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Daily Life & Family: 80 Islamic terms and their meanings

In Deen Words these 80 terms belong to the topic Daily Life & Family. Each one is listed with the short meaning the game shows once you have found the word in the grid.

Abaya
Loose outer garment
Abu
Father (of), as in Abu Bakr or Abu Lahab
Adhkar
Remembrance phrases
Afwan
You are welcome, excuse me
Ahlan
Hi; warm welcome
Ajr
Reward from Allah for deeds
Akhi
My brother; a friendly form of address
Aqiqah
Sacrifice at the birth of a child
Barakah
Blessing
Bismillah
In the name of Allah
Dawah
Inviting to Islam
Dayf
Guest, who must be honoured
Dayn
A debt that must be repaid
Dhabh
Slaughter by Islamic rules
Dunya
This world, the earthly life
Faragh
Free time, an often wasted gift
Fatwa
Legal opinion of a scholar
Habibi
My dear; everyday address to men
Habibti
My dear; everyday address to women
Hadiyah
Gift
Halal
Permissible
Halaqah
Study circle
Haram
Forbidden
Hayyak Allahalso: HayakAllah
May Allah preserve you; welcome
Hijab
Covering
Hijabi
Muslim woman who wears hijab
Ibn
Son (of), as in Ibn Kathir or Ibn Maryam
Iddah
Waiting period after divorce or death
Iyadah
Visiting the sick
Jamaah
Congregation
Janazah
Funeral prayer and burial
Jar
Neighbour, with rights in Islam
Kaffarah
Expiation for a sin or a broken oath
Khutbah
Sermon
Kunyah
Honorific name with Abu or Umm
Libas
Clothing that covers
Mahr
Obligatory bridal gift from the groom to the bride
Mahram
Person one may never marry
Makruh
Disliked
Mandub
Recommended, rewarded act
Marhaba
Hello, welcome
Mirath
Inheritance by fixed shares
Miskin
Needy person, receiver of zakat
Miswak
Tooth-stick, sunnah
Mubah
Neutral, allowed
Musafahah
Handshake in greeting
Musalla
Place of prayer outside a masjid
Muslim
Person who submits to Allah
Muslimah
Muslim woman
Nafaqah
Maintenance owed to the family
Nasab
Lineage and kinship
Nasihahalso: Naseeha
Sincere advice to others
Nikah
Marriage contract
Niqab
Face veil
Niqabi
Muslim woman who wears niqab
Qard
An interest-free loan
Revert
Person who has come to Islam
Riba
Interest, forbidden in Islam
Rizq
Provision
Sadaqah
Voluntary charity
Salam
Greeting of peace
Salam Alaikum
Peace be upon you
Shariah
The revealed law of Islam
Shukran
Thank you
Shura
Consultation in shared matters
Sihhah
Health, an often wasted blessing
Silah
Maintaining family ties
Talaq
Divorce under Islamic law
Tashmit
Reply to someone who sneezes
Ukhti
My sister; a friendly form of address
Umm
Mother, owed the best companionship
Ummah
Community
Wajib
Obligatory
Walid
Father, parent
Walimah
Wedding feast
Wallahi
By Allah; an oath sworn by Allah
Waqf
Endowment
Wasiyyah
A will left before death
Yallah
Let's go, come on; colloquial
Yatim
Orphan, whose care is rewarded