Islamic Glossary

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O

Obligatory

Necessity by the law of Shari'a (required by law, rule, or custom; compulsory not optional.)

Omar (عمر)

See Umar.

Omer (عمر)

See umar.

One (واحد)

The Arabic word for 'one' is wahid.

Oppressed people

Wronged people (who has governed harshly / treated with continual cruelty or injustice.)

Oratory

Rhetoric (the art of using words impressively)

Osman (عثمان)

See Uthman.