masc. proper name, biblical son of Abraham and Hagar, driven into the wilderness with his mother, from HebrewYishma'el, literally "God hears," fromyishma, imperfective ofshama"he heard." The Arabs claim descent from him. Figurative sense of "an outcast," "whose hand is against every man...
If a person swear by another name than that of God,—such as "the Prophet," or "the Holy Temple," this does not constitute an oath, as the Prophet has said, "if any man among you take so oath, he must swear by the name of God, or else his oath is void." If a person swear...
The book of God, revealed to His messenger. The Qur’an describes itself as a guidance to mankind, containing manifest poofs. Duas The Ma’sumin have taught us various supplication such as Sahifa-e-Sajjadiyya and Duas for various days and months of the year. ...
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, and in part from Arabic Ismailiy, name of the Shiite sect that after 765 C.E. followed the Imamship through descendants of Ismail (Arabic for Ishmael), eldest son of Jafar, the sixth Imam. The Ismailians were not numerous, but among them were the powerful Fatimid dynasty in Egypt ...
In the name of God Most Gracious, Most Merciful For those who strive hard in (to serve or to know) Us, certainly will We guide them to Our paths, and verily Allah is with those who do good. (29:69) Welcome brothers and sisters. This site was created to disseminate to the public ...
The name is also used for Mount Caucasus. AL-QAHHAR. "The Dominant." One of the ninety-nine names of God. It occurs in the Qur'an, Surah xiii. 17: "He is the One, the Dominant." QA'IF. Lit. " Skillful in knowing footsteps." One who can judge of character from the ...
Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, always held the Name of God (Allah) in the highest of reverence and never took God's Name in vain or for any vainglorious purpose. He forbid his followers for ever doing anything like this and encouraged them to use names such as "Servant of ...
Allah is the one and only God in Islam; also, the term meaning ‘God’ for speakers of Arabic irrespective of religion. Etymologically, the name Allah is probably a contraction of the Arabic al-Ilah, ‘the God,’ and its origins can be traced to the earl
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