Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10:01 PM
Site: Quran and Etrat Online Organization
Course: Quran and Etrat Online Organization (EtratU)
Glossary: Islamic Glossary
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Naam (نعم) Yes. |
Naar (نار) It means fire but is usually used in referance to the fires of hell (Jahanam). |
Naas (ناس) Naas is the plural of the word insan. Naas means 'people'. |
Nabi (نبي) Prophet. |
Nafillah (نافلة) Nafillah is the name given to a set of defined mustahab (recommended) prayers that precede the 5 wajib (obligatory) daily prayers. There is also a nafillah prayer that precedes the recommended tahujjud prayer, so effectively it is a mustahab prayer that becomes part of another mustahab prayer. |
Nafs (نفس) Soul or self. |
Nahj (نهج) Peak. Nahj usually comes in a sentance as part of the title of a famous book called Nahj al Balaghah - The Peak of Eloquence. This book contains beautifully worded sermons narrated by Imam Ali (AS). |
Najah (نجاح) Najah means success, and it has been used as a boy's name. |
Najasah (نجاسه) An impurity - something that will cause a person to become ritually impure and require some type of ritual wash to make the individual 'clean' again. For example, urine is a source of najasah. Urine is najis. |
Najis (نجس) Ritually impure/unclean. eg. Blood and urine are najis. |