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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.

Najmah (نجمة)

A star.

Nakir (نكير)

Nakir is the name of one of the two Angels (Nakir & Munkar) who question a person in their graves when they die and they are in the state of Barzakh.

Namaz (نماز)

Namaz is the Urdu word for Prayer. It is used by a large number of non-Arabic speakers and even by people who do not speak Urdu. In Arabic, prayer is known as salat.

Name (إسم)

The Arabic word for 'name' is 'isim'.

Nar (نار)

See Naar.

Nas (ناس)

See Naas.

Naseer (ناصر)

See Nasir.

Nasheed (نشيد)

A religiously themed song, much like a song of praise, but usually sung without any musical instruments accompanying the performance. Often background tone is derived from numerous people mimicking instruments by humming in tune.

Nasir (ناصر)

Nasir means 'one who is victorious'. It is a popular boy's name.

Other forms and spellings of this word are Naseer, Naser and Nasser.


Nasr (نصر)

Victory.

Nasser (ناصر)

See Nasir

Naudhubillah (نعوذ با لله)

This phrase means 'We seek refuge in Allah (from evil)'. Without the n at the beginning it means 'I seek refuge in Allah (from evil)'. It is a short form of a longer phrase: Naudhubillah min al-Shaytan al-Rajeem - I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

Neeyah (نية)

See Niyyah.

Negligent persons

heedlessnes persons (persons who omit to do something ,e.g. through carelessness or forgetfulness)

Niah (نيه)

Niah (or nia) means intention.

Nice (حلو)

The Arabic word for nice is Hilloo.

Nifaq (نفاق)

Hypocracy.

Night (ليل)

The Arabic word for night is 'Layl'.

Nikah (نكاح)

Islamic marriage.

Nikkah (نكاح)

Nikkah means Marriage.

Another word is zawaj.


Niqab (نقاب)

A piece of cloth that covers the face except the eye. It is an addition to the standard hijab and is mainly practiced by women in Saudia Arabia and those who follow the Wahabi beliefs.

Nisaa (نساء)

Women.

Niya (نية)

See Niyyah.

Niyyah (نية)

Niyyah means 'intention'. If someone intends to do a good deed but his actions are cut short due to no fault of his/her own, then they still get the thawab (plus points) for it as if they had succeeded.

No (لا)

The English word 'No' in Arabic is 'La'.

Noah (نوح)

Noah (PBUH) is a Prophetic name. The Arabic form of this name is Nuh (pronounced Nooh).

Nobility

Gentleness, chastity (nobleness of mind, character or rank).

Nooh (نوح)

See Nuh.

Noor (نور)

Light. Noor is also a popular girl's name.

Noura (نوره)

See Noora.

Nuh (نوح)

Nuh (also spelt Nooh) (PBUH) is a Prophet of God known as Noah in English. His people continually disobeyed him and refused to worship God so He sent them a flood and killed the people in that valley. Nuh, his family (except for his son and wife) and some animals escaped the flood and were saved because God had instructed them to build an Ark.

Nur (نور)

See Noor.


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