In this booklet there are a number of Arabic terminologies and abbreviations the explanations of which are given hereunder:

aqida : a set of beliefs; theology.

a.s. alayhis/ has salaam (= peace be upon him/ her).

imam (of a school of thought) a leader.

inshaa Allah Allah willing.

madhhab a school of thought.

maswahif plural of maswhaf (see below).

maswhaf a copy of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic.

mufti (in Islamic Law) a deliverer of formal legal opinions.

mutawaatir (of a Hadith) that which has been narrated by such a great number of people that it is impossible for all of them to lie.

raj'ah belief in the possibility of dead souls returning to earth before the Day of Resurrection.

rajm (in law) the stoning of an adulterer/ adulteress till he/ she dies.

s.a.w.w. sallal Lwaahu alayhi wa aalihii wasallam (= May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny).

sunna Prophet Muhammad's sayings and practices.

sura a chapter of the Holy Qur'an.

s.w.t. subhaanahuu wa ta'alaa (= Glorified and Exalted be He!)

ulamaa scholars; people learned in Islamic religion.

ummah the Muslim nation.