Revive Your Heart Putting Life in Perspective Khan, Nouman Ali
ʿAbd-Allāh : Male servant of God. Abū Sufyān : One of the leaders of the Quraysh who eventually accepted Islam at the Conquest of Makkah. Aḥkām ( sing. ḥukm ) : Legal rulings, typically in relation to the Shariah. Ākhirah : Means the Hereafter, as opposed to this world.
ʿAlayhi al-salām : Meaning “peace be upon him,” recited as a prayer after the
mention of prophet’s name who came before Muhammad.
Al-ʿAlīm : One of God’s Names meaning “the All-Knowing”.
Al-ḥamdu lil-Lāh : Meaning “all praise is due to God”.
ʿalim ( pl. ʿulama’ ) : An Islamic scholar.
Al-Masjid al-Nabawī : The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
Al-salāmu ʿalaykum : Islamic greeting meaning “peace be upon you”.
Amānah : “Trust”, in the sense of something that is entrusted to one’s care.
Amat-Allāh : Female servant of God.
Āmīn : Amen.
Amīr al-Mu ’ minīn : Commander of the Believers.
Astaghfir Allāh : Meaning “I seek God’s forgiveness”.
Āyah ( pl. Āyāt ) : Has multiple meanings including sign or indication, the
phenomenon of the universe, miracles performed by the Prophet and the
individual or a verse from the Qur’an.
Āyat al-Kursī : the Verse of the Throne (al-Baqarah 2: 255).
Ayyūb : The Qur’anic prophet known in English as Job.
ʿAzza wa-jalla : “be He Glorified and Majestic,” recited or written after the
mention of God’s name.
Banī Isrāʿīl : The Children of Israel.
Barakah ( pl. Barakāt ) : Blessing.
Bāṭil : Null and void.
Battle of Aḥzāb : One of the last major battles fought by the Muslims against the