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'Asb
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: A kind of Yemeni cloth that is very coarse.
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'Ashura'
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: The 10th of the month of Muharram (the first month in the Muslim calendar).
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'Asr
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: Afternoon 'Asr prayer time.
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'Aura
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: The part of the body which it is illegal to keep naked before others.
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'Awali Al-Medina
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: Outskirts of Al-Medina at a distance of four or more miles.
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Awaq
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: (Singular: Aquia); 5 Awaqs=22 Riyals "Fransa" (silver).
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Awsaq
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: (Awsaq); plural of "Wasaq" which is a measure equal to 60 Sa's. 1
Sa'=3 kilograms (approx).
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Ayat
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: Verses of the Holy Qur'an.
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Azlam
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: Literally means "arrows". Here it means arrows used to seek good
luck or a decision practiced by the 'Arabs of the Pre-Islamic Period of
ignorance.
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Badana
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: (Plural: Budn) a camel offered as a sacrifice.
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Badr
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: A place about 150 k.m. to the South of Al-Medina where the first great battle
in Islamic History took place between the early Muslims and the Infidels of
Quraish.
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(Al) Baida'
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: A place to the South of Al-Medina on the way to Mecca.
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Baitul-Maqdis
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: 'Bait' literally means 'house'; a mosque is frequently called 'Baitullah' (the
House of Allah). Baitul-Maqdis is the famous Mosque in Jerusalem which is
regarded as the third greatest Mosque in the Islamic World; the first and the
second being 'Al-Masjid Al-Haram at Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet at
Al-Medina respectively.
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Baqi'
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: The cemetery of the people of Medina; many of the companions of the Prophet
are buried in it.
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Bint Labun
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: Two-year-old she-camel.
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Bint Makhad
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: One-year-old she-camel.
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Bu'ath
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: A place about two miles from Medina where a battle took place between the
Ansari tribes of Al-Aus and Al-Khaz-raj before Islam.
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Budn
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: Plural of Badana.
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Burd
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: A black square narrow dress.
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Burnus
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: A hooded cloak.
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Burud
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: Sixteen Farsakhs.
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Buthan
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: A valley in Medina.
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(Ad) Dabur
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: Westerly wind.
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(Ad-) Dajjal
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: Pseudo Messiah (Messiah-ad-dajjal) (See Hadith No. 649 & 650, Vol. IV)
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