Glossary
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Allah - Arabic,
Proper name of God
Alawiyyah Tariqa
- Alawi Sufi chain
Atar - Perfume
Auliyah - Friends of
Allah
Azeemat
- Talisman
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C
Chadar or
Ghilaaf - Cotton sheet
placed over the grave of a saint
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D
Dua
- Supplication to
Allah
Durrud
Sharif - Salutations to the Holy Prophet of Islam
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E
Esale Sawab - Act to
invoke divine reward for the deceased
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H
Hadith
- Inspired sayings and
traditions of the Prophet (S.A.W) as recorded
by his companions
Hadith
Qudsi - Inspired sayings and traditions of the Prophet (S.A.W) by
his companions and related by all four Imams
Hajji
- One who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca
Holy
Quran - Holy book of Allah revealed to His Messenger, The Holy Prophet
Muhamed (S.A.W)
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I
Imaan
- Faith
Islam
- Submission to Allah
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J
Juma'ah
- Friday prayer
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K
Karamat - Urdu word
meaning Miracle of a saint
Kitaabs - Urdu word for
books
Kramat - Name commonly
used in the Cape for a tomb of a saint
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M
Madrasah - Muslim school
Madaris - Muslim schools
Malay
- Descendant of Muslim Malaysian slave
Mazaars
- Kramats
Moestajap - Pious
Mohamadaansche
Priester - Muslim priest or
Imam (Ducth)
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Q
Quadiriyah
Tariqah - Sufi chain
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S
(S.A.W)
- Peace and
blessings of Allah upon him; said out of respect
Salaah
- Prayer
Sayyid or Sayed
- Descendant of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W)
Sheikh
- Teacher, learned, elderly man
Soofie or Sufi
- Mystic in Islam
Sufism
- Mysticism
Surah
- Section of the
holy Quraan
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T
Tahaarah -
Body cleanliness
Thikr-ul-laah -
Remembrance of Allah
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U
Urs Sharif
- Observerance of death anniversay
of a saint
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W
Wali-Allah
- Friends of Allah
Wasilah
- Intercession on one's behalf
Willayet
- Bestowal of
Sainthood
Wudhu
- Ablution
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