Some useful islamic words and their meaning.

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1-Akhi - Brother
2-Ukhti - Sister
3-JazakAllah khair - May Allah give you Ajar/Sawab for your deed.
4-MashAllah - As God has willed.
5-HayakAllah - May Allah give you life.
6-BarakAllahu Feek - May Allah put baraka in what you are doing.
7-wa feeka barakallahu - and May Allah bless you. (in response to Barakallahu Feek)
8-Wa iyyakum - And to you
9-Alhamdu lillah - Praise be to Allah
10-Allah - God
11-Allahu Akbar - Allah is Most Great
12-Amanah - Trust
13-Assalamu Alaikum - Peace be upon you--the "official" Islamic greeting.
14-Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh - "Peace and the Mercy and Blessings of God be upon you" Extended form of the above.
16-Astaghfir Allah - I seek forgiveness from Allah (used when mentioning something that goes against the standards of Islam)
17-Ayah/Ayat - Qur'anic verse
18-Bid`ah - Innovation, addition to the religion's essentials
19-Bukhari - One of the most noted compilers of hadith. His collection is 20-known as Sahih Bukhari
21-Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful
23-Da'wa - Invitation (for humankind to Islam)
24-Du`aa - Supplication
25-Eid - Islamic holiday
26-Fatwa - Islamic legal ruling
27-Fiqh - Islamic law as interpreted by scholars
28-Fitnah - Corruption and disorder, also temptation
29-Hadith - A report of a saying or deed of the Prophet
30-Haj - Pilgrimage
31-Halal - Allowed (per Islamic law)
32-Haram - Forbidden (per Islamic law)
33-Hazrat/Hadrat - Honorable
34-Hijab - Modest way of behavior and dress (including head scarf for women)
35-Imam - Leader
36-Iman - Faith
37-In Shaa Allah - If God wills. (Used when talking about a future event)
38-Injeel - The scripture sent down to Prophet Issa (Jesus)
39-Isnad - Chain of transmitters, the list of people who successively narrated a given hadith
40-Jannah - Paradise
41-Jazakallah Khair - May God grant you what is good. (Often used instead of "Thank you")
42-Jihad - Striving for Islam, whether by peaceful or violent means
43-Jinn - Unseen beings, who, like humans, are given the power to choose between right and wrong
44-Kafir - One who denies the truth. Literally, one who "covers" the truth (sometimes applied to non-Muslims).
45-Khalifah - Caliph: Leader of Muslim nation
46-Khilafah - Caliphate
47-Khutba - Sermon
48-Kufr - Denial of the Truth, rebellion against God
49-La Ilaha Illa Allah - There is no deity but God
50-Ma Shaa Allah - What God has willed! (Usually used to express wonder at Allah's creation)
51-Madhhab - School of jurisprudential thought
52-Makruh - Detested, but not forbidden (per Islamic law)
53-Mandoub - Recommended, but not required (per Islamic law)
54-Mubah - Neither forbidden nor commended. Neutral (per Islamic law)
55-Mushrik - One who commits Shirk
56-Muslim - One who submits to Allah and is a follower of Islam; also, name of one of the most notable hadith scholars. His collection is known as Sahih Muslim
57-Nabi - Prophet
58-Qur'an - The Words of Allah conveyed to us by the Prophet
PBUH - Peace Be Upon Him. Same as SAW
59-RAA - (Radia Allahu Anhu/Anha.) May Allah be please with him/her
60-Ra-sool - Messenger (Prophet to whom a scripture is revealed)
61-Rasool Allah - Messenger of God (used to refer to Prophet Muhammad)
62-Sahaba - Companions of Prophet. Singular is "Sahabi"
63-Sahih - "Sound in isnad." A technical attribute applied to the "isnad" of a hadith
64-Salaam - Peace. An abbreviated version of the Islamic greeting
65-Salaat - Prayer
66-SAW - (Salla Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam.) Peace Be Upon Him
67-Sawm/Siyam - Fasting
68-Seerah/Sirah - History of the Prophet's life
69-Shahadah - Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger.
70-Shari'ah - Divine Law
71-Sheikh - Scholar (or any elder and/or respected man)
72-Shirk - Associating partners (e.g. helpers, other gods) with Allah
73-Shura - Consultation among Muslims
74-Subhan Allah - "Glory be to God"
75-Sunna/Sunnah - Tradition of the Prophet
76-Surah/Sura - A Chapter in the Qur'an
78-Tafsir - Interpretation
79-Tawraat - The scripture sent down to Prophet Musa (Moses).
80-Ulama - Religious scholars
81-Umma - Nation, community.
82-Ustadh - Teacher
83-Wassalaam - And peace. It means "goodbye"
84-Zakat - Required charity.

Source:- FW

Marriage in Islam (Full Explanation)

                                                Bismillaahir-Rahmoonir-Roheem

Marriage is a Sunnah that is strongly recommended. Muslims are encouraged to marry as it is regarded as half of one’s deen. As with everything in life, Islam has given us guidance on how to marry, what to look out for in a potential spouse and who to marry. This article will be focusing on who you cannot marry.

True, there are a lot of fish in the sea, but there are some fish you must not catch! Not to worry, these fish are not many. Knowing who you cannot marry also helps you know your mahram. Mahram are the people you are permanently forbidden from marrying due to blood or marriage ties.

The people Muslims are not allowed to marry are divided into 2 broad groups.

1.      Permanent prohibition

2.      Temporary prohibition

Permanent prohibition

These are the people a Muslim is permanently forbidden from marrying. These are also called his/her mahram. A Muslim woman is allowed to uncover in front of these people and does not have to wear hijab. This category is further sub-divided into 3;

a.       Blood relatives

b.      In-law based relationships

c.       Foster relationships

Blood relatives

These are people prohibited to marry because of the blood relationship with them. Allah prohibited marriage to the following women [1];

·         Mother – this also includes every woman that was a direct cause of your birth like your paternal and maternal grandmothers, great-grandmothers, great great grandmothers and upwards.

·         Sister – this includes your half-sisters and step sisters. Half-sisters are the ones you share a parent with, i.e. you have the same mother or father. While step sisters are the ones you don’t share any parent with e.g. your father married a widow who already had a daughter, you don’t share the same father or mother with that girl so she’s your step sister.

·         Daughter – this includes every woman whose birth was a directly caused by you like your granddaughter, great granddaughter and downwards.

·         Mother’s Sisters (maternal aunts) – this also includes your grandmother’s sisters from both mother and father’s sides (i.e. grandaunts) and upwards.

·         Father’s Sisters (paternal aunts) – this also includes your grandfathers’ sisters from both mother and father’s sides and upwards.

·         Brothers’ daughters (nieces) – this also includes your nieces daughters and downwards.

·         Sisters’ daughters (nieces) – this also includes your nieces daughters and downwards.

In-law Relationships

These are people prohibited to marry because they have marriage ties with some of your family members.

·         Father’s other wives i.e. your step mothers[2]

·         Sons’ wives (daughters-in-law)

·         Wives’ mothers (mothers-in-law)

·         Wives’ daughters from other men (i.e. your step daughters) – this prohibition holds only after consummation with their mothers. If the mother is divorced or dies before the marriage was consummated, her daughter (from another man) is lawful for you to marry.

Foster Relationships

Foster mothers and foster fathers are taken as real mothers and fathers when it comes to marriage laws; hence, all the people listed under the Blood Relativescategory are also listed here.[3] A foster mother is the woman (human being) who breastfed you 5 times while you were below 2 years. While a foster father is the one who caused the milk to flow from that foster mother. The present husband of the woman isn’t always the foster father as she might have re-married after the one who impregnated her (caused the milk to flow) divorced her or died.

‘Aa’ishah narrated: “When the Qur’an was first revealed, the number of breast-feedings that would make a child a relative (mahram) was ten, then this was abrogated and replaced with the number of five which is well-known.”[4]

Umm Salamah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The only breastfeeding that creates the relationship of mahram is that which fills the stomach from the breast, before weaning.”[5]

During the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) 2 people were married and a slave woman came to say she breastfed both of them. The Prophet (ﷺ) nullified the marriage even though they already had kids. [6]

The daughter of Hamzah (the Prophet’s uncle) became his niece (instead of his cousin) because the same woman breastfed the Prophet and Hamzah. Hence they were like brothers. [7]

In summary, the conditions for foster mother are;

·         She must be a human being, not an animal. If a baby drinks an animal’s milk, the animal does not become its foster mother.

·         The child must be below 2 years. If a husband drinks his wife’s milk, she doesn’t become his foster mother.

·         The suckling must be done a minimum of five known times to the child’s fill. If the child was not satisfied in any of the suckling or was fed less than 5 times, then the woman does not qualify as a foster mother.

Temporary Prohibitions

These are people prohibited to marry temporarily because of some conditions. Once those conditions are removed, marriage to the person becomes lawful.

a.       Wives’ Sisters – Allah makes it forbidden to marry a woman and her sister at the same time [1] i.e. you cannot marry your sister-in-law. But if the woman is divorced or dies, then her sister becomes lawful to marry. This prohibition also extends to her aunts and nieces.

b.      Non-Muslims – Allah has prohibited Muslims from marrying non-Muslims. [8]Once any reverts to Islam, they become lawful to marry. The exception to this are the Jewish and Christian women lawful for Muslim men to marry on the condition that they are virgins. [9]

c.       One who commits zina – Allah has prohibited marrying a Muslim who commits zina. [10] This is temporary until the person repents.

d.      A Muslim man who has 4 wives is temporarily not allowed to marry. Allah has placed the maximum number lawful for a man as 4. If one of his wives dies or is divorced, then he may marry another.

e.       A Muslim in the state of Ihram during Hajj or Umrah is temporarily not allowed to marry till he/she leaves the state of Ihram. This is because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said “A muhrim must neither marry himself, arrange the marriage of another one, nor should he make the proposal of marriage.” [11]

f.       Every married woman is temporarily forbidden to marry and be married till she is widowed or divorced. [12]

g.      Women in their iddah – Allah has also prohibited women temporarily from marriage till they complete their iddah period. [13]

Now that we know the fish that are not permissible in the sea, every other person apart from all these are permissible for marriage. May Allah grant us spouses that will be the coolness of our eyes. Aammeen.

References

1.      An-Nisa’a 4:23

2.      An-Nisa’a 4:22

3.      Sahih Bukhari: Book 7, Volume 62, Hadith 166

Source:- FW