Ubayy ibn ka'b
()
Al-ansari al-bukhari.
one of the ansar of khazraj, "the master of the reciters". he was one of
those at the second pledge of 'aqaba. he was present at badr and all the
battles. 'umar, the second khalif, called him "the master of the muslims".
ubayy was one of the select few who committed the qur'anic revelations to
writing and had a mushaf of his own. he acted as a scribe for the prophet,
writing letters for him. at the demise of the prophet, he was one of the
twenty-five or so people who knew the qur' an completely by heart. his
recitation was so beautiful and his understanding so profound that the
prophet encouraged his companions to learn the qur' an from him and from
three others. he was the first to write for the prophet. he died in 29 or 32
ah while `uthman was khalif. (t.p)
Ujrat al-inithl
()
A fair salary. (t.p)
Ulama
(oo-la-mah)
See alim.
(c.i.e)
Ulama
()
the learned, knowledgeble people in Islam. Plural form of alim.
(c.m.j.e)
Ulamaa
()
Plural of 'Alim.
The people of knowledge from amongst the Muslims who act on what they know
and do what they say. (i.i.q)
Ulu'1-amr
()
Those in command
and those with authority. (t.p)
Ulu'l-`azm
()
"The prophets
with resolve", who are adam, nuh, ibrahim, musa, `isa and Muhammad. (t.p)
Uluhiya
()
Divinity, divine
nature. (t.p)
Umana'
()
Those who are
faithful and trustworthy, the plural of aman. (t.p)
Umar ibn al-Khattab
(oo-mer ibin al-khut-taab)
A close companion
of Prophet Muhammad and the second of the four "Rightly-Guided" caliphs. He
ruled from 634 to 644 C.E. and developed many institutions, such as a police
force and treasury, for the early Muslim state.
(c.i.e)
Umm al-mu'mineen
(UM AL-MU'MINEEN)
means 'Mother of the Believers'. This was the title of the Prophet's wives;
(Surah 33 Ayah 6 stipulated that they could not marry after the Prophet's
death because all of the believers were their spiritual children.
(c.m.j.e)
Umm al-mu'minin
()
Lit. "mother of
the believers", an honorary title given to the wives of the prophet. (t.p)
Umm al-qur'an
()
"Mother of the
qur'an", the opening sura of the qur'an which is called al-fatiha. also said
.to be its source in the unseen. (t.p)
Umm al-qur'an
()
"The mother of
the qur'an", the opening sura of the qur'an which is called al-fatiha. also
said to be its source in the unseen. (t.p)
Umm al-qura
()
Mother of cities,
i.e. makka. (t.p)
Umm walad
()
A slavegirl who
has born her master's child. she cannot be sold and becomes free upon her
master's death. the child is free from birth. (t.p)
Umm walad
()
A slavegirl who
had born her master's child. she cannot be sold and becomes free upon her
master's death. the child is free from birth. (t.p)
Umma
()
The body of
muslims as one distinct community. (t.p)
Ummah
(oom-mah)
The worldwide
community of Muslims, whose population exceeds 1.2 billion. A term used to
denote the collective body of believers in Islam.
(c.i.e)
Ummah
()
an ummah is a community or a people. It is used in reference to the
community of Believers or Muslims.
(c.m.j.e)
Ummi
(Umme)
The 'unlettered'.
It is also used to refer to those who do not possess Divine revelation. (I.Z)
Umrah
(oom-rah)
The "lesser"
pilgrimage to Makkah. This journey to worship at the Ka'bah and offer
prayers can be performed by Muslims at any time during the year, unlike the
Hajj, which takes place during a specified period in the twelfth month of
the Islamic lunar calendar. (c.i.e)
Umrah
()
this is the lesser pilgrimage which is optional and can be performed at any
time.
(c.m.j.e)
Umrah
()
A pilgrimage to
Mekkah, but not during the Hajj period. It is also called "the Lesser
Pilgrimage". (i.i.q)
Umrah al-Qada
()
The fulfilled 'Umrah
- the 'Umrah which the Prophet performed in the seventh year after Hijrah
which he intended to do in the sixth year but which the Quraysh unbelievers
had not allowed him to complete. (i.i.q)
Uns
()
Intimacy, a state
in which contemplation of Allah's beauty predominates. the opposite of
hayba. (t.p)
Uns
()
Fellowship,
sociableness, inclination to company. (t.p)
Urdu
()
the official language of Pakistan.
(c.m.j.e)
Ushr
()
Ten percent (in
some cases five percent) of the agricultural produce payable by a Muslim as
part of his religious obligation, like zakah, mainly for the benefit of the
poor and the needy. (i.i.q)
Usiil ad-din
()
Meaning `ilm usul
ad-din, the science of the fundamental principles of the din as distinct
from other belief systems; the science of the tenets of belief. it can also
be designated as "al-fiqh al-akbar", "the greatest understanding". (t.p)
Usul
()
(Singular asl):
fundamentals; essentials. (t.p)
Usul
()
Plural of asl,
the basic principles of any source, used in fiqh. (t.p)
Uthman ibn Affan
(ooth-maan ibin af-faan)
One of the close
companions of Prophet Muhammad, he became the third of the "Rightly-Guided"
caliphs. He ruled from 644 to 656 C.E., and is responsible for ensuring the
retention of the Qur'an in a singular Arabic textual form, which still
exists to this day. (c.i.e)
Uthman ibn fudi
()
Or usuman dan
fodio or fodiye, born in maratta, northern nigeria in 1168/1754. he was an
islamic scholar and qadiri shaykh. he led the fulani jihad in northern
nigeria with his younger brother `abdullahi and son Muhammad bello. he was a
hafiz of qur'an, maliki faqih, poet, and scholar. he was worried about the
trend to syncretism and so made hijra from the lands of the gobir to the
north and west. he fought for four years against the gobir and habe peoples
and died in sifawa in 1230/1817. his famous book, ihya' as-sunna, deals with
the daily practices of islam. he wrote numerous books, including the kitab `usul
ad-din and al-masa'il al-muhimma. (t.p)
Uwaysi
()
One who obtains
illumination without being a follower of a spiritual teacher. the name is
taken from uways al-qarani, a gnostic and contemporary of the prophet who
did not meet him, although they knew of each other. (t.p)
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