The Earth's Direction Of Rotation - The Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an

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You will see the mountains and reckon them to be solid; but they go past like clouds-the handiwork of Allah Who gives to everything its solidity. He is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 27:88)
The above verse emphasises that the Earth not only rotates but that it also has a direction of rotation. The direction of movement of the main cloud masses at 3,500-4,000 metres high is always from West to East. That is why it is generally the state of the weather in the West which is looked at in meteorological forecasts.[1]


If only they had believed and had fear [and awareness of Allah]!
A reward from Allah is better, if they only knew.
(Qur’an, 2:103)

Do you not know that Allah is He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs and that, besides Allah,
you have no protector and no helper?
(Qur’an, 2:107)

 The main reason why cloud masses are pulled from West to East is the direction in which the Earth rotates. As we now know, our Earth spins from West to East. This scientific fact, only recently established by science, was revealed 1,400 years ago in the Qur’an, at a time when the Earth was believed to be flat, and to be resting on the back of an ox. 



[1]. “Effects of Rotation (Coriolis Effect),” The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, www.woodrow.org/teachers/esi/1998/p/weather/Corriolis.HTM


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The Roundness Of The Earth - The Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an

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He has created the Heavens and the Earth for Truth. He wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the day up in the night. (Qur'an, 39:5) 

 In the Qur'an, the words used for describing the universe are quite remarkable. The Arabic word which is translated as "to wrap" in the above verse is "takwir." In English, it means "to make one thing lap over another, folded up as a garment that is laid away." For instance, in Arabic dictionaries this word is used for the action of wrapping one thing around another, in the way that a turban is put on. The information given in the verse about the day and the night wrapping each other up includes accurate information about the shape of the world. This can be true only if the Earth is round. This means that in the Qur'an, which was revealed in the 7th century, the roundness of the world was hinted at.
However, it should be remembered that the understanding of astronomy of the time perceived the world differently. It was then thought that the world was a flat plane and all scientific calculations and explanations were based on this belief. However, the Glorious Qur'an has employed the most definitive words when it came to describing the universe. These facts, which we could only correctly fathom in our century, have been in the Qur'an for a vast length of time.
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The Roundness Of The Earth - The Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an

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He has created the Heavens and the Earth for Truth. He wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the day up in the night. (Qur'an, 39:5) 

 In the Qur'an, the words used for describing the universe are quite remarkable. The Arabic word which is translated as "to wrap" in the above verse is "takwir." In English, it means "to make one thing lap over another, folded up as a garment that is laid away." For instance, in Arabic dictionaries this word is used for the action of wrapping one thing around another, in the way that a turban is put on. The information given in the verse about the day and the night wrapping each other up includes accurate information about the shape of the world. This can be true only if the Earth is round. This means that in the Qur'an, which was revealed in the 7th century, the roundness of the world was hinted at.
However, it should be remembered that the understanding of astronomy of the time perceived the world differently. It was then thought that the world was a flat plane and all scientific calculations and explanations were based on this belief. However, the Glorious Qur'an has employed the most definitive words when it came to describing the universe. These facts, which we could only correctly fathom in our century, have been in the Qur'an for a vast length of time.
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T - Islamic Glossary

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Ta'abbud ()
Special act of worship; obedience, bondage to Allah, "recourse only to what the lawgiver has determined." (ash shatibi). "non-intelligibility of meaning." (ash-shatibi).(Source:Taha Publication)


Ta'arruf ()
"Defining the school of the people of self-purification", a book by al-kalabadhi (d. 390/1000), translated as doctrine of the sufis. this book played a great role in winning recognition of sufism within islam. in this sense, he was a precursor of al-ghazali.(Source:Taha Publication)


Ta'awwudh ()
Saying "i seek refuge with Allah..." (a `udhu billdhi min ash-shaytan ar-rajim).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'dib ()
Reprimand.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'diya ()
Transferrability.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'diya ()
Transferability of the `illa. it must have an objective quality which can be applied to other cases (e.g. the principle of 'intoxication' can be transferred from wine to other intoxicating substances.)(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'ifa ()
(Plural tawa'if) a group of pupils with a shaykh.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'rid ()
Allusion by way of euphemism or circumspection.(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Ta'rikh ()
Era, chronology, history.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'wil ()
Allegorical interpretation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta'ziya ()
Shiite performance of `mourning' for the death of husayn. tha'r: blood revenge.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`a ()
Obedience to Allah. (the opposite is ma `siya, disobedience.)(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Ta`addi ()
Violation of trust; delict.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`ala ()
"Exalted is he", an expression used after the name of Allah is mentioned.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`arud ()
Conflict of evidence.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`arud ()
Conflict, when two pieces of evidence of equal strength conflict and appear to cancel each other out.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`lil ()
Determination by the cause of command by logical and linguistic analysis.(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Ta`til ()
Negation, the concept of denying Allah all attributes.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`wil ()
Interpretation, allegorical interpretation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`yin ()
Specifying, naming, identifying.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Ta`zir ()
Deterrence, discretionary penalty determined by the qadi.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taba''ud ()
The concept of divisibility. in relation to belief, it regards belief as a combination of several qualities.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabaddul ()
"Tabaddul al- `alam ma' al-anfus ", the transformation of the world with each breath, meaning that at every single moment, the entire universe emerges anew. this is similar to the expression "tajdid al-khalq" or "renewal of creation", in which the universe is created anew in every instant. (see nafas ar-rahman).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabagat ()
Chronicles, biographies arranged according to generations.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabaqat as-sufiyya ()
"Biographies of the sufis", `abdu'r-rahman as-sulami's (d. 412/1021) biographical account of the sufis.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabaraka'llah ()
The formula "blessed is Allah".(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabdil ()
Substitution, replacement of an old custom with a new one.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabi'a ()
Nature, natural constitution, the aggregate of the natural constituent parts of something.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabi`iin ()
The followers, the second generation of the early muslims who did not meet the prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, but who learned the din of islam from his companions.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabi`u't-tabi'in ()
The generation after the tabi'un, who did not meet any of the companions.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabi`u't-tabi`in ()
"Followers of the followers", the generation after the tabi`un who did not meet any of the companions. tafsir: commentary and explanation of the meanings of the qur'an. taghnt: covers a wide range of meanings: it means anything worshipped other than the real god (Allah), i.e. all the false deities. it may be shaytan, devils, idols, stones, sun, stars, angels, human beings e.g. jesus or other messengers of Allah, who were falsely worshipped and taken as objects of worship.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabi`un ()
The followers, the second generation of the early muslims who did not meet the prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, but who learned the din of islam from his companions.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tabut ()
The ark of the covenant.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadbir ()
A contract given by a master to a slave whereby the slave will be freed after the master dies. tadbir also means management, direction.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadbir ()
Management, planning; to study, consider and comprehend something and then act accordingly.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadhkirat al-awliya' ()
"Memorial of the saints", by `attar (d. 638/1230), a collection of the biographies of the saints.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadlis ()
Describes an isnad in which a reporter has concealed the identity of his shaykh. there is tadlis al-isnad where he reports from a shaykh whom he did not hear directly in a manner which suggests that he heard the hadith in person. there is tadlis ash-shuyukh in which the shaykh is not mentioned by name, but by a nickname or alias in order to conceal the shaykh's identity. there is tadlis attasqiya in which a trustworthy person relates from a weak person from a trustworthy person and the transmitter deletes the weak link.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadmin ()
Liability.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadrib ar-rawi ()
By as-suyuti (d. 911/1505), the classic commentary on the sciences of hadith. it is an extensive commentary on the taghrib of an-nawawi.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tadwir ()
Medium speed recitation of qur'an.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafadul ()
Difference in degrees, thus giving preference to one over another.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafakkur ()
Pondering, reflection.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafra ()
"The leap", the view originated from the mu'tazilite an-nazzam that a body could move from point a to point b without passing by the intermediary point b.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafrid ()
Inward solitude, isolation, the experience of tawhid rather than simple knowledge of it.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafriqa ()
See farq.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafsir (tuf-seer)
Any kind of explanation, but especially a commentary on the Qur'an. Translations of the Qur'an from Arabic into other languages such as Spanish, Urdu, or English are considered tafsirs of the Qur'an, since only the original Arabic text actually constitutes the content of the Qur'an. (Source:CIE)  


Tafsir ()
Commentary of explanation of the meanings of the qur' an. firstly there is tafsir bi'l-ma'thur (tafsir by what has been transmitted, as is seen in the tafsir of ibn kathir), which conveys past opinions and secondly tafsir bi'l-ma `qul wa bi'd-daraya (tafsir by logic and comprehension), which involves interpretation. the second form of tafsir is further divided into at-tafsir al-lughawi (linguistic tafsir as in al-kashshaf); at-ta'wil, falsafa wa't-tasawwuf (allegorical, philosophical and sufic like mafatih al-ghayb of ar-razi); al-isra'iliyat (based on jewish sources, like tafsir ibn hayyan); tafsir ayat alahkam (verses which contains judgements (like ahkam al- qur 'an by ibn al-'arabi); tafsir ar-riwaya wa'd-daraya ( commentary through narration and proof like tafsir ibn kathir), and tafsir bi'r-ra'y, based on individual interpretation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafsir al-jalalayn ()
"Commentary of the two jalals," jalal ad-din as-suyuti's (d. 911/1505) completion of the tafsir of his teacher, jalal ad-din al-mahalli (d. 863/1459). a paraphrase of the text of the qur'an with linguistic explanations and material from hadith and variants. it is also known as al-itqan fi 'ulum at-tafsir ("the perfection of the sciences of tafsir").(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafsir al-qur'an ()
By ibn kathir, a synopsis of earlier material in an accessible form, which made it popular. he relies totally on hadith material without any opinion of his own.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafsir at-tabari ()
Its actual title is jami' al-bayan. at-tabari's commentary on the qur'an is a compendium of earlier interpretations with his own opinions interspersed. it is valued but very large (thirty volumes).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafwid ()
Delegation of authority, proxy.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tafwid ()
Handing over management of one's affairs to Allah, realising that one is not really in charge, similar to isqat at-tadbir.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taghyir ()
Change and difference in customs.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tagsir ()
Personal fault or negligence.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahaddi ()
The challenge issued to people to compose something like the qur' an. no one has been able to do so.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahajjud ()

the Tahajjud prayer is an optional prayer that is supposed to be performed in the middle of the night. It is required that a person sleep a little before he gets up for the Tahajjud prayer. It can be performed anytime between Isha and Fajr.
(Source:MSA-USC)  


Tahajjud ()
Voluntary prayers performed at night between 'isha' and fajr.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahakkum ()
A ruling control over some things given to some people through the force of their himma.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahalli ()
Imitation of praiseworthy people in word and deed.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahara ()
Purification, purity.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahdhib ()
Refining and improving character.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahdhib al-ahkam ()
By Muhammad b. al-hasan at-tusi (385/995 - 460/1068) it contains 13,590 hadiths and is one of the main shiite collections.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahir ()
Pure.(Source:Taha Publication)
  

Tahiyat al-masjid ()
"The greeting of the mosque", two rak `ats which are prayed on entering a mosque.(Source:Taha Publication)
                                                       
Tahlil ()
An intervening marriage contracted for the sole purpose of legalising remarriage between a divorced couple; saying, "la ilaha illa'llah ", "there is no god but Allah". (see muhallil).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahmid ()
Saying the expression "al-hamdu lillah ", "praise belongs to Allah".(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahnik ()
The islamic customary process of chewing a piece of date and putting a part of its juice in a newborn child's mouth and calling the adhdn softly in the child's ears, etc.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahqiq ()
Realisation, when someone sees the face of Allah in everything and gives everything its rightful due (haqq).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahqiq al-manat ()
Refinement of the basis of the ruling.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahrif ()
Distortion, perversion of the meaning of something or misconstruing it, also altering the pronunciation of a word to alter its meaning.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahrif ()
Distortion, modification of an original text; what has happened to the original teachings of musa and `isa.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahsil ()
Actualising, obtaining.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tahsiniya ()
(Plural tahstnat) a grade of maslaha, "to adopt what conforms to the best of practice, to avoid such manners as are disliked by the wise people." (ash-shatibi).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tajalli ()
Self-manifestation, prescencing, self-disclosing, the unveiling of a spiritual reality in the realm of vision, a showing forth of the secrets of the one in existence.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tajdid al-khalq ()
The renewal of creation at every instant. (see tabaddul).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tajriba ()
Empirical experience.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tajrid ()
Disengagement, outward separation, stripping away, pure detachment from the world, abandoning the desires and things of this world and being unconcerned with the rewards of the next world.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tajweed ()
It is a saying or an act of reciting Al-Qur'an in accordance with the

established rules of Nutq, pronunciation and intonations, such as

tafkheem, velarization, Ghunnah, chanting, and

Iqlaab, transposition.
(Source:MSA-USC)  

Tajwid ()
The art of reciting the qur'an, giving each consonant its full value.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tajzi'a ()
The division of ijtihad into different categories (see under ijtihad).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takafu' ()
Principle of proportionality in maliki partnership law requiring the distribution of profit and liability to correspond to the distribu tion of the various components constituting the investment.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takaful ()
Islamic Insurance. A scheme of mutual support that provides insurance to individuals against hazards of falling into unexpected and dire need.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Takaful ()
Mutual responsibility, mutual guarantee, the muslim answer to insurance in which money is pooled and invested.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takalif `ayniya ()
Specific individual obligations.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takalif kifa'iya ()
General societal obligations.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takattuf ()
Another term for qabd. most shi'a call it takfir (covering) and claim that it is haram.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takbir (tuck-beer)
See "Allahu Akbar." (Source:CIE)  


Takbir ()
Saying "Allahu akbar", "Allah is greater".(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takbir al-ihram ()
The takbir which begins the prayer.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takfir ()
To declare that someone is a kafir. a practice introduced by the kharijites.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhalli ()
Relinquishment, turning away from distractions which prevent a person from reaching his goal.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhfif ()
Alleviation, laxity, commutation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhlis ()
Cleansing one's soul of relations with anything other than Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhnun ()
Speculation, conjecture.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhrij ()
Extrapolation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhrij al-manat ()
Deduction of the basis of a ruling.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhsis ()
Enhanced degree of specification.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takhyir ()
Choosing between two or more alternatives.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takiyya ()
Place of religious retreat, sanctuary. in turkish, it becomes tekke or durgah.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taklif ()
Liability, obligation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taklif ma la yutaq ()
Impossible obligation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takmili ()
Complementary.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takrar ()
Repetition.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Takwin ()
Bringing into being; causing something to become manifest in existence through the divine command, "be!"(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talaq (talagh (Urdu))
Divorce(Source:IslamiCity)  


Talaq al-ba'in ()
Final irrevocable divorce.(Source:Taha Publication)


Talaq ar-raj`i ()
A divorce which can be revoked (e.g. the first or second pronouncement).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talaqqi ()
Receiving and taking what comes to you from Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talaqqi as-sila' ()
Going outside the town to buy goods before they arrive which leads to artificially high prices. it is forbidden.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talbis ()
The appearance of a thing when its appearance is contrary to its reality, as in the qur'an (6:9). the good can conceal the bad or vice versa.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talbiya ()
A special prayer/call that Muslims pilgrims make during Hajj.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Talbiya ()
Saying "labbayk" ("at your service") during the hajj.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Talbiyah (tul-bee-yah Talbiya)
The name for the set of phrases attributed to Prophet Abraham and uttered by Muslims in emulation of him during the annual Hajj. This is the central, ritual recitation of the pilgrimage, recited from the moment pilgrims don the ihram, the pilgrim's plain white attire. One of the phrases of the talbiyah is "Here I am, Oh Lord, at Thy service. Here I am!" (Source:CIE)  


Talfiq ()
Legal eclecticism, picking different judgements from different schools.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talfis ()
Bankruptcy.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talib ()
A seeker of knowledge, a student.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talib ()
A seeker of Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Talqin ()
Instruction. this is the term used for instructing the dead in what to say in the grave, when questioned by munkar and nakir.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talut ()
The israelite king saul.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Talwin ()
Change and turning from one state to another.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tamattu' ()
A form of hajj in which 'umra is done first, and then the hajj comes out of ihram before going back into ihram for the hajj itself.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tamattu' (Hajj) ()
"Interrupted Hajj". Umra, followed by Hajj, but taking off the Ihram in between these two stages.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tameen ()
Another name for Takaful.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tamjid ()
Glorifying Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Tamkin ()
Fixity, the state of the people of trial. it is the removal of talwin. all that is other than Allah has been removed from his mind and so he does not vacillate.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tamr ()
means dates.
(Source:MSA-USC)
   

Tams ()
Negation of a substance of which some trace is left.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tan'im ()
A place towards the north of makka outside the sanctuary from where makkans may assume the state of ihram to perform 'umra and hajj.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanasukh ()
Metempsychosis.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanazzulat ()
Descensions, the gradual descent of illumination; instances of "descents" of the one essence into a manifestation within the sensible world. amazingly this descent both reveals and hides the one essence.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanfidh ()
Implementation, execution.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanjim ()
Graduality of revelation as it is revealed in stages.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanqih al-manat ()
Refinement of the basis of the ruling.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanwin ()
Nunnation (gramm.)(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Tanzih ()
Transcendence, disconnecting Allah from creation. the opposite of tashbih. there are three categories of disconnection: the tanzih of the shad'a, which the common understand as disconnecting partners from divinity; the tanzih of the intellect, which the elite understand is to disconnect the real from being described by possibility; the tanzih of unveiling which is to contemplate the presence of the absolute essence.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanzih ()
Transcendence, disconnecting Allah from creation. the opposite of tashbih.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tanzil ()
"Sending down", revelation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqallub ()
The constant change and transformation of the heart.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqdim wa ta'khir ()
"Advancing and delaying"; a common rhetorical device in the qur'an in which the normal order is reversed with what should come last coming first, transposition. grammatically this figure of speech is called a hysteron proteron. (see maqlab).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqdir ()
Restoring the full meaning of the text by holding certain words to be `understood'.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqdir ()
Restoring the full meaning of the text by holding certain 'missing' words to be 'understood'.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Taqdiri ()
Hypothetical.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqiya (Taqiyya )
Concealment of one's views to escape persecution.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqiyya (Taqiya)
The root of word "Taqiyya" is "Taqi" which literally means to protect. The concept of Taqiyya was developed in the context of war. To protect oneself a Muslim prisoner of war was allowed to say anything to his/her captives to safeguard their life. This was to distinguish between the sin of lying and the necessity of saying a lie to save ones life in the face of mortal danger. Later this concept was adopted by some minority Muslim sects who felt under threat by the Muslim majority at that time.(Source:IslamiCity)  


Taqlid ()
Imitation; following the opinion of a mujtahid without considering the evidence (dalil).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqlid ()
Garlanding sacrificial animals for the hajj. (cf. qilada).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqrib ()
Drawing near, one of the attributes of things in-time because they accept drawing-near and its opposite. the real is the "near".(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqwa (tuck-waa)
Condition of piety and God-consciousness that all Muslims aspire to achieve or maintain. It can be said that one's taqwa is a measure of one's faith and commitment to God. (Source:CIE)  


Taqwa ()
the love and fear that a Muslim feels for Allah. A person with taqwa desires to be in the good pleasures of Allah and to stay away from those things that would displease Allah. He is careful not to go beyond the bouds and limits set by Allah.
(Source:MSA-USC)
        

Taqwa ()
Awe or fear of Allah, which inspires a person to be on guard against wrong action and eager for actions which please him.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqwa ()
Fearful awareness of Allah and acting accordingly.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taqwa ()
Awe or fear of Allah, which inspires a person to be on guard against wrong action and eager for actions which please him,(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarabbus ()
Waiting, observing.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taraqqi ()
Rising through states, stations and knowledges.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarawih (Taraweeh)
Special prayers at night during ramadan.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarbiya ()
Education.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tard ()
Examination of a problem from all sides.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tardiya ()
Saying one of the expressions which begin "radiya'llahu..."(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tariq ()
(Plural turuq) one of the transmissions of a particular riwaya.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tariqa ()
The way, the path.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarji` ()
Repeating the shahada in the adhan in a loud voice after first saying it in a low voice.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarjih ()
Preponderance, a process only exercised by the most qualified jurists.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarjih al-adilla ()
Weighing probative evidence.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarjuman ()
Translator.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarjuman al-ashwaq ()
"Translator of yearnings", a collection of poetry by ibn al-'arabi (d. 638/1240).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tark al-huzuz ()
Forgoing lawful rights.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tark at-tark ()
"Quitting quitting", complete surrender, forgetting everything. the struggle is not to struggle.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Tarteel ()
Chanting Al-Qur'an; the Prophet has recommended it saying:Whoever

does not chant the Qur'an is not among us. (Abudaawuud).
(Source:MSA-USC)
        

Tartib ()
Proper sequence of actions in the prayer, wudu', hajj or any other act of worship.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tartib al-adilla ()
Arrangement of proofs in order of strength.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tartib an-nuzul ()
The order of revelation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tartib at-tilawa ()
The order of recitation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tartil ()
Slow recitation of the qur' an.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tarwiya ()
"Drawing water", the 8th of dhu'l-hijja, the day before 'arafa when the pilgrims gather water and stay overnight at mina.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tasarruf ()
Free disposal, personal initiative, discretionary action.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tasarruf ()
Free disposal, personal initiative. ibn `arabi says it is the control exerted by the himma to effect changes in the external world.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tasarrufat fi`liya ()
Torts (offences and technical offences).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tasarrufat qawliya ()
Legal transactions (contracts and unilateral transactions).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tasawwuf ()
Sufism, the science of the journey to the king.(Source:Taha Publication)   


Tasbih ()
Glorification; also prayer beads.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Tasbih ()
Glorification, saying "subhanAllah ", "glory be to Allah".(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashahhud ()
Lit. to make shahada. in the context of the prayer, it is a formula which includes the shahada and is said in the final sitting position of each two rak'at cycle.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashbih ()
Anthropomorphism, comparing or connecting Allah to created things or making Allah resemble created things. opposite of tanzih.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashbih ()
The recognition that although nothing can be associated withAllah, nevertheless Allah participates in the world of forms, e.g. see ing is his and hearing is his.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashdid ()
Doubled consonant.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashif ()
Inadvertently altering the sense of the text by having misread the text.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashih ()
Rectification, multiplying the number of shares by the number of heirs to avoid fractions.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashil ()
Convenience, facilitation.(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Tashim ()
The name of a fountain in paradise.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashmit ()
Uttering a prayer for the sneezer which takes the form, `yarhamuk Allah ", "may Allah have mercy on you."(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tashriq ()
"Drying meat in the sun", the days of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of dhu'l-hijja when the pilgrims sacrifice their animals and stone the jamras at mina.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taslim (tus-leem)
Name for the greeting of Muslims, "As-Salaam Alaykum," meaning "Peace be unto you." The taslim is also used at the completion of the ritual worship performed five times daily. (Source:CIE)  


Taslim ()
The greeting, "as-salamu 'alaykum.". it terminates the prayer.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tatawwu' ()
Voluntary.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tatawwu' ()
Voluntary; supererogatory.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tatbiq ()
Parallelism.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tauhid (TAUHEED)
confirming the Oneness of Allah. It is the basis of Islam.
(Source:MSA-USC)
   

Tawadu` ()
Humility.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaf ()
the circumfering of the Ka'bah seven times. People usually do this during Umrah or Hajj.
(Source:MSA-USC)
 

Tawaf ()
The circling of the Holy Ka'aba. Tawaf is done in sets of seven circuits, after each of which it is necessary to pray two Rak'at, preferably at or near the Maqaam al-Ibrahim.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tawaf ()
Circumambulation of the ka'ba, done in sets of seven circuits.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaf Al Widaa ()
The 'Tawaf of Farewell'. The Tawaf of the Holy Ka'aba that every visitor to Makka should do before leaving Makkah. It should be connected directly to the trip of departure, and whoever is delayed and stays on afterwards should do it again.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tawaf al-ifada ()
The tawaf of the ka'ba that the pilgrims must perform after coming from mina to makka on the 10th of dhu'l-hijja. it is one of the essential rites of hajj.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaf Al-Ifadah ()
The Tawaf of the Ka'abah by the Hujjaj (pilgrims) after they come from Mina to Mekkah on the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijjah. This Tawaf is one of the Rukn (essential rites) of the Hajj.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tawaf Al-Qudum ()
The 'Tawaf on Arrival', the Tawaf of the Ka'abaH that the pilgrim must do on first entering the Mesjid al-Haram in Mekkah. It is one of the essential rites of both the Hajj and an Umra.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tawaf al-qudum ()
Tawaf of arrival in makka (fard among the malikis).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaf al-waft' ()
The farewell tawaf done just before the pilgrim leaves makka.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaf az-ziyara ()
"The tawaf of the visit", another name for the tawaf al-ifada.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawajjuhat ()
Unceasing divine favours, the fundamental premise that divine knowledges are renewed constantly, and while the forms appear the same, in fact they are renewed in every instant.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawajud ()
Simulated ecstasy - to be avoided.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawakkul (tawakhul)
Reliance, unshakeable trust in Allah, the final stage of which is to be like the corpse in the hands of the washer. it is trusting absolutely that Allah will be just and merciful and provide for his servants.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Tawakkul (tawakhul)
Confidently putting one's trust and reliance in Allah. it is the realisation that Allah provides for you.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawali` ()
The appearance of the splendours of knowledge of tawhid in the heart which are so intense that they obliterate any other knowledge.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawallud ()
The generation of actions, the causal relationship between the action of the doer and the deed, posited by the mu `tazilites.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaqqu' ()
Anticipation. what man anticipates has appeared because whenever he anticipates something it has already manifested itself in him inwardly. whatever appears inwardly manifests in the outward.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaqquf ()
Conditionality.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawaqquf ()
Conditionality; also the shiite position of stopping at a particular imam and believing in his concealment and return.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawarruk ()
A form of sitting in the prayer with the left buttock on the ground and the left foot under the right thigh, emerging from under the right ankle, while the right foot is resting upright on the bottom of its toes with the heel up. the other form is iftirdsh. malik says that tawarruk is sunna in both tashahhuds while abu hanifa says that iftirash is sunna in both.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawassul ()
To seek the assistance of a person of virtue in praying to Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Tawatur ()
The quality of being mutawdtir.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawba ()
Returning to correct action after error, turning away from wrong action to Allah and asking his forgiveness.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawbah (tow-bah)
Repentence, turning to God to seek forgiveness of sins or other wrong actions. Often a component of the personal prayer known as du'a. (Source:CIE)  


Tawfiq ()
Success given by Allah. tawhid: the doctrine of divine unity.(Source:Taha Publication)
      

Tawhid (tow-heed tawheed)
The doctrine of the "Oneness of God." This is a central tenet of Islam, upon which all other beliefs and doctrines are based. Acknowledging the Unity (Oneness) of God is the primary basis for salvation in Islam. (Source:CIE)  


Tawhid ()
The doctrine of divine unity, unity in its most profound sense.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawkid ()
Emphasis.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawlid ()
"Generation", "natural production", for the mu `tazilites, the process by which correct reasoning produces knowledge. for the philosophers, it is by logical necessity (jab). for the maturidites, knowledge after correct reasoning is due to the custom established by Allah.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawliya ()
Resale of goods with a discount from the original stated cost.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawra ()
The torah, the divine revelation given to the prophet musa.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawriya ()
Synonym of ta `rid.(Source:Taha Publication)
 

Tawsi'a ()
Flexibility, as takhfif.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tawus ibn kaysan ()
`Abdu'r-rahman ibn kaysan al-yamani. he was called tawus (peacock) because he was "the peacock of the qur'an reciters." he was a persian and the leader of the followers in being a proof of knowledge. he was righteous and ascetic. the authors of the sunan and others transmit from him. he died in makka and was buried in 106/724-5. he went on hajj forty times and prayed subh with the wudu' he had done for `isha' of the previous night for a period of forty years.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tayammum ()
Undefined.
(Source:MSA-USC)
   

Tayammum ()
Purification for prayer with clean dust, earth, or stone, when water for ghusl or wudu' is either unavailable or would be detrimental to health.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taylasan ()
A hooded stole. it was especially worn by the gddis and fugaha', hence gadis were sometimes known as the arbab at tayalisa, `the people of the stoles',(Source:Taha Publication)  


Taymiz ()
The age of discretion and understanding, at which a valid bequest can be made.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Tazkiya ()
Compurgation, testing the reliability of a witness, cross-examination.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Tazkiya ()
"Purification" in a moral and ethical sense, the continual psychological and moral process of purifying the soul of base qualities and desires. it is commanded in the qur'an in 91:7-10.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tekke ()
Turkish zawiya.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thabat ()
Steadfastness; possessing steadiness in battle or speech and selfrestraint.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thabit ()
"Firm", someone who is a competent transmitter.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thaman ()
Price.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thamaniyya ()
Currency.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thamud ()
A people to whom the prophet salih was sent, possibly a group of nabateans. mada'in salih is located at al-hijr in najd about 180 miles north of madina. the inscriptions on the tombs there date from 3 bc to 79 ce which are probably after the culture which once flourished there was destroyed.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thanawiya ()
Dualism.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tharid ()
A dish of bread, meat and broth, reported to be a favourite dish of the prophet.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thawab ()
reward of blessing.
(Source:MSA-USC)
    

Thawab ()
Reward. muslims will be rewarded in the hereafter for all their pious actions which they have done in the world. the rewards which muslims will be given in the hereafter are called thawab.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thayyiba ()
A woman who has been married.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thiqa ()
Someone who is trustworthy in transmission.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thiqa thabit ()
Someone who is very reliable, next in rank to a companion.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thubut ()
Latency (in respect of existence).(Source:Taha Publication)  


Thumm ()
An eighth of a juz'.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tibb ()
Medicine.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tijaarah ()
Trade. Act of buying and selling.(Source:IslamIQ)  


Tijaniya ()
A widespread tariqa in the maghrib founded by abu'l-`abbas ahmad at-tijani (d. 1230/1815) in fes. he said that he received the command to found the tariqa in a vision of the prophet. they are exclusivist, not allowing people to join any other tariqa, and advocate complete submission to the government, whatever it is.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tijara ()
Commerce, trade.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tilawa ()
Recitation of the qur'an.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Torah (tow-rah)
Arabic name for the holy book revealed to Prophet Moses thousands of years ago. For Muslims, the Torah was a scriptural precursor to the Qur'an, just as Moses was a predecessor of Muhammad in the history of divinely revealed monotheism.(Source:CIE)  


Torah ()
the Revelation that Allah sent down to Moses. It is the Jewish Holy Book
(Source:MSA-USC)
                                                               
                             
Tu`am ()
Foodstuffs.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tuba ()
A state of blessedness in the garden.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tubba' ()
A south arabian people, probably the himyarites, of whom this was the title of their kings.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tuhfat al-muhtaj ()
By ibn hajar al-haytami (d. 974/1567), a commentary on the minhaj at-talibin by an-nawawi. it is one of the main authoritative shafi`i texts.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Turuq ()
The plural of tariqa.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Turuq ()
(Plural of tariq): means or paths of transmission.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Turuq an-nazar ()
Methods of investigation.(Source:Taha Publication)  


Tuwa ()
The valley in which Allah spoke to musa.(Source:Taha Publication)
                                
                                          
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