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GLOSSARY
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Abdul Mut'talib: |
Grand father
of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). |
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Abu Bakr: |
The friend
of Muhammad (pbuh) who accompanied him in the immigration to Medina. |
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Abu Talib: |
The uncle
and guardian of Muhammad (pbuh). |
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Ali: |
The ardent
supporter of Islam and Muhammad (pbuh) and his trusted cousin. |
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Amina: |
The mother
of Muhammad (pbuh). |
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Angel Jibreel: |
The Holy
Spirit, Gabriel, who revealed the Words of Allah to the Prophets. |
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Arabia: |
The country
of the birth-place of Islam. |
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Balkees: |
Queen of
Sheba, who visited Prophet Suleiman and converted to the belief in Allah. |
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Bethlehem: |
The town in
which Isa (Jesus) was born. |
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Bilal: |
The black
slave who converted to Islam and had solid faith. |
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Ebonite: |
The
early Christians who believed in the Oneness of Allah as Prophet Isa taught. |
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Goliath: |
Jaloot, the
unconquerable hero who was shot by Dawood (David) with a
slingshot. |
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Hadith: |
The binding
sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). |
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Halima: |
The lady who
raised Muhammad (pbuh) during the first five years of his life |
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Herod: |
The Governor
of Palestine at the time Prophet Isa (Jesus) was born. |
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Hijrah: |
The date of
immigration of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) from Mecca to Medina. |
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Holy Quran: |
The last and
final Holy Book of Allah as revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) |
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Hud'hud: |
Literally a
special kind of bird, or may be a secret agent for Prophet Suleiman. |
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Islam: |
The religion
of peace and true submission to Allah. |
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Jaloot: |
Goliath, the fierce
enemy of Taloot (Saul). |
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Ka'ba: |
The
structure in Mecca toward which Muslims face when they perform Salat. |
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Khadija: |
The first
wife of Muhammad (pbuh) and the mother of most of his children. |
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Lazarus: |
One of the
dead that Prophet Isa performed a miracle upon. |
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Leprosy: |
A dreaded
disease of a person whom Prophet Isa performed a miracle upon. |
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Medina: |
The town to
which Muhammad (pbuh) immigrated during the thirteenth year of Islamic
Message. |
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Maryam: |
Mother of
Prophet Isa, of the immaculate conception. |
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Mecca: |
Town in
which Muhammad (pbuh) was born, in which the Ka'ba is located. |
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Muslims: |
People who
believe in Islam. |
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Paul: |
A self
appointed Jew whose beliefs drastically changed the Christian
belief as Prophet Isa had taught religion..
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Prophet Isa,
Jesus: |
Al‑Maseeh, the Messiah: |
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Sabaa': |
Country of
Queen Sheba, known as Yemen nowadays. |
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Saul: |
Taloot, the king
of Israel who fought the forces of Jaloot (Goliath). |
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Sunnah Nabawiyya: |
Sayings and
Traditions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) all of which are binding. |
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Syria: |
The country
which Muhammad (pbuh) traveled to on two occasions. |
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Taloot: |
Saul, on
whose side Dawood fought and slay Goliath. |
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The
trustworthy: |
An endearing
nickname of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). |
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Towraat: |
The Torah. |
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Yahya: |
A Prophet,
the son of Zakariah, (John the Baptist). |
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Zakariah: |
The father
of Yahya, a Prophet, who raised Maryam. |
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Zein‑ul‑Abideen: |
The great
grandson of Muhammad (pbuh), the foremost of the worshippers. |
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