Diwan al-Layla wal-Majnuun: a poetic tale of love by nashid fareed-ma'at - HTML preview

GLOSSARY FOR

Diwan al-Layla wal-Majnuun

 

 

allaah

God, the Most High

 

adab

moral character and behavior

 

alayhi salaam

“peace be upon him”

 

as-sayyid

a title of respect

 

as-sultaan

ruler, leader

 

bismillaah ar-rahmaan ar-rahiim

“In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful”

 

dawuud

the prophet David

 

fajr

the pre-sunrise prayer

 

hajj

the pilgrimage

 

ibraahiim

the prophet Abraham

 

iimaan

faith

 

inshallaah

“Allaah willing”

 

ismaa’iil

the prophet Ishmael, Abraham’s son

 

iyyaaka na’budu wa’iyyaaka nasta’iin

from the Quran: “You (Allaah) alone do we worship, You alone do we ask for help”

 

jinn

spirit creatures made from fire

 

ka’bah

a sacred site in Islam, located in Mecca

 

kun fayakuun

from the Quran: “‘Be’ and it is”

 

layla

night

 

luqmaan

a prophet in Islam

 

majnuun

mad man

 

muusaa

the prophet Moses

 

nizami

a Sufi master and poet

 

qasidah

a form of Arabic poetry

 

qur’aan

the Quran (sometimes Koran), a holy book in Islam

 

sallallaahu alayhi wa salaam

“May Allaah honor him and grant him peace”

 

shaykh

a title of respect for Sufi teachers

 

zakaat

charity