Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
Definitions
| ´ādil | righteous |
| ´ala-l-adhhār | the one who is using this terms makes clear, that they think it is the most obvious point |
| ´ala-l-ahwaṯ | recommended act of precaution |
| ´aurāh | parts of the body that have to be covered according to Islamic rules |
| adhān | the call to prayer |
| adh'dhāhir | the obvious |
| ahādīth | the collections of the reports of the teachings, deeds and sayings of the prophet Muhammad (saas) or of the Imams (as) |
| ahwaṯ luzūman | obligatory act of precaution |
| ahwaṯ wuğūban | obligatory act of precaution |
| ahwaṯ-ul-awlā | recommended act of precaution |
| al-ahwaṯ | recommended act of precaution |
| al-hağar al-'aswad | the Black Stone, the eastern cornerstone of the Ka´aba |
| ´Asr | the afternoon prayer |
| āyāt | verses of the Holy Quran |
| Ayyāmu-t-Tashrīq | the three days after the festive day (the 11th, 12th, and 13th Dhu-l-Hiğğah) |
| chuff | footwear that reaches up to the ankles |
| dhikr | remembrance of Allah |
| Dhuhr | the obligatory prayer after midday |
| Dhu-l-Hiğğah | the 12th month of the Islamic moon calendar |
| Dhu-l-Qā´idah | the 11th month of the Islamic moon calendar |
| ´Eid | a festive day |
| ´Eid-ul-Ad'ha | the dawn prayer |
| Fağr | the Festival of the sacrifice |
| fatwa | a legal opinion or learned interpretation that Islamic authorities can give on issues pertaining to the Islamic law |
| fī sabīlillāh | an Arabic expression meaning "for the sake of Allah" |
| fusūq | outrages, sinful conduct |
| Ǧa´āla | generally delineated assignment |
| ğanābah, being ğunub | a condition of religious impurity after sexual intercourse or emission of semen |
| ghusl | the full body washing ablution |
| ǧinn | invisible being made of fire |
| Hağğatu-l-Islām | As a religious ritual, the performance of the pilgrimage is obligatory only once in a lifetime for every person. This obligatory pilgrimage is called "Hağğatu-l-Islām". |
| Hağğu-l-Ifrād | Hajj without ´Umrah |
| Hağğu-l-Qirān | a type of Hajj, in which the actions count for both Hajj and ´Umrah |
| Hağğu-t-Tamattu´ | a type of Hajj, where the pilgrim begins with the 'Umrah and performs Hajj afterwards, it is obligatory for everyone who performs the pilgrimage for the first time and who does not live in the Holy Area |
| hā´id | menstruating |
| Haram | the Holy Area around Mecca |
| harām | something sacred or a prohibited act |
| ´ibādah | rites or ceremonies of worship |
| ´iddah | the period prescribed by Islamic law for a woman during which she may not remarry after being widowed or divorced |
| iğtihād | an Islamic legal term that means "independent reasoning", it is recognized as the decision-making process in Islamic law through personal effort which is completely independent of any school of jurisprudence |
| ihrām | the state of consecration |
| iqāma | the second call to prayer |
| ´Isha | the night prayer |
| ish´ār | a small cut with the knife on the right side of the camel's hump, which causes little bleeding that marks the animal as a sacrificial animal |
| ishkāl | means, that there is a problem, the line of argument is weak and therefore vulnerable |
| istihāda | a woman's bleeding that is not connected to her monthly period |
| izār | the bottom sheet of cloth that is worn during the ihrām |
| Ğ amrat-ul-´Aqabah | the large pillar, which is the one nearest to Mecca |
| kaffārah | atonement |
| kafir | someone, who knows the truth but conceals it |
| khums | it literally means "one-fifth" and refers to an Islamic tax that has to be paid on spoils of war, business profits and minerals |
| khums for sayyeds | a portion of the collected khums payments that is dedicated to needy people who are descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) |
| kufr | concealing the truth |
| madhhab | school of jurisprudence |
| Maghrib | the prayer after sunset |
| mahram | close family members who cannot be married to each other according to Islamic law |
| makruh | a disliked or offensive act |
| marğa´ | a scholar of Islamic law who – due to his knowledge and his reputation – has the authority to make legal decisions that may be followed by other Muslims |
| mīqāt, (pl. mawāqīt) | a specific location where the pilgrim enters the state of consecration |
| mudd | a volume measure which defines the portion that fits in one's hands when they both form a scoop together (that is approx. 750 grams / 26.5 oz) |
| muğtahid | a scholar of Islamic law who – due to his knowledge and his reputation – has the authority to make his own decisions |
| muhrim | a pilgrim who is in the state of consecration |
| mukallaf | someone who is mentally and physically mature so that it is their obligation to fulfill the religious duties |
| mumayyiz | the ability to judge which is normally attained at the age of 7 |
| mustahab | recommended |
| Mustağār | part of the western wall situated between Rukn-ul-Yamaani and Rukn-ash-Shāmi |
| nadhr | vow in dedication to Allah |
| nağāsah | ritual impurity |
| nağis | something that is regarded as ritually impure |
| nāsibi | someone who is hostile to Ahlul-bayt |
| nikah | marriage |
| niyyah | intention |
| nufasā | in childbed |
| qadā | fulfilling or completing those religious duties that one may have missed |
| qādī | a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law |
| Qiblah | the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays |
| Rağab | the seventh month of the Islamic calendar |
| raka´ah (dual: rak´atain, pl: raka´āt) | one unit of the Islamic prayer |
| ridā | the upper sheet of cloth that is worn during the ihrām |
| Rukn-ul-Yamaani | the corner of the Ka´aba which faces Yemen (it is located in the west-south) |
| sa´ī | the ritual walking which consists of 7 trips between Safa and Marwa |
| sadaqah | charitable donation |
| safīh | someone who spends carelessly, who is not acting responsibly where property is concerned |
| salāh | the Islamic prayer |
| Sha´bān | the eighth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Shawwāl | the tenth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Sūrah | a chapter of the Holy Qur'an |
| ṯahārah | ritual purity |
| takbīr | the term of the phrase "Allāhu Akbar" |
| Takbiratul ihrām | Saying "Allāhu Akbar" right at the beginning of the prayer and thus entering the praying state |
| talbiyyah | special words glorifying Allah which are recited after assuming the state of ihrām |
| taqīyah | hiding one's belief because of fear |
| taqlīd | marking the sacrificial animal |
| taqsīr | shortening the hair |
| Tarwiyah | the eighth day of the month Dhu-l-Hiğğah |
| tasbīh | praising Allah's excellency |
| ṯawāf | circumambulation of the Ka´aba |
| ṯawāf-un-nisā | the name for the farewell circumambulation of the Ka´aba |
| ṯawāf-uz-ziyarah | the tawaf performed by the pilgrim on the 10th of Dhu-l-Hiğğah as the last formal rite of Hajj in Mecca after changing into street clothes (also called ṯawāf-ul-ifādah) |
| ṯawāfu-l-´umrah | the ṯawāf performed as a rite of the ´Umrah |
| ṯawāfu-l-hağğ | the ṯawāf performed as a rite of the Hajj |
| tayammum | dry ablution |
| thawāb | reward |
| ´Umrah | minor pilgrimage to Mecca at any time of the year, with a few performance differences in comparison to the actual pilgrimage |
| ´Umratu-t-Tamattu´ | a type of the so-called minor pilgrimage which is performed before the Hağğu-t-Tamattu´ |
| ´Umrat-ul-Mufradah | a type of the so-called minor pilgrimage which is performed independently of the Hajj |
| wāgib | obligatory |
| wali | someone who is entrusted with the complete responsibility over an activity |
| waqf | a trust for common welfare |
| wudū | the ritual ablution that must be performed before someone does their prayer |
| wuqūf | staying at |
| zakāh | the obligatory tax that every Muslim must give |