Arabic and Hebrew Term
Allah – (Arabic: اللّٰه, Allāh) is the standard
Arabic word for”God”.
Al-gharar ( gharar ) – risk or ”that whose consequences are hidden.”
As-Salât – The prayer
Ayat - Arabic word for sign or miracle
Dibagh – washing method and ritual cleansing according to Shariah law
Dhabiĥa Halal Dhabh (ذبيحة حلال) - refers to meat and poultry properly slaughtered by a Muslim according to Islamic rituals and laws
Fiqh (Arabic: فقه) – Islamic jurisprudence. It is an expansion of what is called the Divine Law
Fiqh al-Muamalat – Islamic rules on transactions
Hadith (الحديث transliteration: al-ḥadīth)- are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Muhammad
Halal(حلال, ḥalāl, halaal)- an Arabic term meaning “permissible”.
Hanafi -Among the four established Sunni schools of legal thought in Islam, the Hanafi school is the oldest
Hanbali (Arabic: حنبلى ) – is one of the four schools (Madhhabs) of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam
Hari Raya Aidilfitri - Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘Īd al-Fiṭr), often abbreviated as simply Eid, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting
Halkoom – Windpipe / Trachea
Haram حرم and حراHaraam Arabic: حرام Harām, Bosnian: Haram, Turkish: Harâm – mean “forbidden”
Libba – Breast Bone
Mirree -Throat / Oesophagus
Maliki - madhab (Arabic مالكي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam
Makrooh – Disliked
Murabaha -defined as a particular kind of sale or mortgage, compliant with shariah
Makruh – Discourage
Mubah – Neither forbidden nor commended
Mudharabah – Profit Sharing
Musharakah – Joint Venture
Murabahah – Cost Plus
Mudaraba – Venture Capital
Musharaka – Profit Sharing
Mushbooh – Suspected
Musthabahat - On the borderline between the Halal and Haram
Mashbuh – Having Doubt
Mughallazah filth – In contact with Haram
Najis نجس – filthy
Najasa - Unclean
Ibadah – Worship
Imam Arabic: إمام, Persian: امام) – Islamic leader
Ijara wa Iqtina – Shariah compliant mortgages
Ijtihad اجتهاد – Islamic law that describes the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources
Kashrut, Kosher, Kashrut or kashruth, kashrus (Hebrew: כַּשְרוּת, kašrûṯ ) is the name of the Jewish dietary laws
Ijarah -lease, rent or wage
Prophet Muhammad – was the founder of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as the last messenger and prophet of God
Qur’an – is the central religious text of Islam
Qibla – direction of Mecca
Riba – “Usury” or excessive and exploitative charging of interest
Samak – Islamic Cleaning and Sanitation
Shaitân – Satan
Sharia - Is the body of Islamic law
Shafi’ – A prominent school of Islamic jurisprudence
Sheik - A respected old man
Sochet - Jewish slaughterman
Shechita – Kosher slaughtering ritual
Sunnah – The way of the prophet
Shubhah - Suspicion
Syubhah – Questionable or dubious
Sunnis – The largest denomination of Islam
Taharah - Purity
Takaful – Islamic Insurance
Trefah/ Treif – Food not in accord with Jewish law
Toyyib – Good
Ulema علماء, Ulama, Ulamā – The people of Islamic Knowledge
Wadiah – Safekeeping
Wadijan – Jugular veins
Yasir – Minor risk
Zabiha – Islamic slaughter
Zakat – Is the Islamic concept of tithing and alms
Zahiri – Is a school of thought in Islamic Jurisprudence
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