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GLOSSARY
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(pbuh): |
Peace be upon him. A term used for
Prophet Muhammad |
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(swt): |
Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala. A term used for Allah (Glory be to him) |
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Adam: |
The first Prophet
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Allah: |
The Creator, God, our Deity |
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Angels: |
Creations of Allah from the energy of light |
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Assyria: |
The society in which Prophet Yunus worked |
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Ayah: |
Verse from the Holy Quran |
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Draw lots: |
The superstitious way to decide on a problem |
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Eid ul Adha: |
The celebration of the Muslims at the
occasion of the Pilgrimage |
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Eve: |
Hawwa, the wife of Adam |
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Fir'own: |
Pharaoh, the Head of State of Egypt |
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Gabriel: |
Archangel Jubra'eel who delivered Allah's Directives to
the Prophets |
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Glory be to Him: |
Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, a phrase used after Allah
is mentioned |
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Golden calf: |
A golden calf the Israelites made and
worshipped during Musa's absence |
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Gourd: |
The plant that shaded Yunus when the whale disposed of him |
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Hagar: |
Second wife of Ibrahim, and mother of Isma'eel, (Hajar) |
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Hajar: |
Second wife of Ibrahim, and mother of Isma'eel, (Hagar) |
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Haroon (Aaron): |
Brother of Musa, and a Prophet |
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Hawwa: |
Eve, the wife of Adam |
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Hell: |
The abode for people who do not comply with
Allah's Directives |
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Hayaat al Akhirah: |
The eternal life to come |
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Iblees: |
Satan, Sheitan, the devil |
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Ishaaq: |
Son of Ibrahim, a Prophet and father of Ya'qoob |
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Islam: |
Allah's final religion for humanity |
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Isma'eel: |
Prophet, and son of Ibrahim |
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Israelites: |
Descendants of Prophet Ya'qoob |
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Jinn: |
Beings created from the energy of fire |
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Jubra'eel: |
Angel Gabriel who revealed Allah's Directives
to the Prophets |
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Ka'ba: |
The structure built by Ibrahim and Isma'eel to worship Allah |
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Marwa: |
An elevation to which Hajar ran in search of water |
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Mecca: |
The location where Ibrahim, Hajar, and baby Isma'eel settled |
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Mesopotamia: |
The country in which Ibrahim proclaimed his Prophethood |
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Median: |
The town in which Prophet Musa settled for ten years and married |
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Moses: |
Prophet Musa |
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Mountain Toor: |
The mountain in which Musa was chosen as Prophet |
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Muhammad (pbuh): |
The last of the Prophets, his Message was
universal |
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Mun: |
The sweet juice from a tree the Israelites
found in the desert |
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Musa: |
Prophet, was revealed the Towraat (Torah) |
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Nabiy: |
Arabic word for Prophet |
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Nimrod: |
The King who argued with Prophet Ibrahim |
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Noah: |
Prophet Nooh |
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Nooh: |
Prophet Noah |
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Pharaoh: |
Fir'own, the dictatorial Head of State of Egypt |
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Paradise: |
The eternal abode for the ones who comply
with Allah's Directives |
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Prophet: |
A great man selected by Allah to educated the
people in Allah's Directives |
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Quails: |
Special birds made available to the
Israelites in Sinai |
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Ram: |
Sheep made available to Ibrahim to sacrifice rather than Isma'eel |
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Saahib al Hoot: |
Prophet Yunus |
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Safa: |
An elevation to which Hajar ran in search of water |
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Sarah: |
First wife of Prophet Ibrahim |
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Satan: |
Sheitan, the devil, Iblees |
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Sheitan: |
Satan, the devil, Iblees |
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Shu'aib: |
The father of the woman who married Prophet Musa |
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Sodom: |
The wicked town in which Prophet Loot
delivered Allah's Directives |
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Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala: |
The term used after the word (Allah), means
Glory be to Him |
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Surah: |
Chapter of the Holy Quran |
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The elevated one: |
The Prophet, since Allah privileged him above
all others |
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Whale: |
The whale that took Prophet Yunus to the shore |
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Ya'qoob: |
A Prophet, the father of Prophet Yusuf |
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Yusuf: |
A Prophet who ministered in Egypt |
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ZamZam: |
A well that gushed while Hajar was looking for water |
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