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- Baghawat
- insurgency against a legitimate government
- Bai'a
- (بيعة) : See Bay‘ah
- Baatil
- see Bātil
- Baitullāh (بيت الله baytullāh)
- A mosque, literally "house of God". Specifically means the Ka'aba at Makkah (Mecca).
- Barakah (بركة)
- a form of blessing.
- BarakAllahu Feekum
- may Allah bless you; response to expression of thanks.
- Barzakh (برزخ)
- Barrier. Used in the Qur'an to describe the barrier between sweet and salty water. In theology, the one-way barrier between the mortal realm and the spirit world which the deceased soul crosses and waits for qiyamah judgment.
- Basher (بشر)
- Human(s). Literally means 'face' but generally it refers to a person (man/woman).
- Baṣīrah (بصيرة)
- Insight, discernment, perceptivity, deep knowledge. Sometimes used by Sufis to denote the ability to directly perceive a transcendental Truth.
- Bātil
- (باطل) : void
- Batin
- The interior or hidden meaning. A person who devotes himself to studying such hidden meanings is a batini.
- B.B.H.N.
- Blessed be His Name - acronym for S.A.W.S. - see P.B.U.H (Peace Be Upon Him).
- Bid‘ah (بدعة)
- Innovation in religion, i.e. inventing new methods of worship. Bad Bid'ahs in Islam are considered a deviation and a serious sin by many Muslims.
- Bid'ah sayyi'ah
- Inquiry prohibited in Islam.
- Bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi (بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم)
- "In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful".
- Burda (بردة)
- not an Arabic term; means "curtain" in Persian. Means covering or to cover.
- Bay‘ah (بيعة)
- an oath of allegiance to a leader, traditionally the Caliph or Imam.
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