Shaykh Tameem Ahmadi Attaining Sublime Character

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1 Glossary A Akhlāq ḥamīdah: praiseworthy character Akhlāq radhīlah: evil character Al-ḥamdulillāh: All praise is due to Allāh Al-Jihād al-akbar: the greatest Jihād Allāhwālā: an Urdu phrase that indicates one who is true, sincere devotee of Allāh; one who does not disobey Him in any circumstance ʿĀrifūn: those who know Allāh Most Exalted ʿArsh: Divine Throne ʿĀshiqī: ardent lover Aʿūdhu billāhi minash shayṭānir rajīm: I seek refuge in Allāh from the Rejected Shayṭān Awliyāʾ: friends of Allāh Most Exalted Awwābīn: A nafl prayer of six rakaʿāt that is offered after the Maghrib prayer Bayʿah: the pledge of fealty Buhtān: slaughter B 1

2 Dhikr: invoking Allāh Most Exalted Dīn: faith Duʿāʾ: supplication Dunyā: this world Faqīr: dervish Farḍ: obligatory Farḍ ʿayn: individually obligatory Fatwā: verdict of the scholars Fayḍ: spiritual effulgence Fiʿl lāzim: intransitive verb Fiʿl mutaʿaddī: transitive verb Ḥadīth Qudsī: a statement of the Prophet ىلص) (هللا wherein he relates Allāh s words Ḥarām: unlawful D F H 2

3 Ḥayāʾ: modesty ʿIbādah: worship Ikhlāṣ: sincerity Īmān: faith Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn: Verily we are from Allāh and to Him is our return Īṣāl al-thawāb: the conveyance of reward I Ishrāq: A nafl (supererogatory) prayer of two or four rakaʿāt that is offered after the sun has fully risen in the morning Iṣlāḥ al-akhlāq: reformation of character Jahannam: the Hellfire Jannah: Heaven Kalimah: the statement Lā ilāha illā Allāh (There is no god but Allāh) Kāmil: completed J K 3

4 Khawf: fear Kibr: regarding oneself as great L Lā ilāha illā Allāh: there is no god but Allāh Laʿnah: curse M Murāqabah: meditating on Allāh Most Exalted in the heart Murāqabat al-inʿāmāt al-ilāhiyyah: contemplation of the divine bounties Murīd: spiritual aspirant Murshid: spiritual guide N Nafs: lower self Nawāfil: supererogatory prayers Nisbah Bāṭiniyyah: a special connection with Allāh Most Exalted in the heart Qaḍāʾ: making up Q 4

5 Qiblah: direction of prayer Rabb: Creator, Sustainer, and Lord Rajāʾ: hope in the mercy of Allāh Most Exalted Rakaʿāt: units (of prayer) Riḍā: pleasure R Riḍā bi al-qaḍāʾ: pleasure with the Divine decree Riyāʾ: ostentation or showing off Rukūʿ: the bowing posture Ṣabr: patience Ṣaḥābī: a Companion Sajdah: prostration Ṣalāh: prayer Ṣalāt al-ḥājah: A nafl prayer that is offered when there is some necessity that needs to be fulfilled Sālik: one treading the path to Allāh Most Exalted S 5

6 Sālikūn: spiritual wayfarers Shayṭān: Satan Shirk: polytheism Shukr: gratitude Subḥānallāh: Glory be to Allāh Sulūk: spiritual wayfaring Tafwīḍ: resignation of affairs Tahajjud: night vigil prayer T Tambīhiyyah: a condition in which Shayṭān mesmerizes a person s gaze to the extent that even an ordinary looking person appears extremely handsome to him. In every gaze, there are thousands of arrows from the quivers of Shayṭān, hidden. Taqdīr: Divine decree Taqwā: piety Tarbiyah: nurturing Taslīm: submission Taṣawwuf: Sufism 6

7 Tawakkul: reliance on Allāh Most Exalted Tawbah: repentance Taʿwīdh: amulet Tazkiyah: purification Uff: an Arabic word that indicates the most minor sound of disgruntlement. ʿUjub: conceitedness ʿUlamāʾ: religious scholars Ummah: nation Walī: friend of Allāh Wuḍūʾ: ablution Yā Ḥalīm: O Clement Yā Karīm: O Generous U W Yā Wāsiʿ al-maghfirah: O Possessor of Expansive Forgiveness Y 7

8 Zakāh: obligatory charity Z 8

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