Glossary of Islamic Terms: Difference between revisions

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|'''Fajr'''

|Prayer before sunrise; also the title of Sura 89 in the Quran ([[The Holy Qur'an: Al-Fajr (The Dawn)|Al-Fajr]])

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|'''[[Fard]]'''

|When something is fard, it is an obligatory duty that every Muslim is required to perform. For example; daily prayer (salah), hijab, pilgrimage to Mecca ([[hajj]]), and [[Jihad is Compulsory (Fard)|jihad]].

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|'''[[Fatwa]]'''

|A Fatwa is an Islamic religious ruling, a scholarly opinion on a matter of Islamic law, issued by a recognized religious authority in Islam.

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|'''[[Fiqh]] (Fiqah)'''

|Name given to the Islamic rules defining what is right (halal) or wrong (haram). This covers the way Muslims have to pray, fast, run their public and private life, do business, clean themselves, use the toilet, copulate etc.

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|'''[[Misinterpreted_Quranic_Verses#Verse_8:39|Fitna]] (Fitnah, disbelief/disorder)'''

|The word in the Qur’an, often translated into oppression and injustice. Fitna actually refers to disbelief and disorder.

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|'''[[Five Pillars of Islam]]'''

|Compulsory for all Muslims. The pillars are, the shahadah, salah, zakat, saum and hajj.

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