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Every word the family meets in the deen — from Adhan to Zamzam — explained in one simple line. New Muslims and old, kids and grandparents: all welcome.
The call to prayer, announced five times a day from the masjid.
The Hereafter — the eternal life after this world.
The creed: what a Muslim believes about Allah, the unseen and the afterlife.
The sacrifice and naming celebration for a newborn, on the seventh day.
A verse of the Qur'an — literally "a sign".
Blessing — Allah's increase hidden inside small things.
Innovation in the deen — adding to the religion what is not from it.
"In the name of Allah" — said before every good action.
The false messiah who appears before the Last Day — a trial of faith.
Remembrance of Allah — tasbih, tahmid, and every word that recalls Him.
Supplication — asking Allah directly, any time, any language.
This worldly life — the farm whose harvest is reaped in the akhira.
Festival — the two annual celebrations: al-Fitr after Ramadan, al-Adha in Hajj.
The dawn prayer — two rak'ahs before sunrise.
Obligatory — what Allah has commanded; leaving it is a sin.
The opening chapter of the Qur'an — recited in every rak'ah.
Feeding a poor person for each missed fast, for those who cannot fast.
The pure natural state every human is born upon — inclined to Allah.
Backbiting — speaking of a brother's faults behind his back.
The full purifying shower, required after major impurity and before Eid/Hajj.
A saying, action or approval of the Prophet ﷺ, with its chain of narrators.
The pilgrimage to Makkah — the fifth pillar, once in a lifetime for the able.
Permitted by Allah — lawful food, work and conduct.
Forbidden by Allah — unlawful food, work and conduct.
Memorising the Qur'an — a hafiz carries the whole Book.
The modest covering — for women the dress and head covering; for all, modesty.
The migration of the Prophet ﷺ to Madinah — year one of the Islamic calendar.
The meal that breaks the fast at sunset.
Excellence — worshipping Allah as though you see Him.
Faith — belief in the heart, words on the tongue, deeds with the limbs.
The second, shorter call that lines the congregation up for prayer.
Seeking Allah's forgiveness — "Astaghfirullah".
Paradise — the eternal garden promised to the believers.
The angel Gabriel, who carried the revelation to the prophets.
Friday — the weekly gathering prayer and khutbah.
One of the 30 equal parts of the Qur'an; the last is Juz Amma.
The cubic House in Makkah — the qiblah of the whole ummah.
The testimony: La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad Rasulullah.
Completing the recitation of the whole Qur'an.
The sermon — delivered at Jumu'ah and the two Eids.
The Night of Decree in the last ten of Ramadan — better than a thousand months.
The sunset prayer — three rak'ahs after the sun sets.
Disliked — better avoided, though not sinful.
Mosque — a place of prostration and prayer.
The niche in the masjid wall that shows the qiblah.
The one who calls the adhan.
The Islamic marriage contract — a sacred covenant.
The minimum wealth that makes zakat obligatory.
Intention — the silent purpose of the heart behind every deed.
Divine decree — Allah's knowledge and written plan of all things.
The direction of prayer — toward the Ka'bah in Makkah.
Standing in prayer; also the voluntary night prayer.
The Recitation — Allah's final Book, revealed to Muhammad ﷺ, preserved word for word.
One unit of prayer: standing, bowing, and two prostrations.
The ninth month — the month of fasting and the Qur'an.
Interest/usury — money making money without real trade; strictly forbidden.
The bowing position in prayer.
Patience — steady trust through hardship, obedience and temptation.
Voluntary charity — even a smile counts.
A companion who met the Prophet ﷺ, believed, and died a Muslim.
The ritual prayer — five daily appointments with Allah.
Fasting — abstaining from food, drink and sin from dawn to sunset.
The testimony of faith — the door into Islam.
Associating partners with Allah — the one sin Allah does not forgive if carried to death.
The pre-dawn meal before the fast — "in it there is barakah".
Prostration — forehead to the ground; the closest a servant is to Allah.
The way of the Prophet ﷺ — and the voluntary prayers around the fard.
A chapter of the Qur'an — 114 in total.
God-consciousness — guarding yourself from what displeases Allah.
Glorifying Allah — "SubhanAllah" — and the counting beads that aid it.
Reliance on Allah — tie your camel first, then trust.
The oneness of Allah — the heart of the whole message.
Dry purification with clean earth when water is unavailable or harmful.
The scholars — inheritors of the prophets.
The worldwide community of Muslims — one family of faith.
The lesser pilgrimage to Makkah, performed at any time of year.
The odd-numbered prayer that seals the night.
The ablution — washing face, arms, head and feet before prayer.
Certainty — faith so settled the unseen becomes near-visible.
The obligatory 2.5% of saved wealth — the right of the poor.
The blessed well beside the Ka'bah — opened for Isma'il and Hajar.
81 words and counting — the deen's dictionary, always free.