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alt. Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen | ||||||
A-mee-rul-mu'-mi-neen | ||||||
"The Commander of the Faithful." A title which was first given to the second khaleef, 'Umar bin al-Khattaab , and afterwards assumed by his successors. | ||||||
See also: | khaleef | |||||
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alt. Ansaar | ||||||
an-saar | ||||||
"(The) Helpers," the name given to the converts of Madinah during the time of the Prophet , in contrast to his Makkan followers who migrated to Madinah and were called muhajirin, or migrants. | ||||||
See also: | muhajir | |||||
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alt. 'aqiqah, aqeeqah, 'aqeeqah | ||||||
'a-qee-qah | ||||||
A custom observed on the birth of a child: shaving the hair of the infant's head on the seventh or another appointed day along with the sacrificing of a sheep or goat to celebrate the occasion. | ||||||
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ar-kaan | ||||||
The compulsory components of any act of worship without which it remains invalid and unacceptable. | ||||||
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as-maa-ul-hus-naa | ||||||
"The Most Beautiful Names" of Allah. | ||||||
See also: | Allah | |||||
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