Islamic Glossary
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Ustadh (أستاذ) This word means Teacher. Another word that means teacher is mualim | |
Usury (lending of money at excessively high interest)the lending of money at excessively high interest | |
Usury (ربا) The Arabic word for usury is Ribaa. | |
utter strivingExegesis 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 (عزير) 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. | |