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Fi sabilillah. The phrase fi sabilillah ( فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّٰهِ, fī sabīli llāh) is an Arabic expression meaning "in the cause of God ", or more befittingly, "for the sake of God". [1] Alternative spellings for fi sabilillah include fisabilillah and fisabillillah. The phrase - which relates the distribution of zakat - is ...
Be, and it is. "Be, and it is" ( كُن فَيَكُونُ kun fa-yakūnu) is a phrase referring to creation by Allah. In Arabic the imperative verb "be" ( kun) is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn. [1] Kun fa-yakūnu has its reference in the Quran cited as a symbol or sign of God's supreme creative power. There are eight Quranic ...
Arab Conquest of Sicily. Abu Muhammad Ziyadat Allah I ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab ( Arabic: زيادة الله الأول) (d. 10 June 838) was the Aghlabid ruler ( amir) of Ifriqiya from 817 until his death in 838. [1] His reign marked a shift towards greater control and stability for the emirs in Ifriqiya.
Inshallah ( / ɪnˈʃɑːlə /; Arabic: إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ, romanized : ʾIn shāʾ Allāh Arabic pronunciation: [ʔin ʃaː.ʔa‿ɫ.ɫaːh] ), also spelled In shaa Allah, In sha Allah, Insya Allah, and İn şa Allah, is an Arabic-language expression meaning "if God wills" or "God willing". [1] Its use is mentioned in the ...
Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (Arabic: أبو تميم معد المعزّ لدين الله, romanized: Abū Tamīm Maʿad al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, lit. 'Glorifier of the Religion of God'; 26 September 932 – 19 December 975) was the fourth Fatimid caliph and the 14th Ismaili imam , reigning from 953 to 975.
Allāh is the Arabic word referring to God in Abrahamic religions. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam.The Arabic word Allāh is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ʾilāh, which means "the god", (i.e., the only god) and is related to El and Elah, the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God.
Tasbih ( Arabic: تَسْبِيح, tasbīḥ) is a form of dhikr that involves the glorification of God in Islam by saying: "Subhan Allah" ( سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ; lit. "Glory be to Allah"). It is often repeated a certain number of times, using either the fingers of the right hand or a misbaha to keep track of counting. [1]
al-Lat (Arabic: اللات, romanized: al-Lāt, pronounced), also spelled Allat, Allatu, and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess, at one time worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca, where she was worshipped alongside Al-Uzza and Manat as one of the daughters of Allah.