Friday, 3 May 2024, 12:58 AM
Site: Quran and Etrat Online Organization
Course: Quran and Etrat Online Organization (EtratU)
Glossary: Islamic Glossary
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Khushuu (خشوع) Khushu' means deep reverence and devotion (in prayer to God). |
Khutbah (خطبه) A speech or sermon. It is mostly used to refer to the sermon given during the Friday congregational (Jamaa) prayer. |
King (ملك) Melik is the Arabic word for King. Al-Melik (The [supreme] King) is one of the names of God. |
Kitab (كتاب) Book. |
Knowledge (علم) The Arabic word for knowledge is '`ilm'. |
Koran (قرآن) See Quran. |
Kuffar (كفار) Kuffar is the plural of the word Kafir. It means 'unbelievers'. |
Kuffur (كفر)The word kuffur means 'disbelief'. E.g. Associating partners in worship with God is considered an act of kuffur. Kuffur comes from the root word 'kafir'. |
Kufr (كفر) The action of showing ungratefulness to Allah and disbelief in Him and His Prophets. One who does this is known as a kafir. |
Kurdi (كردي) A person is known as a kurdi to identify their ethnicity as being descended from Kurdish lineage. |