Islamic Glossary
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Umm Abiha (ام ابيها) '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. | |
Umma (أمه) See Ummah. | |
Ummah (أمه) 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. | |
Umra (عمره) See Umrah. | |
Umrah (عمره) 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. | |
Undertakingvow,offering,oblation, dedication (promise to Allah to do something due to granting a prayer) | |
Unilateralcontract, one sided (done by or affecting one person or group or country etc. and not another) | |
Urdu (اردو) Urdu is a language spoken by people in many countries in Asia, especially in India and Pakistan. | |
Ustadh (أستاذ) This word means Teacher. Another word that means teacher is mualim | |