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Glossary terms
List of terms used in taxonomy "glossary".
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| Term Name | Term description |
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| Infitāḥ |
The infitāḥ (engl. opening)- policy of Anwar al-Sadat was marked by a neoliberal re-structuring of the economic system and an opening of the national markets to trade, private investments and foreign money after the 1973 war with Israel.
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| inshāʾallah | |
| Intifāḍa | |
| irḥāl |
"irḥāl" (Step down; go away) was the slogan in demonstrations against Muḥammad Mursī |
| Isdāl |
Form of veiled women's dress, similar to Iranian one. |
| Isis (Goddess) | |
| Islam | |
| Ismāʿīlīyah |
Sevener Shīcah recognizes Ismācīl, the son sixth imām Jacfar. |
| isnād |
The isnād of a hadith is its chain of narrators |
| Isrāʾīlīyāt |
Body of hadīth originates from Judeo-Christian traditions |
| istibāq |
It means anticipation. |
| Istiḥlāl |
a term used in Islamic jurisprudence, or fiqh, to refer to the act of regarding some action as permissible, or ḥālāl; the implication is that such a regard is an erroneous and improper distortion of Islamic law. |
| Istiḥsān |
the use of one’s own judgment to determine the best solution to a religious problem that cannot be solved by citing sacred texts |
| Ithm |
Great sin (Islam) |
| Ittawa | |
| iʿjāz | |
| Jāhilīyah |
In Islam, period preceding the revelation of Qur’ān, known as the time of ignorance.
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| Jahiliyyah [jāhilīyah] |
the period prior to the arrival of Islam. The overwhelming majority of Muslim scholars are convinced that the very particular language of the Qur’an came as a challenge to the greatest poets and linguists of the Jahiliyyah era. These poets and linguists were known for their very high eloquence and mastery of the Arabic language. It is widely believed that this challenge is still wide open and will remain till the end of time. |
| jallābīyah | |
| jamāʿat |
(meaning Assembly) can apply to the following: Jamia - a gathering or congregation; place of gathering. |
| Jamʿ Muʾannath Sālim | |
| Jaʿfarī |
The law system of Twelver Shiite is Islam |
| Jehovah(Yahweh) |
Jehovah, the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible."Jehovah" was popularized in the English-speaking world by William Tyndale and other pioneer English Protestant translations such as the Geneva Bible and the King James Version. It is still used in some translations, such as the New World Translation and Young's Literal Translation, but it is does not appear in most mainstream English translations, as the terms "Lord" or "LORD": used instead, generally indicating that the corresponding Hebrew is Yahweh. |
| Jihād |
“Striving in the way of God,” Purifying oneself, Holy war |
| Jihādī (jihadi / jihadist) |
Warrior for a holy cause |
| Jilbāb | |
| Jinn |
Beings created of smokeless fire, held accountable by God. |
| jisya | |
| Jizya (al-Jizyah) |
Tax imposed on non-Muslims living under Muslim rule. |
| jūda/gūdah | |
| Junūd | |
| Kaabah | |
| Kabāʾir |
Major sin. Scholar al-Shaykh al-Dhahabī counts 70 sins. |
| Kabīrah |
Major sin. al-Shaykh al-Dhahabī counts 70 such sins. |
| Kāfir |
Unbeliever, one who knows Islam's origin and denies it. Also he who covers up the truth. Plural: kuffār.
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| Kahana | |
| Kāhin |
had the power to lead his tribe spiritually and to advise the tribal leader through divine inspiration |
| kaḥk | |
| kalām |
litt: speech. In popular usage it means ‘words only,’ as empty talk. In the classical Arabic of seminaries and in Muslim intellectual circles it refers to scholastic theology. |
| Kasida | |
| Kassida | |
| Ka‘bah |
Cube-shaped shrine believed was built by Prophet Ibrāhīm. |
| Khalīfah |
The Caliph was the successor of the Prophet in ruling the Islamic Ummah, Caliphate. The Caliph was different from the Prophet in not receiving any revelations. The Caliph’s role was to execute the revelations in the daily life of the community. This position evolved into being the head of the ruling dynasty.of a Muslim state perceived as an empire or commonwealth and described as a caliphate (khilafa. The Caliph was different from the Prophet in not receiving any revelations. The Caliph’s role was to execute the revelations in the daily life of the community. This position evolved into being the head of the ruling dynasty.of a Muslim state perceived as an empire or commonwealth and described as a caliphate (khilafa). |
| Khamīs al-‘Ahd | |
| Khamriat | |
| Khārij |
Dissident. [Plural: Khawārij] |
| Khatib | |
| Khawājah | |
| Khawārij [Kharijites] |
Late 7th Century AD once-supporters of Orthodox Caliph Imām 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, who later rejected his leadership. |
| khilāfah |
Islamic state headed by khalifah |
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.