الاثنين، 31 أغسطس 2009

Ramadan Glossary



Adhaan/Azaan: Muslim call for Prayer

Duaa/Du'aa: Supplication


Eid al Fitr: Muslim Festival at the end of Ramadan


Fajr: The morning prayer that marks the starting of the fast for the day


Iftaar:The time when Muslims break their fast as the sun begins to set, coincides with the Maghrib prayer







Leylatul Qadr: The night of power, Falls under the last ten days of Ramadan. A night in which the first verse of the Quran was revealed


Maghrib: The evening prayer that marks the ending of the fast for the day



Masjid: Mosque, muslim place of worship


Ramadan: The holy month of fasting


Salat/: Prayer








Sadaqah: Charitable giving (not obligatory like Zakat)








Sehri/Suhor: The pre-dawn meal




Taraweeh: Evening prayer only in the month of Ramadan where 1/30 of the Quran daily is read until completion at the end of the month





Zakat: Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam

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