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Fatima (Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah), also spelled Fatimah, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter Fatima as the most famous one. The literal meaning of the name is one who weans an infant or one who abstains. [3] [4]
Mawlā ( Arabic: مَوْلَى, plural mawālī مَوَالِي ), is a polysemous Arabic word, whose meaning varied in different periods and contexts. [ 1] Before the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the term originally applied to any form of tribal association. [ 2] In the Quran and hadiths it is used in a number of senses, including 'Lord ...
Ghar Wapsi ( Hindi, meaning "Returning Home") is the programme of religious conversion to Hinduism (and, to a lesser extent, Sikhism) from Islam, Christianity, and other religions in India conducted by Indian Hindu nationalist organisations Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and their allies.
Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names. The name حَسَّان Ḥassān, which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or ...
Islamic extremism, Islamist extremism or radical Islam refers a set of extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideology within Islam. These terms remain contentious, encompassing a spectrum of definitions, ranging from academic interpretations to the notion that all ideologies other than Islam have failed and are inferior. [ 1 ]
Shirk al-asghar or al-shirk al-khafi ( Arabic: شِرْك ٱلْأَصْغَر, romanized : shirk al-aṣghar; lit. 'lesser shirk' ): concealed or hidden. It is when people perform the necessary rituals but not for God but for the sake of others, including social recognition. [ 37] Hidden shirk might be unwitting, yet punishable, although to a ...
Noor (name) Noor (also spelt Nur, Nor, or Nour, Arabic: نور: Nūr IPA: [nuːr]) is a common Arabic feminine and masculine given name meaning "light", from the Arabic al-Nur ( النور ). Variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura [ 1] It is also used as a surname.
Shahid or Shahed ( Arabic: شاهد šāhid) is a given name translating to ' Witness ' in Arabic and 'Beloved' in Persian, mostly found in South Asia. It is derived from the root š-h-d [ 1] (c.f. Shahada ). [ 2] Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is common in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and ...