FARD
(plural:
fara’id
)
A duty made compulsory on all
Muslims by the command of
Allah in the Holy
Qur’an
.
WAJIB
(plural:
wajibat
)
A duty made compulsory on all
Muslims by the command of the
Holy Prophet Muhammad [s] in
the
Hadith
.
SUNNAH
(plural:
sunan
)
An act or regular habit performed
by the Holy Prophet Muhammad
[s]. A Muslim is expected to emu-
late the blessed Prophet [s] in all
his deeds and habits. There is
great reward in performing any
Sunnah
action.
MUSTAHAB
(plural:
mustahabbat
)
NAFL
(plural:
nawafil
)
my faith
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L E S S O N 4
Glossary
O F
A R A B I C
T E R M S
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There are some terms which are commonly used in
Fiqh
(Islamic Law) studies that must be carefully under-
stood before we proceed to the subsequent sections.
These must be memorised by the child.
Vocabulary
compulsory
regular
expected
emulate
performing
voluntary
desirable
occasionally
neglect
undesirable
avoided
forbidden
impermiss-
able
permissable
nullify
require
