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Hunut
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: What is used for scenting a deceased.
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'Id Al-Adha
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: The four days festival of Muslims starting on the tenth day of Dhul-Hijja
(month).
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'Id Al-Fitr
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: The three days festival of Muslims starting from the first day of Shawwal, the
month that follows Ramadan immediately. 'Fitr' literally means 'breaking the
fast'. Muslims fast for the whole of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim
calendar and when Shawwal comes they break their fast.
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Ihram
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: A state in which one is prohibited to practice certain deeds that are lawful
at other times. The ceremonies of 'Umra and Hajj are performed during such
state. When one assumes this state the first thing one should do is to express
mentally and orally one's intention to assume this state for the purpose of
performing 'Umra or Hajj. Then Talbiya is recited, two sheets of unstitched
clothes will be the only clothes one will wear, (1) IZAR: worn below one's waist
and the other (2) RIDA: worn round upper part of body.
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Ihsan
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: The highest level of deeds and worship (when you worship Allah or do deeds
consider yourself as if you see Him and if you cannot achieve this feeling or
attitude then you must bear in mind that He sees you).
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Ilya
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: Jerusalem.
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Imam
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: The person who leads others in the prayer or the Muslim Caliph.
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Inbijaniya
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: A woolen garment without marks.
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Iqama
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: The statements of the Adhan are recited reduced so that the statements that
are repeated twice in the Adhan are recited once in Iqama except the last
occurrence of 'Allahu Akbar'. The prayer is offered immediately after lqama has
been pronounced.
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Iqamat-as-Salat
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: The offering of the prayers perfectly. This is not understood by many Muslims.
It means:
(A) All members of a family or group etc., of a town or a village etc., must
offer the prayers; all the males in the mosque for the five congregational
prayers and the females in their houses both young and old from seven years of
age upwards, (and no member of the family is to be excused)
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