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Maghazi (al)

Plural of Ghazwa. See Ghazwa.

Nabi

Prophet of Allah. Plural: Anbiyaa.

Nafl

A voluntary act of supererogatory devotion such as Nafl Prayer or Nafl Fast.

Nasara

Nasara is the name given to the followers of the Christian faith both in the Qur'an and Hadith.

Nasi

Nasi was a practice in vogue among the pre-Islamic Arabs: they altered the duration of the four sacred months. Whenver they  wished to start fighting or to loot and plunder - and they could not do so during the sacred months - they carried out their expedition in one of the sacred months and then later on compensated for this violation by treating one of the non-sacred months as a sacred month.

Naskh

A style of curved writing often used for early hand-written copies of the Qur'an.

Nifaq

Hypocrisy.

Nikah

Marriage.

Niqab

A type of veil that covers the entire face including the eyes.

Niyyah

Intention.

Nubuwah

Nubuwah means prophethood.

Nur (an)

"The Light." One of the ninety-nine Attributes of Allah. See An-Nur (24:35-36).

Nusub

Nusub signify all places consecrated for offerings to others than the One True God, regardless of whether they are images of  stone or something else.

Nusuk

Nusuk signify ritual sacrifice as well as other forms of devotion and worship.

Sources

Islam 101 - www.islam101.com


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