Y - Islamic Glossary

Ya sin ()
Sura 36, the heart of the qur' an.(Source:Taha Publication)

Ya`qub ()
The prophet jacob, also called isra'il.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yafith ()
Japheth.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yahndi ()
A jew.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yahya ()
The prophet john the baptist, the son of zakariyya.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yajuj wa majuj ()
(Or ya'juj wa ma'juj) the people of gog and magog who are to burst forth near the end of time to wreak destruction.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yalamlama ()
The miqat of the people of yemen.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yamin ()
(Plural ayman) oath. oaths form a complementary role to evidence in islamic law. if a person is accused of an offence without the evidence of sufficient witnesses of good standing, he or she may swear an oath as to his or her innocence to avert punishment.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yaqin ()
Absolute unshakeable certainty and certitude; `ilm al-yaqin (knowledge of certainty) is given by proof or evidence; 'ayn alyaqin (source or eye of certainty) is given by witnessing and unveiling; and haqq al-yaqin (the truth of yaqin) is knowledge obtained according to what the witnessed so wills.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yasir ()
Slight, insignificant, immaterial.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yathrib ()
the area where the city of Madinah is situated.
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Yathrib (yuth-rib)
The former name of Madinah, the city in northern Arabia to which Prophet Muhammad migrated from Makkah in 622 CE. (Source:CIE)  

Yatim ()
Orphan.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yawm ad-Deen ()
Literally "Day of Faith," one of several Arabic terms for Judgement Day. See Day of Judgement. (Source:CIE)  

Yawm ad-din ()
The day of judgement.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yawm al-bath ()
The day of rising, another name for the day of judgement.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yawm al-fasl ()
"The day of dividing", another name for the day of judgement.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yawm al-hisab ()
"The day of reckoning".(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yawm al-qiyama ()
"The day of rising", the day of standing.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yemeni corner ()
The corner of the ka'ba facing south towards the yemen.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yunus ()
The prophet jonah.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yusha` ()
Joshua.(Source:Taha Publication)  

Yusuf ()
The prophet joseph.(Source:Taha Publication)