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The name of a mountain outside of Madinah. It was the setting of the second war between the Muslims and the pagan tribe of Quraish in 3 A.H. The Muslims lost this war.

See Ukhti.

Means 'my sister'. The 'i' on the end changes the attributes of the word ukhut (sister) to be yours.

Means sister. Often the word is appended with an 'i' to be ukhti which means 'my sister'.

Many Alims (Muslim scholars).

Ulema is the plural of Alim.

The phrase "Ulil Azim" roughly translates to The Foremost in Resoluteness, and it is used to describe the five greatest Messengers, Prophets of God: Noah - Abraham - Moses - Jesus - Muhammed (PBUT).

See Umm.

In Islamic history, Umar bin Al Khatab is one of the best known companions of Prophet Muhammed (SAW). Umar became the second Khalif (leader) after the death of the Prophet. Many other famous people in history have been known by the name Umar. Umar is a very popular boy's name, sometimes written Omar.

See Ummi.

(1) Umm means Mother or 'Mother of ...'. For example, 'Umm Ahmed' means Mother of Ahmed. In Arab countries most people are called Umm X, (where X is the name of the first son or daughter,) by people who know them, instead of their official name.
(2) Umm can also mean 'possessor of X', where X can be an attribute or a distinct object. For example the name Umm Kulthoom means 'Possessor of chubby cheeks'.

Also of interest to you may be the word Abu.

Umm Kulthoom was the nickname of one of the daughters of Imam Ali (AS), the Prophet Muhammed's (SAW) cousin.

'The mother of her father'. Prophet Muhammed (SAW) titled his daughter Fatimah (AS) this because she looked after him and cared for him so much.

See Ummah.

An ummah is a community or a people. It is used in reference to the community of Believers or Muslims across the globe because they are brothers and sisters in Islam.

(1) Unlettered or illiterate.
(2) Or, an alternative view, the word ummi refers to 'Umm al-Qura', another name the holy City of Makkah is known for. The 'Ummi Prophet' means the Prophet is a citizen of Umm al-Qura.

See Umrah.

Umrah is an Islamic ritual that is performed at Mecca anytime of the year. It is an optional ritual that is like Hajj. It includes Tawaf 7 times around the Ka`bah and walking 7 times between the hills of Safa and Marwah.

vow,offering,oblation, dedication (promise to Allah to do something due to granting a prayer)

contract, one sided (done by or affecting one person or group or country etc. and not another)

Urdu is a language spoken by people in many countries in Asia, especially in India and Pakistan.

This word means Teacher. Another word that means teacher is mualim

the lending of money at excessively high interest

The Arabic word for usury is Ribaa.

Uthman is a popular boys name. Uthman bin Affan was a companion of Prophet Muhammed (SAW) and became the 3rd khalif (leader of the Muslims) after the death of the Prophet. He was later murdered by unknown assailants and this triggered a troubling set of developments in history.

Exegesis of divine law on matters of theology and law, striving hard [expansion of the Islamic sciences. By practicing ijtihad, a mujtahid deduces the ahkam (laws) of the Shari'a for issues and problems regarding which there is no specific express text (nass), by relying on legal sources and principles and by benefiting from the ideas of other mujtahidun.]

Uzair (Ezra in English) is a Prophet of God. He was sent to the Jews to re-write the bible for them, and to re-guide them to path of righteousness.