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Wa 'alaikumus salam
(WALAY KUMUS SALAM)
205
This is an expression that a Muslim is to say as an answer for the greeting. When a person greets another with a salutation of peace, the answer for the greeting is an answer of peace. The meaning of this statement is:And upon you is the peace.The other expressions are:Wa Alaikums Salam Wa Rahmatullah.andWa 'Alaikums Salam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.
(Source:MSA-USC)
This is an expression that a Muslim is to say as an answer for the greeting. When a person greets another with a salutation of peace, the answer for the greeting is an answer of peace. The meaning of this statement is:And upon you is the peace.The other expressions are:Wa Alaikums Salam Wa Rahmatullah.andWa 'Alaikums Salam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.
(Source:MSA-USC)
Wa'd
2622
Promise, particularly the promise of the garden. (Source:Taha Publication)
Promise, particularly the promise of the garden. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wa'id
2625
Threat, particularly the threat of the fire. (Source:Taha Publication)
Threat, particularly the threat of the fire. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wadi-ah
549
Deposit. (Source:IslamIQ)
Deposit. (Source:IslamIQ)
Wadia
1261
A deposit, something deposited for safekeeping. (Source:Taha Publication)
A deposit, something deposited for safekeeping. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wafa'
2071
Faithfulness, fidelity, discharging obligations and living up to promises. (Source:Taha Publication)
Faithfulness, fidelity, discharging obligations and living up to promises. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wafa' bi'l-`uhud
1087
Fulfilling contracts or undertakings as in "honour my contract and i will honour your contract. " (qur' an 2:40). (Source:Taha Publication)
Fulfilling contracts or undertakings as in "honour my contract and i will honour your contract. " (qur' an 2:40). (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahabi / Salafi
(wahaby salafy wahabee salafee)
3551
Wahabi/Salafi is an interchangeable term used to describe a certain practice of Islam. The term Wahabi is used to describe an approach to Islam that takes its name from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, an eighteen-century religious leader who started a movement for the reform of Muslim society. Abd al-Wahhab formed an alliance with a tribal chief Muhammad ibn Saud that led to the formation of Saudi Arabia. The Wahabi religious outlook is an exclusive, strict, puritanical and literal interpretation of the Quran. Salafi Islam has become a popular term for this type of Islamic interpretation. Salafi claim to return to pristine Islam as practiced by the early Muslims (salaf, or pious ancestors.) (Source:IslamiCity)
Wahabi/Salafi is an interchangeable term used to describe a certain practice of Islam. The term Wahabi is used to describe an approach to Islam that takes its name from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, an eighteen-century religious leader who started a movement for the reform of Muslim society. Abd al-Wahhab formed an alliance with a tribal chief Muhammad ibn Saud that led to the formation of Saudi Arabia. The Wahabi religious outlook is an exclusive, strict, puritanical and literal interpretation of the Quran. Salafi Islam has become a popular term for this type of Islamic interpretation. Salafi claim to return to pristine Islam as practiced by the early Muslims (salaf, or pious ancestors.) (Source:IslamiCity)
Wahdaniya
2624
Divine oneness. (Source:Taha Publication)
Divine oneness. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahdanlya
3069
Oneness, the unity of the divine names. (Source:Taha Publication)
Oneness, the unity of the divine names. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahdat ash-shuhud
3070
Unity of consciousness, unity of direct witnessing. wahdat al-wujnd: unity of being. there is only one self which is manifested in multiplicity. Allah is one in his dhat, his sifat and his afal. there is only one entity in existence and multiplicity appears through relations between non-essential entities. (Source:Taha Publication)
Unity of consciousness, unity of direct witnessing. wahdat al-wujnd: unity of being. there is only one self which is manifested in multiplicity. Allah is one in his dhat, his sifat and his afal. there is only one entity in existence and multiplicity appears through relations between non-essential entities. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahidiya
3071
The unity of multiplicity. (Source:Taha Publication)
The unity of multiplicity. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahm
3072
Opinion, conjecture, illusion, fantasies arising in the mind which are substituted for reality. (Source:Taha Publication)
Opinion, conjecture, illusion, fantasies arising in the mind which are substituted for reality. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahsha
3073
Loneliness, estrangement from created things. (Source:Taha Publication)
Loneliness, estrangement from created things. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wahy
1812
Revelation. (Source:Taha Publication)
Revelation. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wajd
3074
Rapture, trance, the first degree of ecstasy. (Source:Taha Publication)
Rapture, trance, the first degree of ecstasy. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wajh
3398
(Plural wujuh) aspect. (Source:Taha Publication)
(Plural wujuh) aspect. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wajhu'llah
1898
"The face of Allah", meaning for the sake of Allah, irrespective of any reward in this life, purely for Allah. (Source:Taha Publication)
"The face of Allah", meaning for the sake of Allah, irrespective of any reward in this life, purely for Allah. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wajib
1813
A necessary part of the shari`a. (Source:Taha Publication)
A necessary part of the shari`a. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wajib
862
A necessary part of the shari `a but not obligatory, although it is sometimes used as a synonym for fard. (Source:Taha Publication)
A necessary part of the shari `a but not obligatory, although it is sometimes used as a synonym for fard. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wajib
548
Compulsory. (Source:IslamIQ)
Compulsory. (Source:IslamIQ)
Wakala
1262
Agency; power of attorney. (Source:Taha Publication)
Agency; power of attorney. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wakil
1263
Agent. (Source:Taha Publication)
Agent. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wakil
(WAKEEL)
206
a person who is an authorized repesentative or proxy. Also can mean lawyer in Urdu.
(Source:MSA-USC)
a person who is an authorized repesentative or proxy. Also can mean lawyer in Urdu.
(Source:MSA-USC)
Wakil
863
Person who is an authorized representative, agent or proxy. (Source:Taha Publication)
Person who is an authorized representative, agent or proxy. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wala'
864
The tie of clientage established between a freed slave and the person who frees him, whereby the freed slave becomes integrated into the family of that person. (Source:Taha Publication)
The tie of clientage established between a freed slave and the person who frees him, whereby the freed slave becomes integrated into the family of that person. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wala'
1814
The tie of clientage established between a freed slave and the person who frees him, whereby the freed slave becomes integrated into the family of that person. (see mawla.) (Source:Taha Publication)
The tie of clientage established between a freed slave and the person who frees him, whereby the freed slave becomes integrated into the family of that person. (see mawla.) (Source:Taha Publication)
Walad
3077
Lit. "child", a beginner on the path. (Source:Taha Publication)
Lit. "child", a beginner on the path. (Source:Taha Publication)
Walah
3078
Unbounded ecstasy, utter distraction. (Source:Taha Publication)
Unbounded ecstasy, utter distraction. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wali
(WALEE)
207
legal guardian. A friend or protector. Someone who is supposed to look out for your interest.
(Source:MSA-USC)
legal guardian. A friend or protector. Someone who is supposed to look out for your interest.
(Source:MSA-USC)
Walima
1815
A feast accompanying a wedding. (Source:Taha Publication)
A feast accompanying a wedding. (Source:Taha Publication)
Walimah
208
a feast after the wedding. The reception.
(Source:MSA-USC)
a feast after the wedding. The reception.
(Source:MSA-USC)
Walimah
(wa-lee-mah)
365
A traditional dinner feast provided to wedding guests by the groom's family after a marriage ceremony. Providing a walimah was highly recommended by the Prophet, whether it be a grand or humble affair. (Source:CIE)
A traditional dinner feast provided to wedding guests by the groom's family after a marriage ceremony. Providing a walimah was highly recommended by the Prophet, whether it be a grand or humble affair. (Source:CIE)
Wall
865
A guardian who is responsible for another person. (Source:Taha Publication)
A guardian who is responsible for another person. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wall
3079
(Plural awliya') someone who is "friend" of Allah, thus possessing the quality of wilaya. (Source:Taha Publication)
(Plural awliya') someone who is "friend" of Allah, thus possessing the quality of wilaya. (Source:Taha Publication)
Waqf
3399
A stop in recitation. there are various signs which indicate different weights of stopping when reciting the qur'an. a necessary stop is indicated in hafs by a mim, and by a sad in warsh. (Source:Taha Publication)
A stop in recitation. there are various signs which indicate different weights of stopping when reciting the qur'an. a necessary stop is indicated in hafs by a mim, and by a sad in warsh. (Source:Taha Publication)
Waqf
866
Also habous, an unalienable endowment for a charitable purpose which cannot be given away or sold to anyone. (Source:Taha Publication)
Also habous, an unalienable endowment for a charitable purpose which cannot be given away or sold to anyone. (Source:Taha Publication)
Waqf
550
Endowment. A charitable trust in the name of Allah, usually in perpetuity, and usually for the purposes of establishing the Deen of Islam, teaching useful knowledge, feeding the poor or treating the sick. (Source:IslamIQ)
Endowment. A charitable trust in the name of Allah, usually in perpetuity, and usually for the purposes of establishing the Deen of Islam, teaching useful knowledge, feeding the poor or treating the sick. (Source:IslamIQ)
Waqf
(wuk-uf)
366
Term designating the giving of material property by will or by gift for pious works or for the public good. Properties with waqf status, such as schools or hospitals, remain so perpetually, providing endless benefit to the community and endless Heavenly blessings to the donor. (Source:CIE)
Term designating the giving of material property by will or by gift for pious works or for the public good. Properties with waqf status, such as schools or hospitals, remain so perpetually, providing endless benefit to the community and endless Heavenly blessings to the donor. (Source:CIE)
Waqfa
3080
Being held between two stations. (Source:Taha Publication)
Being held between two stations. (Source:Taha Publication)
Waqi'a
3081
Visionary experience, a thought which comes and settles and cannot be repelled. (Source:Taha Publication)
Visionary experience, a thought which comes and settles and cannot be repelled. (Source:Taha Publication)
Waqifiya
2627
Rafidites who maintained that musa al-kazim, a son of ja'far as-sadiq, the sixth shi'ite imam, would return and put everything to rights, since they believed that the seventh imam would complete one cycle and begin a new one; also a sect of kharijites who suspended judgement. (cf. murji'ites). (Source:Taha Publication)
Rafidites who maintained that musa al-kazim, a son of ja'far as-sadiq, the sixth shi'ite imam, would return and put everything to rights, since they believed that the seventh imam would complete one cycle and begin a new one; also a sect of kharijites who suspended judgement. (cf. murji'ites). (Source:Taha Publication)
Waqt
3082
Lit. time, meaning being in the moment and independent of looking to the past or the future. sometimes the sufi is described as "ibn al-waqt" (the child of the moment) because of this. (Source:Taha Publication)
Lit. time, meaning being in the moment and independent of looking to the past or the future. sometimes the sufi is described as "ibn al-waqt" (the child of the moment) because of this. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wara'
3083
Scrupulousness, it extends from avoidance of the unlawful and doubtful to avoiding anything that will cast a shadow on the heart. the faqir must also be scrupulous to avoid basking in his scrupulousness. (Source:Taha Publication)
Scrupulousness, it extends from avoidance of the unlawful and doubtful to avoiding anything that will cast a shadow on the heart. the faqir must also be scrupulous to avoid basking in his scrupulousness. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wara'
2072
Scrupulousness, being cautious about one's actions. (Source:Taha Publication)
Scrupulousness, being cautious about one's actions. (Source:Taha Publication)
Warehouses for merchants
1264
See caravanserai for public ones. private ones are khan in the east, funduq (from gr. pandokeion - guest house) in the west. also wakala. (Source:Taha Publication)
See caravanserai for public ones. private ones are khan in the east, funduq (from gr. pandokeion - guest house) in the west. also wakala. (Source:Taha Publication)
Warid
3084
"Arriving thing"; an overflowing experience which overcomes a person's heart. it is the first oncoming of gatheredness (jam'). (Source:Taha Publication)
"Arriving thing"; an overflowing experience which overcomes a person's heart. it is the first oncoming of gatheredness (jam'). (Source:Taha Publication)
Warith
1302
(Plural waratha) heir. (Source:Taha Publication)
(Plural waratha) heir. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wars
1816
A kind of yellow dye and perfume. (Source:Taha Publication)
A kind of yellow dye and perfume. (Source:Taha Publication)
Wasa'it
3085
Secondary causes to which seekers of Allah attach themselves and thereby gain the object of their desire. wash union. (Source:Taha Publication)
Secondary causes to which seekers of Allah attach themselves and thereby gain the object of their desire. wash union. (Source:Taha Publication)
