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Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam ( Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
Separating concepts in Islam from concepts specific to Arab culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Arabic concepts have an Arabic secular meaning as well as an Islamic meaning. One example is the concept of dawah. Arabic, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.
The word fiqh is an Arabic term meaning "deep understanding" [7] : 470 or "full comprehension". Technically it refers to the body of Islamic law extracted from detailed Islamic sources (which are studied in the principles of Islamic jurisprudence) and the process of gaining knowledge of Islam through jurisprudence.
Kafir ( Arabic: كَافِر, romanized :kāfir; plural:كَافِرُونkāfirūn, كُفَّارkuffār, or كَفَرَةkafara; feminine:كَافِرَةkāfira; feminine plural:كَافِرَاتkāfirāt or كَوَافِرkawāfir) is an Arabic term in Islam which refers to a person who disbelieves the God in Islam, denies his authority, rejects the tenets of Islam, or simply is not a ...
Minhaj ul Muslimeen is an Islamic encyclopedia for all matters in the life of a Muslim. The book was initially compiled by Masood Ahmad. The book draws on the Quran and Sunnah. It was published in Urdu with Arabic citations. [1]
Hafiz ( / ˈhɑːfɪz /; Arabic: حافظ, romanized : ḥāfiẓ, pl. ḥuffāẓ حُفَّاظ, f. ḥāfiẓa حافظة ), literally meaning "protector", depending on the context, is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the female equivalent.
Hajj ( / hɑːdʒ /; [1] Arabic: حَجّ, romanized : Ḥajj; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, [2] the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and of ...
The Six Kalmas ( Arabic: ٱلكَلِمَات ٱلسِتّ al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah ), also known as the Six Traditions or the Six Phrases, are six Islamic phrases ( prayers) often recited by South Asian Muslims. The phrases are taken in part from hadiths . Recitation of the Six Kalimahs is taught in South Asian Muslim ...