Agnomen (consisting of ‘abu’ or ‘um’ followed by the name of
the son).
Kusit + Solar eclipse.
LA-ILAHA ILL- : None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.
ALLAH
Labbaika wa respond to your call ; I am obedient to your orders.
Lifin : An oath which is taken by both the wife and the husband when he
accuses his wife for committing adultery. (Refer: Qur'an; Sira
Noor ; 24:6, 7, 8, 9).
Limis + Asale in which deal is completed if the buyer touches a thing
without seeing or checking it properly.