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Glossary and Manasik of Hajj
A afdhal meritorious ahkam decrees or injunctions; plural of hukm ahwat greater precaution or care 'Arafat the 9th day of Dhu'l Hijjah when the pilgrims assemble at the place outside Makkah, known as the plain of 'Arafat 'asr afternoon aqwa (what is) more stronger or forceful ashwat rounds or turns; plural of shawt B badhl gift, present Badhli Hajj Gifting of Hajj; sending soemone on Hajj as a way of generosity Bayt Allah al-Haram The Sacred House of Allah D dhibh slaughtering, animal sacrifice E Eid al-Qurban Feast of Sacrifice celebrated on 10th Dhu'l Hijjah F faridhah an indispensable religious duty fuqaha jurisprudents fusuq disobedience to the commends of God; committing sins G ghayr ul-mahram one who is not mahram ghusl ritual bathing H hadath akbar major impurity requiring ghusl hadath asghar minor impurity requiring wudhu hady animal sacrifice, sacrificial offering hai'dh menstruating Hajar al-Aswad The Black Stone Hajj pilgrimage Hajjat ul- Islam the obligatory Hajj pilgrimage in Islam Hajji pilgrim Hajj Miqati Hajj which starts from one of the mawaqit or the specified places where pilgrims are required to assemble Hajj Nyabi pilgrimage performed on one's behalf halal permitted; religiously lawful halq complete shaving of the head haram prohibited; religiously unlawful Haram sanctuary, sacred precincts harwalah with a fast pace haydh menstruation hijab Islamic mode of dressing and covering for women Hijr Isma'il The semi circular 1.3 meter high wall on the northern side of the Ka'bah, where Ismail and his mother Hajar are buried Hujjaj pilgrims hukm religious decree or injunction acts of worship I 'ibadat acts of worship idhn permission idhtirar exigency; urgency; emergency need idhtirari based on exigency, exigent, emergency ihram state of pilgrim sanctity, which a pilgrim of Hajj or Umrah assumes on reaching rniqat ihtiyat precaution, reservation ikhtiyar choice ikhtiyari based on choice, optional istidar circular istighfar seeking forgiveness istihbab considering an act as mustahabb; recommendable istita'ah capability itmam reciting the prayer completely as opposed to the shortened prayer of the traveller J jidal quarrelling, swearing janabah major ritual impurity caused by sexual intercourse or the like jabirah wudhu a special kind of ablution for one who has bandages or the like on the parts which should be washed during wudhu junub one who is in the state of janabah K kaffarah expiation, atonement khums one fifth levy kifayah being sufficient, sufficiency, competence, capability kurr water weighing about 384 kilograms which does not become najis if nijasah reaches it M Madinah Medina ma fil-dhimmah an act or deed which is incumbent on the pilgrim and should duely be discharged maghreb sunset mahram Relations with whom marriage is not punishable such as father, mother, step father, step mother's, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandsons, grand daughters. maternal or paternal uncles and aunts, nieces, nephews, grand nephews and grand nieces, father law and mother law, son law and daughter law, wet nurses, etc. Consequently husband and wife are considered Mahram to each other Makkah Mecca mal al-ijarah wages paid to a person hired as a na'ib Marja' Taqlid Religious Authority for following such as the Chief Jurisprudent masjid mosque mataf place for (conducting) the tawaf mawaqit the places permissible for halting mawaqit plural of miqat miqat a number of stations outside Makkah from where the pilgrims intending Hajj or Umrah assume ihram mubah. permissible; allowed mudd dry measure equal to 800 grams muharramat acts and things which are religiously unlawful muhill one who has been relieved from ihram, non muhrim muhrim a pilgrim in the state of ihram mukallaf one who has reached the age of takleef mustahabb desirable though not obligatory; recommended mustahsan praiseworthy; commendable mustati' a person possessing capability (istita'ah) muwalat continuity without break N nadhr vow nafaqah maintenance; necessary living expenses nafelah prayer supererogatory prayer na'ib deputy najis ritual unclean nifas puerperal period nijasah ritual uncleanness niyabah deputation niyyah intention Q qadha settling a wajib act which had not been performed in time, not performed but due qaleel little in quantity, less than kurr qasr reciting two rak'ah instead of the 4 rak'ah prayer during a journey exceeding 23 Kms qira'ah the recitation of the Qur'an in the prayer R rak'ah unit of the length of prayer ramy threefold throwing of stones at al-jamarat or symbolic satans rukn essential part or pillar S sajdah prostration shawt round, turn T taharah purity, cleanness tahlil relief from the state of ihram takleef age in which one becomes mature and thus responsible for performing Islamic duties taqsir partial shortening of the hair on the head tashriq period the three days following Eid al-qurban tawaf sevenfold circumambulation of the Ka'bah tayammum statutory dry ablution with soil, sand, etc. U 'udul change of purpose by the na'ib Umrah (in common usage) visit, (in religious texts) paying a visit to the Bayt Allah al Haram (the Sacred House of Allah, i.e. the Holy Kabah) Umrah- Mufradah Umrah performed independently of Hajj W Wajab span wajib religiously obligatory wajib Hajj obligatory pilgrimage Wajib ul-Hajj one for whom Hajj has become obligatory wajibat obligatory acts and deeds wali guardian, heir wikalah deputation wudhu ablution with water wujub obligation wujuh shareeyah religiously due sums, religious payments wuquf stop, halt wuqufayn the two stays Z zawal time when the sun crosses the meridian ziyarah visit zuhr noon |
From the Book: Manasik of Hajj in Brief Author: Ayatollah al-'Uzma Sayyid Ali Khamene'i
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