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Abaya'
cloak-like, woolen wrap.
Abu Bakr
first Muslim Caliph.
Al-Baqee'
a place in Madina.
Al-ldhtebaa
placing the middle of the Reda' under the right
arm and the ends ofit over the left shoulder
during Tawaf.
Al-lkhlas
Chapter 112 of theQur'an(Purity of Faith).
Al-Kafirun
Chapter 109 of the Qur'an ( Those who reject
Faith).
Al-Marwah
name of the hillock where a Muslim begins
Sa'yi. Al-Ram
walking quickly but with small steps during the
first three circuits of Tawaf.
Arafah
the most important stop during Hajj, located
beyond Muzdalifah.
Ar-Ramy The Stoning.
As-Safaa
name of the hillock where a Muslim ends his last
lap of Sa'yi.
Asr
the afternoon prayer.
Burqa'
a face veil like a Niqab.
Dhul-Hijja
the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.
Dhuhr
the noon prayer.
Eid
celebration for Muslims.
Ezaar
lower cloth of Ihram.
Fajr
dawn prayer.
Hajj
official Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah.
Hamza
one of the Prophet's uncles and a martyr during
the battle of Uhud.
Ifraad
isolated form of Hajj.
Ihram
the ceremonial state of making Hajj or the Hajj
garments themselves.
Isha
night prayer.
Jamrah
Monument in Mina.
Jamrah Al
Aqaba-the monument closest to Makkah.
Ka'bah
the house of Allah in the Holy Mosque in Makkah.
Magrib
dusk prayer.
Maqam Ibrahim
the stepping stone of the prophet Abraham.
Mes'aa
the stretch between As- Safaa and Al - Marwah.
Masha'ir
ceremonial shrines.
Mina
one of the ceremonial shrines, a valley near
Makkah.
Muhammad
the last of the prophets, the prophet of Islam.
Muhrim
a person in Ihram.
Mutamati
a pilgrim performing Hajj Tamattu'.
Muzdalifah
one of the ceremonial shrines of Hajj, between
Mina and Arafah.
Namira
mosque in Mina.
Niqab
a face veil revealing the eyes through slashes
Qiran
a pilgrim performing Hajj Qiran.
Qibla
the direction Muslims face to pray.
Qiraan
Accompanied form of Hajj.
Quba
a mosque in Madina, used to be on the outskirts.
Qur'an
the Book of Allah.
Rakaa
a unit of prayer.
Reda'
the upper cloth of Ihram.
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Yamani-the corner of the Ka'bah which faces
Yemen.
Sa'yi the walk made between As-Safaa and Al -Marwah.
Sunnah
way of the Prophet.
Surah
a chapter of the Qur'an.
Takbeer
saying "Allahu Akbar ("Allah is Greatest")
Talbeeya
the supplication a Muslim recites once he is in
Ihram and has made his intention.
Tamattu'
enjoyable form of Hajj.
Tarwiyya
the eighth of Dhul-Hijja.
Tawaf
circumambulation of the Ka'bah
Tawaf Al-lfadha
tawaf for Hajj.
Tawaf Al-Wadaa
farewell Tawaf.
Uhud
the name of a mountain in Medina and the site of
the battle by this name.
Umar
the second Muslim Caliph and first Prince of the
believers.
Umrah-minor Hajj
the combination of Tawaf and Sa'yi.
Uthman
the third Muslim Caliph and second Prince of thebelievers.
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