Adhan - kiran sallah, wato kiran zuwa sallah. Mu'adhdhin - mai kiran sallah.

adhan - the call to prayer, mu’adhdhin - the one who calls to prayer.

Lahira - abin da ke zuwa daga baya, rayuwa ta gaba.

Akhirah - what comes later, the next life.

Calim pi. Culama - mutum mai ilimi. ‘Calim ba kowa ba ne face wanda ya sani, sannan yana aiki da abin da ya sani, kuma iliminsa yana daidai da aikinsa,’ in ji Sayyiduna Cali. Amir - kwamanda. Amir al-Mu’minin - Kwamandan Muminai, lakabin girmamawa da ake bai wa khalifa. Imarah - masarautar amir.

calim pi. culama - a man of knowledge. ‘The ‘calim is only someone who knows, then acts according to what he knows, and whose knowledge is in accord with his action,’ Sayyiduna cAli, amir — commander. Amir al-Mu’minin — the Commander of the Believers, a title of respect given to the khalifah. Imarah — amirate.

Ansar - ma'ana: Mataimaka, mutanen Madina waɗanda suka karɓi tare da taimaka wa Manzon Allah ﷺ. Duba kuma Muhajirun.

Ansar - lit. Helpers, the people of Madinah who welcomed and aided the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. See also Muhajirun.

Aqiqah – wata ibada da ake yi idan an haifi jariri, inda ake aske kansa, a ba da sadaka da nauyin gashin a azurfa, sannan a yanka rago a raba naman a ba wasu, a kuma ba da sadaka da shi.

caqiqah - at the birth of a child when the head is shaved and the hair’s weight in silver given away as sadaqah, and a sheep sacrificed and the meat shared with others and given away.

Arafah - filin da alhazai ke tsaye a kansa a ranar Arfa mai muhimmanci ta Hajji, suna addu'a da roƙo.

Arafah - the plain upon which the pilgrims stand during the pivotal day of the Hajj in prayer and supplication.

Ayah ko. Ayat – alama, mu'ujiza, kuma aya ta Alkur'ani.

ayah pi. ayat - a sign, miracle and a verse of the Qur’an.

Al-Bait al-Maqdis - ma'ana: Gidan Tsarkaka, watau masallacin Birnin Kudus ko dukan Birnin Kudus.

al-Bait al-Maqdis - lit. The Purified Dwelling, i.e. the mosque of Jerusalem or all of Jerusalem.

Bait al-mal - ma'ana: Gidan Dukiya, inda ake ajiye zakkar Musulmai da sauran kuɗaɗen shiga kafin a raba su.

bait al-mal - lit. House of Property, where the collected zakat of the Muslims and other revenues are stored while awaiting distribution.

Al-Baqi'- makabartar Madina inda yawancin Sahabbai, Allah ya yarda da su, suke kwance.

al-Baqic- the graveyard of Madinah where many of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, are buried.

Dajjal - lit. maƙaryaci, Almasihu na ƙarya wanda bayyanarsa ke nuna cewa ƙarshen duniya na gab da faruwa.

Dajjal - lit. Liar, the false Messiah whose appearance marks the imminent end of the world.

deen - ciniki-ta-rayuwa, a zahiri dai bashi (daga kalmar dayn) na musaya tsakanin bangarori biyu, a wannan amfani tsakanin Mahalicci da halitta.

deen - the life-transaction, lit. the debt (<dayn) of exchange between two parties, in this usage between the Creator and the created.

Zikiri - ma'ana ta zahiri, tunawa, ambaton. A ma'ana ta gaba ɗaya, dukkan ibadoji zikiri ne. A amfanin yau da kullum kuma, ya zama ma'anarsa ita ce kiran Allah ta hanyar maimaita sunayensa ko wasu kalmomi na musamman.

dhikr - lit. remembrance, mention. In a general sense all acts of worship are dhikr. In common usage it has come to mean invocation of Allah by repetition of His names or particular formulae.

Dhimmah - wajibi ko yarjejeniya, musamman yarjejeniyar kariya ga wadanda ba musulmi ba da ke zaune a yankin musulmi.

dhimmah - obligation or contract, in particular a treaty of protection for non-Muslims living in Muslim territory.

dinar - tsabar zinariya da darajarta ta kai kimanin $107/£57.4 (a shekarar 2008).

dinar - a gold coin of approximate value $107/£57.4 (2008).

Dirham - tsabar azurfa da darajarta ta kai kimanin $3.18/£1.76 (a shekarar 2008). A lura cewa don dalilan zakka kawai, dirhami 10 daidai yake da dinari 1.

dirham - a silver coin of approximate value $3.18/£1.76 (2008). Note that for zakat purposes only, 10 dirhams equals 1 dinar.

Dunya — abin da yake ƙasa kuma yake kusa da hannu, wato ‘duniya’. Kalmar galibi siffa ce ta ‘rayuwa’, don haka tana nufin ‘rayuwar ƙasa’.

Dunya — what is lower and closer to hand, the ‘world’. The word is most often an adjective o f‘life’, thus meaning the ‘lower life’.

Idi – biki ne da ake yi a ƙarshen azumin Ramadan da kuma a ƙarshen aikin Hajji, wanda ake yin sa da sallah ta jama'a, zikiri da ziyartar juna da karɓar baƙi.

cEid - the celebration at the end of Ramadan and also at the end of the Hajj, marked by a general public prayer, dhikr and mutual visiting and hospitality.

faqih (fuqaha'): mutum mai ilimi a fannin fiqhu (duba ƙasa).

faqih fuqaha'- a man learned in knowledge offiqh (see below).

Fatawa - hukuncin shari'a ko ra'ayin doka mai iko da malamin fiqhu wanda Mufti ne da shugaba ya ba izini ya bayar.

fatwa - an authoritative legal opinion or judgement made by a faqih who is a Mufti authorised by an amir.

Fiqh - ilimin fahimtar Shari'ah dangane da wajibai, mustahabbai, sunnoni, abubuwan da aka halatta, abubuwan da ba a so, da abubuwan da aka haramta.

fiqh - science of understanding the sharicah in terms of the obligations, recommendations, sunnahs, permitted matters, disapproved and forbidden matters.

Fitnah - jarabawa ko bala wanda ta hanyar ita ake gwadawa ko tabbatar da mutum, jaraba, yaƙin basasa da tashin hankali, rarrabuwar kai da kisa. Asalinsa daga tushe mai ma'anar "ƙonewa", ma'ana ƙona ƙarfe kamar zinariya don cire datti daga cikinsa.

fitnah - a trial or affliction whereby one is tried or proved, a temptation, civil war and strife, faction and slaughter. Originally derived from a root meaning ‘burning’, with the sense of the burning of a metal such as gold to remove the dross.

ghusl - wankan dukan jiki don shiga Musulunci, bayan jima'i ko fitar maniyyi, ko don shiryawa domin sallar Juma'a ta mako-mako da sallar Idi.

ghusl - a washing of the entire body in order to enter Islam, after sexual intercourse or ejaculation, or preparatory for the weekly Jumucah and ‘Eid prayers.

Hadd pi. Hudud - ma'ana: iyakoki, iyakokin Allah na halal da haram. Hukuncin hadd su ne ƙayyadaddun hukunce-hukunce da shari'a ta shimfiɗa don wasu takamaiman laifuffuka.

hadd pi. hudud - lit. the limits, Allah’s boundary limits for the halal and the haram. The hadd punishments are the specific fixed penalties laid down by sharicah for specified crimes.

hadith pl. ahadith — maganar da aka ruwaito, musamman ta Annabi Muhammadu ﷺ. Kada a rude ta da Sunnah.

hadith pi. ahadith — reported speech, particularly of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Not to be confused with Sunnah.

Hajj — tafiya ta shekara-shekara zuwa Makkah. Halal — abin da shari'a ta halatta, wato an yarda da shi. Haram — abin da shari'a ta haramta, wato an hana shi. Haka kuma, haram na nufin wuri ko abu mai alfarma wanda ba a iya keta shi.

Hajj — the yearly pilgrimage to Makkah halal - permitted by the sharicah haram - forbidden by the sharicah-, also an inviolable place or object.

Hasan - ma'ana, mai kyau, kyakkyawa, kuma saboda haka wani nau'i ne na hadisi, wanda yake abin dogaro ne, amma silsilar isnadinsa ba ta cika ba.

hasan - lit. good, beautiful, and thus a category of hadith, which is reliable, but whose isnad is not perfect.

Hawd – "tafkin" Annabi Muhammadu ﷺ a Ranar Lahira, wanda koguna daga Aljannah ke cika shi, kuma daga cikinsa ne zai bai wa muminai su sha. Duk wanda ya sha daga gare shi, ba zai sake jin ƙishirwa ba.

hawd - the ‘pond’ of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on the Last Day, which is replenished by rivers from the Garden and from which he will give the believers to drink. Whoever drinks from it will not thirst again.

Hijabi - lulluɓi, rufin da manyan mata ke sanyawa wanda ke rufe gashin kansu da dukkan jikinsu banda fuska da hannaye.

hijab - veil, the covering by adult women of their hair, and all of their bodies excepting the face and hands.

Hijaz - yankin yammacin Larabawa wanda ya hada da Makkah da Madina.

Hijaz - the western area of Arabia which includes Makkah and Madinah.

Hijr — yanki mai siffar rabin da’ira, ba shi da rufi, a wani gefe na Ka’aba, wanda bangonsa ke nuna siffar ginin asali da Annabawa Ibrahim da Isma’il suka gina, aminci ya tabbata a gare su.

Hijr — the semi-circular un-roofed enclosure at one side of the Kacbah, whose wall outlines the shape of the original building built by the Prophets Ibrahim and Ismacil, peace be upon them.

Hijrah - ƙaura a hanyar Allah. Musulunci yana ɗaukar kalandarinsa (wanda ake nuna shi da AH 'After Hijrah') daga Hijrar Annabi ﷺ, daga Makka zuwa Madina.

hijrah - emigration in the way of Allah. Islam takes its dating (indicated by AH ‘After Hijrah’) from the Hijrah of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, from Makkah to Madinah.

Ihram: yanayin shiga da mutum yake yi don aikin Hajji ko cUmrah, wanda ya haɗa da, ga maza, sanya tufafi guda biyu wanda kuma ake kira ihram.

ihram - state entered to perform Hajj or cUmrah, which includes, for males, wearing two pieces of cloth also known as ihram.

Imam - wanda ke jagoranci, sau da yawa kalma ce ta amir ko khalifa.

imam - the one who leads, often a term for the amir or khalifah.

"Shugabanni da manyan mutane waɗanda suke umurtar su (mutanen) kuma suna yi musu biyayya." (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr). A yanzu, ana ƙara takaita kalmar ga wanda yake jagorantar mutane a salla.

‘Leaders and nobles who order them (the people) and they obey them.’ (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr). It is now more often restricted to one who leads people in prayer.

Imamah — imamanci, matsayin imam; Iman — imani, gaskatawa a zuciya da furtawa a harshe.

imamah — imamate, the office of imam, iman - belief in the heart and affirmation on the tongue.

In sha Allah.

insha’Allah - if Allah wills.

Iƙama - aikin kafa salla, da kuma kiran da ake yi nan da nan kafin sallah domin kiran mutane a masallaci.

iqamah - the act of establishing the prayer, and also the call made immediately prior to prayer in order to summon the people in the mosque.

isnad - sarkar rawaya na hadisi.

isnad - chain of transmission of a hadith.

Isra - Tafiyar Dare ta Annabi ﷺ, daga Makka zuwa Baitul Maqdis, daga inda ya yi Mi'raj (hawan sama ta cikin sammai).

Isra - the Night Journey of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, from Makkah to Jerusalem from whence he went on the Micraj (the ascension through the heavens).

I'tizal — ma'ana janyewa ko ballewa, kuma saboda haka ake kiran akidar wannan ƙungiya da ta janye daga halartar majalisin Hasan al-Basri, wacce ta zama sananne da Mu'tazilah.

ftizal — lit. withdrawal or secession, and thus the theology of that group which withdrew from the circle of Hasan al-Basri, who became know as Muctazilah.

Jahiliyyah - Zamanin Jahiliyya, lokacin jahilci kafin zuwan Musulunci jama'ah - ƙungiya, musamman ƙungiyar mutanen da suke yin sallah tare

Jahiliyyah - the Time of Ignorance, before the coming of Islam jama0ah — the group, particularly referring to the group of people performing the prayer together.

jihad - gwagwarmaya, musamman yaƙi don karewa da kafa Musulunci.

jihad - struggle, particularly warfare to defend and establish Islam.

Aljannu - halittu marasa ganuwa waɗanda aka halicce su daga wuta marar hayaki, waɗanda ke zama a duniya tare da mutane.

jinn - unseen beings created of smokeless fire who cohabit the earth with mankind.

Jizyah - harajin da ake karɓa daga mutanen da suka bi littattafan saukarwa na baya, waɗanda suka yi yarjejeniya su zauna ƙarƙashin mulkin Musulmi (duba dhimmah). Harajin ya kasance dinari huɗu a kowane babban namiji a shekara. Abin sha'awa ne a lura cewa wannan adadin a kuɗin yau (2008) kusan dalar Amurka $428 ne ko fam £230.

jizyah - a tax levied on people of previous revelations who make a contract to live under Muslim rule (see dhimmah). The tax was four dinars per adult male per year. It is interesting to note that this sum in present terms (2008) is approximately $428/£230.

Jumada al-Ula - wata ɗaya daga cikin watannin kalandar Musulunci ta wata.

Jumada al-Ula - a month of the Muslim lunar calendar.

Jumada al-Akhirah - wata ɗaya a cikin kalandar Musulunci ta wata.

Jumada al-Akhirah - a month of the Muslim lunar calendar.

Juma'a - Juma'a, musamman sallar da ake yi a wannan rana, wadda ya zama wajibi ga dukkan maza manya su halarta idan suna iya kuma sharuddanta sun cika.

Jumucah - Friday, and particularly the prayer performed on that day which it is necessary for all adult males to attend if they are able and if its conditions are fulfilled.

Junub - yanayin mutum bayan jima'i ko fitar da maniyyi, wanda ke buƙatar yin wankan dukan jiki da ake kira ghusl.

junub - condition after sexual intercourse or ejaculation, requiring the complete washing of the body known as ghusl.

kafara - ya boye gaskiya, ya nuna butulci, ya kafirta, saboda haka kufr kafirci, kafiri (kāfir) ma'ana mai kafirci. Jam'i: kāfirūn/kuffār.

kafara - he covered over the truth, he showed ingratitude, he disbelieved, thus kufr disbelief, kajir disbeliever pi. kajirun/kujfar.

Kalam - ma'ana ta zahiri, magana, amma kuma ilimin bincike a kan akidun imani.

kalam - lit. speech, but also the science of investigating the tenets of iman.

khalifah pl. khulafa’ — ma’ana: magaji, dukkan matsayin mutumin Adamu, wanda ke tsayawa a madadin Allah a halittarSa, da kuma Khalifa ko magajin Manzon Allah ﷺ.

khalifah pi. khulafa’ — lit. successor, both the rank of Adamic man, one who stands in for Allah in His creation, and a Caliph or successor of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Khilafah - ofishin khalifah.

khilafah - the office of the khalifah.

Khawarij—ƙungiyar da ta yi imani cewa aikata manyan zunubai yana mayar da Musulmi ya zama kafiri.

Khawarij—a sect who believed that committing major wrong actions turns a Muslim into an unbeliever.

Al-Khulafa' ar-Rashidun - (duba khalifah a sama) khalifofin da suka bi hanya madaidaiciya.

al-Khulafa’ ar-Rashidun - (see khalifah above) the khulafa’ who took the right way.

Khutbah — jawabin jama'a ko wa'azi, musamman a masallacin Juma'a ko a ɗaya daga cikin sallolin ƙaramar Sallah da babbar Sallah.

khutbah — public address, particularly in the mosque on Friday or one of the cEid prayers.

Kunya - hanya ta girmamawa da ƙauna ta kira, kamar 'uban fulani', 'uwar fulani', ko 'ɗan ko 'yar fulani'.

kunyah - a respectful and affectionate way of calling, such as the ‘father of so-and-so’, the ‘mother of so-and-so’ or the ‘son or daughter of so-and-so’.

Ma'rifah - ma'ana ta zahiri, ita ce sanin hankali na abin da wajibi ne a sani game da Allah da Manzanninsa, amincin Allah ya tabbata a gare su, wanda daga nan zai iya zurfafa har ya zama ma'rifa maimakon ilimin malaman hadisi.

ma.crifah - lit. recognition, which in its first level is a rational knowledge of what is necessary to know about Allah and His Messengers, peace be upon them, and which can then deepen to become gnosis rather than scholastic knowledge.

Maghrib - Yamma, musamman arewa maso yammacin Afirka.

Maghrib - the West, specifically northwest Africa.

Masjid al-Haram - Masallacin Harami na Makkah.

al-Masjid al-Haram - the Inviolable Mosque of Makkah.

Marfuc— hadisi da ake danganta wa Annabi ﷺ.

marfuc— a tradition ascribed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Mawla - 'maigida', bawan da aka 'yanta wanda kuma tsohon ubangidansa ne.

mawla - ‘a master’, the freed slave but also his former master.

Minbar — matakan da liman yake tsayawa a kansu don gabatar da khutbah a ranar Juma'a.

minbar — steps on which the imam stands to deliver the khutbah on the day of Jumucah.

Muhajirun - Sahabban Manzon Allah ﷺ, waɗanda suka karɓi Musulunci a wajen Madina suka yi hijira zuwa Madina, musamman waɗanda suka zo tare da shi daga Makka.

Muhajirun - Companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who accepted Islam outside Madinah and emigrated to Madinah, particularly those who came with him from Makkah.

Muharram - wata na farko a kalandar Musulunci ta wata.

Muharram - the first month of the Muslim lunar year.

Mu'min, pl. mu'minun da mu'minin - mai imani (duba iman a sama).

mu’min, pi. mu’minun and mu’minin - a believer (see iman above).

Al-Murji'ah – wata ƙungiya da ake siffanta ta da halin sassauci ga aikin sabo, ta fuskar cewa sun yi imani da cewa "masu bi" ba za su ragu a imaninsu ba saboda ayyukan sabon da suke aikatawa.

al-Murji ’ah - a sect which was characterised by an indulgent attitude towards wrong action in the sense that they felt that ‘believers’ would not be diminished in their iman by the wrong actions they did.

Mursal — hadisin da aka danganta kai tsaye ga Annabi ﷺ, wanda wani daga cikin Tabi'ai ko Tabi'ut-Tabi'in ya ruwaito, lokacin da ba a san daga wane Sahabi aka ruwaito shi ba.

mursal- a hadith attributed directly to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, by one of the Followers or Followers of the Followers when it is not known from which Companion it was transmitted.

Mushaf – kwafin Alkur'ani da aka rubuta.

mushaf- a written copy of the Qur’an.

Musnad – littafin da ya ƙunshi hadisai waɗanda aka tsara su bisa ga isnadinsu. Misali, marubucin ya ambaci Musnad as-Siddiq, wanda ya ƙunshi hadisan da Abu Bakr ya ruwaito, Allah ya yarda da shi.

musnad - a book containing ahadith arranged according to their isnad, e.g. the author mentions the Musnadas-Siddiq which contains ahadith narrated by Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him.

Mut'ah – wani nau'in aure na ɗan lokaci wanda Larabawan zamanin jahiliyya suka saba yi, kuma Annabi ﷺ ya hana shi.

mufah - a temporary form of marriage common among pre-Islamic Arabs which was prohibited by the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Mutawatir - mafi ƙarfin isnad da hadisi zai iya samu. Wannan shi ne idan adadi mai yawa na Sahabbai suka ruwaito matanin hadisin ga adadi mai yawa na malamai daga Tabi'ai, waɗanda kowane ɗayansu ya isar da shi ga adadi mai yawa na ɗalibai na gaba, da sauransu, ta yadda babu wani shakka kwata-kwata game da hadisin.

mutawatir - the strongest isnad possible for a hadith. This is when a number of Companions have narrated the text of the hadith to large numbers of knowledgeable Followers who each in turn transmitted it to numbers of later students, etc., so that there is no possible doubt about the hadith.

Al-Qadariyyah - ƙungiyar Musulmai waɗanda suka fi imani da 'yancin zaɓin mutum fiye da ƙaddara.

al-Qadariyyah - sect of Muslims who believe more in man’s freewill than in predestination.

Alƙali — alƙali ne.

qadi — a judge.

ar-Rafidah — wani rukuni ne daga cikin Shi'a wanda aka sani da ƙin amincewa da Abu Bakr da cUmar da kuma cUthman (sabanin Zaydiyyah daga cikin Shi'a waɗanda suke karɓar su).

ar-Rafidah — a group of the Shicah known for rejecting Abu Bakr and cUmar as well as cUthman (as opposed to the Zaydiyyah Shicah who accept them).

raka'a — rukuni ɗaya na salla, wanda ya ƙunshi tsaye, ruku'u da sujjada biyu.

rafcah pi. rakaca t- a complete unit of salah consisting of standing, bowing and two prostrations.

ar-Riddah - ƙaryatawa ko ridda ta Larabawan hamada bayan rasuwar Annabi ﷺ.

ar-Riddah - the reneging or apostasy of the desert Arabs after the death of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Ruh al-Quds — Ruhun Tsarki, mala'ika Jibril.

Ruh al-Quds — the Spirit of Purity, the angel Jibril.

sabeel — hanya, sau da yawa jihadi, 'hanyar Allah'.

sabeel — a way, often jihad, ‘the way of Allah’.

as-Sabiqun al-Awwalun — Mutanen farko masu gaba, watau Muhajirai da Ansar wadanda suka karbi Musulunci kafin fatar Makka, kuma suka yi jihadi da rayukansu da dukiyoyinsu. Sadaqah (jam'i: sadaqat) — bayarwa a hanyar Allah, sau da yawa ana amfani da ita a matsayin ma'anar zakka.

as-Sabiqun al-Aivwalun — the First Foremost ones, i.e. those Muhajirun and Ansar who accepted Islam before the conquest of Makkah and strove with their lives and their wealth in jihad, sadaqah pi. sadaqat - giving in the way of Allah, often used synonymously with zakat.

Sahih - ingantacce ko sahihi. Wani tsantsar kalma ce ta ilimin hadisi wadda ke nuna karfin isnadi.

sahih - authentic or sound. A technical term of the science of hadith which indicates the strength of the isnad.

as-Sakinah – a ma'ana "natsuwa". Kasancewar Allah wani lokaci ana sanin ta ta wata alama, haka kuma jin nutsuwa da kwanciyar hankali da tsaro.

as-Sakinah -lit. tranquillity. The presence of Allah sometimes made clear by a sign, also the feeling of peace of mind and security.

Salah - sallar da ke ƙunshe da tsayuwa da karatun Alƙur'ani, rukuʼu, sujjada da zama.

salah - the prayer consisting of standing reciting Qur’an, bowing, prostrating and sitting.

Salat at-Tarawih - sallolin da ake yi bayan sallar Isha'i a cikin watan Ramadan.

salat at-tarawih - the prayers performed after the cIsha{night) prayer during Ramadan.

As-Saqifah - wani gini mai rufi, musamman zauren mai rufi na Bani Sa'idah inda Ansarawa da wasu daga cikin Muhajirai suka taru bayan rasuwar Annabi ﷺ, domin zaben khalifa.

as-Saqifah - roofed building, particularly the roofed gallery of Bani Sacidah in which the Ansar and some of the Muhajirun met after the death of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to choose a khalifah.

Shahada – shaida da bayar da shaida cewa babu abin bautawa da gaskiya sai Allah, kuma Muhammad Manzon Allah ne, Allah ya yi masa salati ya kuma ba shi aminci ﷺ; wato rukuni na farko na Musulunci.

shahadah - witnessing and bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, i.e. the first pillar of Islam.

Sharifah - ma'ana: hanya, kuma musamman hanyar da ke kaiwa ƙasa zuwa wurin ruwan sha a wata waha (oasis). Ita ce tsarin shari'a na wata al'umma wanda ya dogara da wahayin Annabinsu. Shari'ar ƙarshe a tarihi ita ce ta Musulunci, wacce ke soke dukkan shari'o'in da suka gabace ta.

sharifah - lit. a road, and in particular the pathway leading down to drinking water at an oasis. It is the legal modality of a people based on the revelation of their Prophet. The last sharicah in history is that of Islam, which abrogates all previous shari‘ahs.

Shawwal - watan na kalandar Musulunci na wata wanda ke biye da Ramadan kai tsaye.

Shawwal - the month of the Islamic lunar calendar immediately following Ramadan.

Shaykh - lit. wani tsoho. Lakabin girmamawa da ake amfani da shi ga mutumin da yake da babban ilimi ko shugaba a cikin mutanensa. shaytan - aljani, musamman Iblis.

Shaykh - lit. an old man. Title of respect used for a man of great knowledge or a leader among his people shaytan - a devil, particularly Iblis.

Shi'ah — ƙungiyar da ta sabawa Musulmai saboda iƙirarinsu na cewa Ali, Allah ya yarda da shi, yana da fifikon haƙƙi ga khalifanci.

Shicah - the sect which differed from the Muslims over their allegation of the prior right of cAli, may Allah be pleased with him, to the khilafah.

shirk - laifin da ba a gafarta shi ba na haɗa wani abu a matsayin abokin tarayya da Allah, da bautar sa ko su tare da Shi.

shirk - the unforgivable wrong action of associating something in partnership with Allah and worshipping it or them along with Him.

Sidq - gaskiya, kuma saboda haka sadiq - mai gaskiya, kuma siddiq - mai gaskiya sosai kuma mai tabbatar da gaskiya.

sidq - truthfulness and thus sadiq - a truthful one and siddiq - one eminently truthful and affirmative of the truth.

Siwak da miswak — sandar haƙori da aka yanke daga itacen arak.

siwak and miswak - toothstick cut from the caraq tree.

Sarki — mai mulki.

Sultan — the ruler.

Sunnah pl. sunan - ma'ana, salo ko hanya, al'adar mutum ko wata ƙungiyar mutane. Yanzu ta zama tana nufin, kusan kawai, aikin Manzon Allah, Muhammad ﷺ, amma kuma ta ƙunshi al'adar Khulafa ar-Rashidun da ta ƙarnin farko na Musulmi a Madina. Sunan kuma take ne da ake amfani da shi sau da yawa ga wasu tarin hadisai.

Sunnah pi. sunan - lit. a form, the customary practice of a person or group of people. It has come to refer almost exclusively to the practice of the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, but also comprises the customary practice of al-Khulafa ar-Rashidun and of the first generation of Muslims in Madinah. Sunan is also a title often used for certain collections of hadith.

Surah – babban sashe ne na Alƙur'ani wanda ke da alaƙa ta fuskar jigon abin da ya ƙunsa, kuma ya ƙunshi ayoyi. Akwai surori 114 a cikin Alƙur'ani.

surah - a large unit of Qur’an linked by thematic content, composed of ay at. There are 114 surahs in the Qur’an.

takbir - sanarwar Allahu Akbar - "Allah Yafi Girma" talbiyah - kiran mahajjaci zuwa Makka: "Labbaika Allahumma labbaik. Ga ni a gare Ka, ya Allah, ga ni a gare Ka..." taqwa ko tuqa - ma'ana, kare kai, da tsoron Allah cikin biyayya, ta hanyar nisantar duk abin da aka haramta da aiwatar da duk abin da aka wajabta.

takbir - the declaration Allahu Akbar - Allah is Greater’ talbiyah - the cry of the pilgrim to Makkah ‘Labbayk Allahumma labbayk At Your service, O Allah, at Your service ...’ taqiva or tuqa — lit. self-protecting, fearful obedience of Allah in avoiding all that is forbidden and undertaking all that is obligatory.

Daga nan kuma manyan matakai sun ƙunshi nisantar abin da aka ƙi, da aiwatar da abin da aka so (aka yi kira zuwa gare shi), da sauransu.

Higher degrees then involve avoiding that which is disapproved of and undertaking that which is recommended, and so on.

At-Tasawwuf— Sufanci. Malamai sun ɗauke shi a matsayin fard cayn — ilimi wanda wajibi ne ga kowane musulmi namiji da mace su koya.

at-Tasawwuf— Sufism. It is held by the culama to be a fard cayn - a science which is an individual obligation on every Muslim man and woman.

At-Tawfiq - shiryuwa zuwa ga hanya madaidaiciya, alheri daga Allah.

at-tawfiq - being directed to the right direction, the grace of Allah.

Ummah - al'umma. Ummah ta Annabi ﷺ, su ne Musulmi.

ummah - a nation. The Ummah of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, are the Muslims.

Umrah - ƙaramar hajji zuwa Makkah wacce za a iya yi a kowane lokaci na shekara.

cUmrah - the lesser pilgrimage to Makkah which may be undertaken at any time of the year.

Wird ko hizb - kalmomi biyu masu ma'ana ɗaya, suna nufin wani ƙayyadadden rabo na zikiri, ayoyin Alƙur'ani da addu'o'in da ake karantawa akai-akai a kowane lokaci na rana ko dare. Kalmar hizb sau da yawa tana nufin musamman wani rabo na Alƙur'ani wanda ya kai ɗaya cikin sittin na Alƙur'ani.

wird or hizb - two synonymous terms for a set portion of dhikr, ay at of Qur’an and supplications to be recited regularly at any time of the day or night. The latter often more particularly is used to refer to a portion of one sixtieth of Qur’an.

wudu' - wankan ƙarama na fuska da gaɓoɓi don shirin yin salla.

wudu’ - the minor washing of the face and limbs in preparation for the salah.

Zakat - haraji ne na dukiya. Ibada ce ta Allah, kuma ɗaya daga cikin arkan (ginshiƙan da ba za a iya rabuwa da su ba) na Musulunci. Ana karɓarta daga wasu amfanin gona da ake iya ajiyewa, shanu da sauran dabbobi, zinariya da azurfa, kayan kasuwanci, da sauransu.

zakat - a wealth tax. It is an act of worship of Allah and one of the arkan (indispensable pillars) of Islam. It is levied on certain storable crops, cattle and other livestock, gold and silver, items of trade, etc.

kuma a raba shi ga rukunin mabukata daban-daban, ciki har da matalauta da marasa kome, matafiya, masu bashi, don 'yantar da bayi, da kuma a hanyar Allah {jihadi}.

and distributed among a number of categories including the needy and the bereft, travellers, the indebted, for the freeing of slaves, and in the way of Allah {jihad).