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Category. Islam portal. v. t. e. A juzʼ ( Arabic: جُزْءْ; pl.: أَجْزَاءْ, ajzāʼ; [ 1] lit. 'part') is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. [ 2][ 3] It is also known as parah ( Persian: پَارَه) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent. There are 30 ajzāʼ in the Quran, also ...
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.
1828, Urdu, Muzihul-al-Quran by Shah Abdul Qadir Dehlvi, first Urdu translation of Quran [ 18] 1834, Gustav Leberecht Flügel 's text formed the foundation of modern Qur'an research and the basis for several new translations into European languages. [ 19] 1858, Polish, Quran (al Quran) by Jan Murza Tarak Buczacki.
In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage made to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah," in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, alongside Shahadah (oath that one believes there is no god but Allah (God)), [ 6] salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), and sawm (fasting during Ramadan).
Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. [24] Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.
Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic defines seyyid as a translation for master, chief, sovereign, or lord. [14] It also denotes someone respected and of high status. In the Arab world , sayyid is the equivalent of the English word " liege lord " or "master" when referring to a descendant of Muhammad, as for example in Sayyid Ali Sultan .
Ghulam Hamdani Mushafi, the poet first believed to have coined the name "Urdu" around 1780 AD for a language that went by a multiplicity of names before his time. [1] Mirza Muhammad Rafi, Sauda (1713–1780) Siraj Aurangabadi, Siraj (1715–1763) Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, Soz (1720-1799) Khwaja Mir Dard, Dard (1721–1785)
Shahmukhi script is a modified version of the Arabic script 's Persian alphabet. It is identical to the Urdu alphabet, but contains additional letters representing the Punjabi phonology. For writing Saraiki, an extended Shahmukhi is used that includes 4 additional letters for the implosive consonants ( ٻ, ڄ, ݙ, ڳ ).