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Ka'abah
()
The cube-shaped
stone building which foundations were built by angels and completed by
Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son, the Prophet Ismael (A.S), in Mekkah.
It was rebuilt with the help of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). It is the focal
point towards which all Muslims face when praying. (i.i.q)
Ka'ba
()
The cube-shaped
building at the centre of the haram in makka, originally built by the
prophet ibratnm. also known as the house of Allah. it is towards the ka'ba
that muslims face when praying. (t.p)
Ka'bah
()
An empty
cube-shaped structure located in the city of Makkah (in modern-day Saudi
Arabia). Built by Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ishma'il about 4,000
years ago, the Ka'bah stands as the first building dedicated to the worship
of the One God. The Ka'bah is made of stone, and is covered by a black and
gold cloth embroidered with verses from the Qur'an.
(c.i.e)
Ka'bah
(KABAH)
()
the first house of worship built for mankind. It was originally built by
Adam and later on reconstructed by Abraham and Isma'il. It is a cubed shaped
structure based in the city of Mecca to which all Muslims turn to in their
five daily paryers.
(c.m.j.e)
Ka's
()
"The cup", the
heart of the shaykh from which the "wine" of the knowledge of the divine is
poured into the hearts of his murids in the "tavern" of the zawiya. (t.p)
Kabira
()
(Plural kaba'ir)
major wrong actions which are described in the qur' an or hadith along with
an explicit penalty or threat. (t.p)
Kafa'a
()
Legal capacity,
also called ahliya. (t.p)
Kafala
()
Bail; the pledge
given by someone to a creditor to ensure that the debtor will be present at
a certain time and place. (t.p)
Kafalah bi al-Thaman
()
Surety for paying
the price or sum if unpaid by the person originally liable. (i.i.q)
Kafan
()
The shroud for
the dead. (t.p)
Kaffara
()
Atonement,
prescribed way of making amends for wrong actions, especially missed
obligatory actions. (t.p)
Kafil
()
A person
providing surety or a guarantor. (i.i.q)
Kafil
()
A guarantor of
bail. (t.p)
Kafir
()
a person who refuses to submit himself to Allah (God), a disbeliever in God.
(c.m.j.e)
Kafir
()
(Plural kafirun
or kuffar) a person who rejects Allah and his messenger. the opposite is
believer or mu'min. (t.p)
Kalam
()
`Theology' and
dogmatics. kalam begins with the revealed tradition and uses rationalistic
methods in order to understand and explain it and to resolve apparent
contradictions. the name was either derived from the fact that their primary
question was the "word of Allah" or in imitation of philosophers who called
"logic" "kalam ". (compare with falsafa). (t.p)
Kalam
(KALAAM)
Talk or speech as inkalamu Allah; has also been used through the ages to
mean logic or philosophy.
(c.m.j.e)
Kalam allah
()
"The speech of
Allah", e.g. the qur'an. (t.p)
Kali la
()
Someone who dies
without heirs. (t.p)
Kalima
()
Literally the
"word" = the shahada. (t.p)
Kalimatu'llah
()
"The word of
Allah", meaning the prophet `isa. (t.p)
Kalimu'llah
()
"The one to whom
Allah spoke directly", a title of the prophet musa. (t.p)
Kamal
()
Perfection of
gnosis - being disconnected from attributes and their effects. (t.p)
Kanz
()
Hoarded up gold,
silver and money, the zakat of which has not been paid. (t.p)
Karaha
()
(Plural kardhiyya)
abhorrence, abomination. (t.p)
Karam
()
Nobility. (t.p)
Karamat
()
Marks of honour,
miracles. distinct from mu jizat - prophetic miracles, things which cannot
be imitated. both are kharq al-`adat, the extraordinary breaking of normal
patterns. (t.p)
Karrama'llahu wajhahu
()
"May Allah honour
him", a formula used when `ali ibn abi talib is mentioned. (t.p)
Kasb
()
(Or iktisab)
acquisition. among the ash'arites, the action of a creature is said to be
created and originated by Allah and `acquired' by the creature, meaning it
is brought into connection with his power and will without there resulting
any effect from him in bringing it into existence. he is simply a locus for
it. it also refers to knowledge which is obtained by the voluntary
application of secondary causes. (t.p)
Kashf
()
Unveiling,
knowledge which does not require proof as it is a direct perception of the
true nature of things. (t.p)
Kashf al-mahjub
()
"The lifting of
the veil", the oldest persian treatise on sufism, translated by r.a.
nicholson. al-hujwiri (d. c. 467/1075) wrote it as a reply to certain
questions put to him and to set forth a complete overview of sufism. (t.p)
Kasra
()
The arabic vowel
i. (t.p)
Kathif
()
Dense, thick, the
opposite of latrf (subtle). (t.p)
Katibun
()
The recording
angels. (see qur'an 82:10-12). (t.p)
Katm
()
A plant used for
dyeing hair. (t.p)
Kawn
()
Being, all
phenomena. (t.p)
Kawn
()
Being, all
phenomena. (t.p)
Kawthar
()
"Abundance", a
river in the garden; also the name of sura 108 of the qur'an. (t.p)
Kawthar
()
"Abundance", a
river in the garden. (t.p)
Kayftya
()
Modality,
quality. (t.p)
Kaysaniya
()
Shi `ite group,
who maintained that after the death of husayn, the imam was another son of `ali,
Muhammad ibn al-hanafiyya (d. 81/700). (t.p)
Khabar
()
(Plural akhbar)
news, report. (t.p)
Khabar
()
News, report. (t.p)
Khabar wahid
()
Isolated hadith;
a report coming down by a single isnad or from a single source. (also called
khabar al-khassa.)(t.p)
Khadijah
(kha-dee-jah)
The first wife of
Prophet Muhammad, and during her lifetime, the only one. Khadijah was a
successful businesswoman in Makkah who employed Muhammad as a
merchant/trader because of his well-known reputation for honesty and
trustworthiness. The Prophet was married to her for 25 years until her death
at the age of 65 in 619 C.E. They had two sons [both died in infancy] and
four daughters together. (c.i.e)
Khafi
()
Hidden, obscure,
also refers to a category of unclear words. (t.p)
Khafi
()
Hidden, obscure,
also refers to a category of unclear words. (t.p)
Khal
()
(Plural akhwal)
maternal uncle. (t.p)
Khala
()
Maternal aunt. (t.p)
Khalif
()
(The arabic is
khalifa, plural khulafa'); caliph. someone who stands in for someone else,
in this case the leader of the muslim community, although it is sometimes
used for the deputy of some one in a higher position of authority. (t.p)
Khalifa
()
"Successor", the
representative of the shaykh, who is more accomplished than a muqaddam or
na'ib. the plural is khulafa'. (t.p)
Khalifah
(kha-lee-fah)
An Arabic term
meaning "successor," it refers to the rightful successor of Prophet Muhammad
as leader of the ummah (worldwide Muslim community). The Khalifah (caliph)
is not a prophet; rather, he is charged with upholding the rights of all
citizens within an Islamic state and ensuring application of the Shari'ah
(Islamic Law). The immediate successors of Prophet Muhammad, known as the
"Rightly-Guided" Caliphs, were Abu Bakr as-Sadiq, Umar ibn al-Khattab,
Uthman ibn Affan, and Ali ibn Abi Talib.
(c.i.e)
Khalifah
(KHALIFAAH KHALIFAA KHALEEFAH KHALEEFA)
The word Khalifah refers to the successor or representative of Prophet
Muhammad (saas) or to one of his successors. This person acts as the head of
state for the Muslim Ummah. Another title for the Khalifah (English Caliph)
is Amir Al-Mu'mineen which means 'the leaders of the believers'.
The immediate Caliphs were Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, Othman
Ibn 'Affan, and 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib. These were given the nickname of Al-Khulafa'Ar-Rashidun
(The Guided Caliphs).
Another use for this word is used for humanity in general. The human being
is considered the Khalifah (representative) of Allah on earth according to
Allah.
(c.m.j.e)
Khalil
()
"Friend", a title
of the prophet ibrahim. (t.p)
Khalil
()
Ibn ishaq al-jundi,
a maliki mufti of cairo and teacher at the shaykhuniyya, the largest madrasa
in cairo at the time. he died in 669/1365 or 676/1374. he wrote the very
popular maliki compendium, al-mukhtasar. (t.p)
Khalq
()
"Creation", both
the act of creation or the result of the act, hence the cosmos. (t.p)
Khalq al-qur'an
()
"The createdness
of the qur'an", a mu`tazilite doctrine. the mu`tazilites denied that the
attributes of Allah are eternal. since the qur'an is speech, they argued,
and since speech is an attribute, they therefore denied the eternal
existence of the qur'an. this was the source of the controversy which
resulted in the mihna, or inquisition. (t.p)
Khaluq
()
A kind of thick
yellowy perfume used by women. (t.p)
Khalwa
()
Spiritual
retreat, seclusion, in order to remember Allah. khamr: the "wine" of direct
knowledge of the divine. (t.p)
Khalwatiya
()
A tariqa which is
known as the halvetiyye in turkish. it was founded by shaykh 'umar al-khalwati
(d. 800/1397) and is based on hunger, silence, vigil, seclusion and dhikr.
it has many branches. (t.p)
Khamisa
()
A black woollen
square blanket with borders at each end. (t.p)
Khamr
()
Wine; and by
extension any intoxicant which affects a person's faculty of thought and his
ability to perform the prayer properly. (t.p)
Khamriyya
()
"The wine ode" by
ibn al-farid (d. 632/1235), a very famous ode in which wine is a symbol of
divine knowledge. (t.p)
Khandaq
()
means ditch.
(c.m.j.e)
Khanjah
()
Zawiya, a place
where seekers of Allah live and meet. (t.p)
Kharaj
()
Tax imposed on
the revenue from land taken from non-muslims to ensure their equal rights
under Islamic law. (i.i.q)
Kharaj
()
Taxes imposed on
revenue from land. originally these were only applied to land owned by non-muslims. (t.p)
Kharijites
()
Or khawarij, the
earliest sect who separated themselves from the body of the muslims and
declared war on all those who disagreed with them, stating that a wrong
action turns a muslim into an unbeliever. (t.p)
Kharq al-`adat
()
Miracle, an
extra-ordinary event, literally it means the "breaking of the normal pattern
of things". (t.p)
Khashya
()
Fear of Allah. (t.p)
Khasla
()
(Plural khisal) a
property, quality, element; also a branch or part of something (e.g. the
branches of faith). (t.p)
Khass
()
A text which is
specifically applicable, particular. (t.p)
Khass
()
Specifically
applicable, particular. (t.p)
Khassa
()
Special, elite. (t.p)
Khassa
()
Special, elite,
private; closest friends. (t.p)
Khati'a
()
(Plural khataya)
sin, error, includes both dhanb and ithm. (t.p)
Khatib
()
A speaker or
orator; the one who delivers the khutba. (t.p)
Khatib
()
orator, speaker.
(c.m.j.e)
Khatim
()
Seal, khatim an-nabiyyn:
the seal of prophethood, the last of the prophets. (t.p)
Khatima
()
"The seal", the
final act of a person which determines whether he is a believer or an
unbeliever. (t.p)
Khatir
()
(Plural khawatir)
a passing thought, which is quickly removed by another. there are three
kinds: those which come from shaytan, which are a sort of whispering; those
from the self, which are niggling and arise from appetites; and those which
come from Allah, which come quickly and with a sort of clarity. (t.p)
Khatm
()
Seal, khatm al-wilaya:
the seal of sainthood, often used of `isa. (t.p)
Khatm
()
Or khatma, lit,
`seal'; the recitation of the entire qur'an from beginning to end. (t.p)
Khatm al-awliya'
()
"The seal of the
saints", by al-hakim at-tirmidhi (d. 320/931), in which he developed the
terminology which has been used ever since: the qutb, the ghawth and the
hierarchy of four, seven, forty, and three hundred based upon their relative
levels of gnosis. (t.p)
Khawarij
()
See kharijites. (t.p)
Khawf
()
Fear, dread of
the creator and master of the day of judgement. (t.p)
Khayal
()
Imagination. with
ibn al-`arabi, it has an inner and outer meaning. its outer meaning is the
ordinary meaning of imagination. in its inner meaning, it is the faculty by
which we solidify objects which are, in reality, not there inasmuch as the
sensory is not real. (t.p)
Khayf
()
Mosque in mina
located at the east end of the valley. (t.p)
Khazin
()
(Plural khazana)
a treasurer, storekeeper, guard. (t.p)
Khazzan
()
Wholesaler
dealer. (t.p)
Khidhlan
()
Abandonment, when
Allah leaves man to his own devices. (t.p)
Khidma
()
Service of
others. (t.p)
Khil'a
()
Robe of honour
which is bestowed. (t.p)
Khilafa
()
The caliphate or
khalifate, governance by means of a khalif. khimar: a veil or yashmaq which
covers the head and lower part of the face but leaves the eyes exposed. (t.p)
Khirqa
()
A patched robe
worn as a sign of poverty and devotion. (cf. muraqq `a). (t.p)
Khitan
()
Circumcision. (t.p)
Khitba
()
Marriage
proposal. (t.p)
Khiyana
()
Breach of trust. (t.p)
Khiyar
()
Option to
withdraw from a business transaction. haqq al-khiyar is of three kinds:
khiyar ar-ru'ya, the purchaser's right to reject the object after
inspection; khiyar al-wasf, the option determined by quality open to either
party; and khiyar al- `ayb, the option of dis solving the contract if the
goods are defective. (t.p)
Khiyar-al-shart
()
The
khiyar-al-shart is an option of stipulation on a contract that the Sunnah
validates. It grants the buyer the option either to accept or nullify a
contract, within a stipulated time frame (three days or so). (i.i.q)
Khudu`
()
Humble
submissiveness, yielding before Allah. (t.p)
Khuff
()
Leather socks. (t.p)
Khuff
()
Leather socks. (t.p)
Khul'
()
A form of divorce
initiated by the wife from her husband by giving him a certain compensation,
or by returning back the mahr which he gave her. (t.p)
Khulta
()
A state where two
properties are so mixed in a partnership that they cannot be separated. (t.p)
Khumra
()
A small mat just
sufficient for the face and the hands (on prostrating during prayers). (t.p)
Khums
()
The fifth taken
from the booty which is given to the ruler for distribution. (t.p)
Khums
()
The fifth taken
from the booty which is given to the ruler for distribution. (t.p)
Khusnf
()
Lunar eclipse. (t.p)
Khusuma
()
Litigation,
quarrel. (t.p)
Khutba
()
A speech, and in
particular a standing speech given by the imam before the jumu `a prayer and
after the two `id prayers. (t.p)
Khutba an-nikah
()
A speech
delivered at the time of concluding the marriage contract. (t.p)
Khutbah
(khut-bah)
()
The weekly
community address given by an imam immediately prior to the Jum'ah (Friday)
midday worship service. The address serves as a venue for leaders to share
with members of the congregation religious insights, to discuss Islamic
viewpoints on important contemporary issues, and to reinforce teachings of
Islam. (c.i.e)
Khutbah
()
a speech or sermon. It is sometimes used to refer to the sermon given during
the Friday cogregational prayer.
(c.m.j.e)
Kinaya
()
An allusive form
of speech which does not clearly disclose the speaker's intention. (t.p)
Kira'
()
Hire of property. (t.p)
Kiram katibin
()
"The noble
scribes", the two angels who sit on the human being's shoulders to record
his actions. (see qur'an 82:11). (t.p)
Kismet
()
This word for
"fate" comes from the arabic qisma, meaning "part" or "portion", and was
changed via persian and turkish. (t.p)
Kiswa
()
The huge
embroidered black and gold cloth that drapes the ka'ba. (t.p)
Kitab
()
Book,
particularly the book of Allah, the qur'an. kitabi: jew or christian, one of
the people of the book. (t.p)
Kitab al-kharaj
()
By abu yusuf (d.
182/798), one of the earliest legal texts which abu yusuf wrote for the 'abbasid
khalif ar-rashid. it is a treatise on taxation and constitutional questions.
he clarifed the sources of financial revenue for the state and the areas of
taxation in great detail, basing himself on the qur'an, transmission from
the prophet, and the fatwas of the companions. he quotes hadiths and deduces
their underlying reasons and the action of the companions. (t.p)
Kitab al-luma`
()
"Book of lights",
by abu nasr as-sarraj (d. 378/988), one of the earliest sufi manuals. he
sets forth the principles of sufism and shows how they agree with the qur'an
and sunna. (t.p)
Kitaba
()
A contract by
which a slave acquires his freedom against a future payment, or instalment
payments, to his master. (t.p)
Kitman
()
Concealment of
information. (t.p)
Koran
(Quran,Qur'an)
()
See Qur'an.
(c.i.e)
Kubrawiya
()
A khorasani
branch of the the old junaydiya tariqa from najm kubra (d. 619/1221). it has
several branches. they developed an elaborate colour-symbolism: white
represents islam, yellow faith, dark blue ihsan, and so forth. they became
important in kashmir. (t.p)
Kuff ir
()
Plural of kafir. (t.p)
Kuffar
()
plural form of kafir.
(c.m.j.e)
Kufiya
()
White or colored
headcloth worn by men in arabia and parts of the fertile crescent. (t.p)
Kufr
()
Disbelief, to
cover up the truth, to reject Allah and refuse to believe that Muhammad is
his messenger. (t.p)
Kufr
()
to show ungratefulness to Allah and not to believe in Him and His religion.
(c.m.j.e)
Kufr ni'ma
()
Ingratitude for a
blessing, used by certain kharijites to indicate commission of a minor sin.
(see ibadiya). (t.p)
Kufr shirk
()
Also kafir din,
disbelief in Allah by associating something else with him. (see ibadiya). (t.p)
Kuhl
()
Kohl, antimony
powder used both as decoration and a medicine for the eyes. (t.p)
Kulliyat al-wujnd
()
Universals of
being. (t.p)
Kulliyat al-wujud
()
Universals of
being. (t.p)
Kumun
()
Doctrine that
substances have their potentialities present but concealed in them (this
used to be a manichaean doctrine). (t.p)
Kun
()
`Be!' the
creating command. (t.p)
Kunh
()
True nature. (t.p)
Kunya
()
A respectful but
intimate way of addressing people as "the father of so-and-so" or "the
mother of so-and-so."(t.p)
Kusaf
()
Solar eclipse. (t.p)
Kusuf
()
Solar eclipse. (t.p)
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