G - Islamic Glossary

Ga'if ()
Physiognomist.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ga`idnn ()
Literally, "those sitting down", people who remain inactive and do not actively fight.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gabriel ()
See Jibreel. (Source:CIE)
 

Gadi al-qudat ()
The chief gadi in charge of all other gadis. gad1b: staff, rod.(Source:Taha Publication)

Gala ()
Citadel, fortress.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gattat ()
A person who conveys information from someone to another with the intention of causing harm and enmity between them.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghabn ()
Fraud, cheating, swindle; it can also mean "loss" when ghabn enters a contract without either of the parties being aware of it.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghabn fahish ()
A radical discrepancy between the market price of a commodity and the price charged to the customer, determined by custom (`urf ).(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghadd al-basar ()
Lowering the eyes, a virtue required in the presence of members of the opposite sex.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghafla ()
Heedlessness, the enemy of dhikr.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghaiya ()
Same as ghulat.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghalbat az-zann ()
Predominant probability, most likely to happen.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghanima ()
Booty, weapons, horses and all moveable possessions taken in battle from unbelievers.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghara'ib al-qur'an ()
The study of obscure or unusual words in the qur'an. ghara'ib is the plural of gharib.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharad ()
Motive, individual interest.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharar ()
Uncertainty, hazard, chance or risk, ambiguity and uncertainty in transactions. Technically, the sale of something which is not present at hand; or the sale of something where the consequences or outcome is not known. It can also be a sale involving risk or hazard in which one does not know whether it will come to be or not, such as fish in water or a bird in the air; or an event where assurance or non-assurance is subject to chance and thus not known to parties of a transaction. Can also mean uncertainty or a hazard that is likely to lead to a dispute in a contract.(Source:IslamIQ)


Gharar ()
A sale in which uncertainty is involved. it is forbidden. the sale of futures falls into this category. any contract in which the availability of goods promised cannot be guaranteed is invalidated through this element of risk.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharar fahish ()
Excessive gharar.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharar yasir ()
Immaterial gharar.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharib ()
"Strange, scarce". this term is used in the following contexts:(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharib al-hadith ()
The study of the linguistic origins of the difficult or uncommon words used in ahadith.(Source:Taha Publication)


Gharim ()
A person in debt.(Source:IslamIQ)


Gharim ()
(Plural ghurama') debtor.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghariza ()
Instinct.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghasb ()
Usurpation, unlawful appropriation of property, without the permission of its owner and without stealthiness.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghawth ()
"Succourer", "nurturer", characterised by enormous generosity, the epithet of the qutb, the head of the awliya'. some say that he is directly below the qutb. al-ghawth al-a'zam, "the greatest help", is used to refer to shaykh `abdu' l-qadir al-jilani. shaykh abu madyan was considered the ghawth of his age.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayb ()
The unseen, unmanifest, that which is hidden from the eyes whether or not it is perceived by the heart; or it can be something which is beyond any sort of perception, such as the future.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayba ()
Absence, the absence of the heart from all that is other than Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayba ()
Occultation; concealment.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayr ()
"Other", what is other-than-Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayr lazim ()
Non-binding.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayr mahsus ()
Not perceived by the senses.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayr matlub ()
Not so intended. ghubn: damage, injury, fraud, lesion. not much used in islamic law because of the right of the option to withdraw from the transaction (hagq al-khiyar).(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghayr mu'akkada ()
A sunna which is ghayr mu'akkada is one which was done sometimes but not regularly. (cf. mu'akkada).(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghazal ()
A love poem.(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Ghazi ()
Muslim soldier, warrior.
(Source:MSA-USC)

Ghazi ()
Someone taking part in a ghazwa or military expedition against unbelievers.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghazwa ()
(Plural ghazawat) raid, a military expedition, especially a desert raid.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghazwah ()
military expedition.
(Source:MSA-USC)


Ghiba ()
Backbiting, slander, mentioning anything about a person that he would dislike to hear, even if it is true.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghibta ()
The desire for a blessing which someone else has without desiring that it should pass away from the person who has it.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghina ()
Wealth, meaning having no need of other than Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghira ()
This word covers a wide range of meanings: it can mean jealousy as regards women and it is also a feeling of great fury and anger when one's honour and prestige is injured or challenged. it can be positive or negative depending on the circumstances.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghulam ()
A young man, often a slave.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghulat ()
"Extremists", extreme groups of the shi'a who claimed that 'ali was divine. their most dramatic manifestations were found in the qarmatians, the isma`ilis, the druzes, and the 'ali ilahis.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghulul ()
Stealing from the war booty before its distribution.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghunna ()
Nasalisation, to pronounce the letter from the nose, usually the letter nun or tanwin.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghurba ()
Exile, from which the one in exile intensely desires to return to witnessing the creator.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghurur ()
Self-delusion, beguilement, as when someone is deceived by the appearance of worldly things or by shaytan.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghusl ()
The full ritual washing of the body with water alone to be pure for the prayer. to do Ghusl: 1. Wash your private parts, 2. do Wudu (ablution), 3. wash your entire body without touching your private parts again.(Source:Prof. Ishaq Zahid)


Ghusl ()
Major ablution of the whole body with water required to regain purity after menstruation, lochia and sexual intercourse.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ghusl ()
Full ritual bath.(Source:Taha Publication)


Giram ()
Thin figured woollen curtain.(Source:Taha Publication)


God ()
See Allah.(Source:CIE)


Gog and Magog (Hajuj and Majuj)
Two evil empires. They are mentioned in the Qur'an and Ahadeeth (Bukhari and Muslim) when mentioning some of the scenes just before the final hour. See Quran, Al-Anbiyaa (21:96), Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan wa Isharat as-Say'ah.(Source:Prof. Ishaq Zahid)

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