There are many words we read and hear but aren’t too sure what they mean. So The Revival attempts to define some Islamic terms used in this issue:

al-Kawthar – a river in paradise. On the Day of Judgment the faithful believers will be led to al-Kawthar where they will drink only once and will never thirst again.

Anbiya – are the chosen Prophets of Allah (swt). There have been over 124,000 Prophets sent to mankind. In the Qur’an Allah (swt) mentions the names of 25 Prophets. The 5 most well known Prophets of Islam are Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all).

Deen – is commonly translated as ‘religion’ but ‘deen’ actually means ‘a way of life’.

Izra’il (as) – the Angel of Death. The Angel takes direct orders from Allah (swt) and takes away souls accordingly. It is said that the Angel of Death visits a person over 72 times a day.

Jahannam – is a place in Hell. Unfaithful believers who didn’t practice Islam will go there, they will serve their sentence and then will be sent to Jannah. Ultimately, only Allah (swt) knows who will go there.

Jannah – is the Muslim conception of paradise. True believers who followed the Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad will be sent there to live a life of eternal bliss.

Mimbar – the steps on which the Imam stands to deliver the Khutba (sermon) on a Friday.

Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim – are two of the most authentic Hadith books in Islam. They contain the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (saw).

Salawat – salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad (saw). In the Qur’an, Allah (swt) commands the believers to send salawat upon the Prophet (saw). An example of salawat is salla’llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (may Allah (swt) bless him and grant him peace).

Sutrah – is an object a praying person puts in front of them to alert people not to pass directly in front of them whilst they are praying.