:: "Say: The Truth has come from your Lord. Let him who will, believe it, and let him who will, reject it." (al-Kahf 18: 29) :: :: "Whosoever chooses to follow guidance, follows it for his own good; whosoever goes astray, goes astray to his own loss." (al-Isra 17: 15) :: :: "And be true to every promise- for, verily you will be called to account for every promise which you have made." (al-Isra 17: 34) :: :: "Good and evil can never be equal. Repel (evil) with that which is better..." (Al-Fusilat 41:34) :: ::"No matter where you may be, death is going to reach you, even if you are in fortified towers..." (An-Nisa: 78) :: :: "And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them." (Ibraheem: 34) ::

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Below are some common Islamic terms you may come accross and their meanings:

 

Term
Meaning
Allah
God. We prefer to use Allah instead of God because God has plural forms, e.g: Gods, Goddesses, etc, whereas Allah does not so it signifies the monotheistic nature of Islam.
(swt)
Subhana Wa Ta'ala: Glorified and Most Exalted
(pbuh)
Peace Be Upon Him
(AS)
Alaiyi Salaam: Upon Him Be Peace
Asalaam o Alaikum
May Peace Be Upon You
Alhamdulilah
Praise be to Allah
JazakAllah Khair
May Allah Reward You
Ameen
Amen
Du'a
Supplication
Namaaz
Prayer
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
In the name of God, The Beneficent, Most Merciful
Adhan
The call to prayer
Hadith
The sayings and deeds of the prophet Muhammad recorded by his followers.  Considered authoritative and perfect.  A saying is called a Sunnah.
Ibadah
All the words and deeds with which Allah is pleased. These deeds could be prayer and charity.

 

 


 

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