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- Madrasah (مدرسة)
- school, university
- Maghrib (مغرب)
- the fourth daily salat prayer
- Mahdi (مهدي)
- "a guide". More specifically al-Mahdi (the guide) is a figure who will appear with Prophet Jesus before the end of time, when God allows it, to bring world peace, order and justice, after it has been overcome with injustice and aggression.
- Mahdur ad-damm
- he whose blood must be wasted
- Mahram (محرم)
- a relative of the opposite gender usually described as being "within the forbidden limits"; a better description is "within the protected limits". means relatives who one can appear before without observing hijab and who one cannot marry.
- Makrūh
- Means "detested", though not haraam (forbidden); something that is disliked or offensive. If a person commits the Makruh, he does not accumulate ithim but avoiding the Makhruh is rewarded with thawab.
- Malā’ikah (ملائكة)
- angels (Sing. Malak). It was one of these mala'ika, Jibril (Gabriel) who delivered Allah's revelation to Muhammad.
- Ma malakat aymanukum (ما ملكت أيمانكم)
- one's rightful spouse (literally: what your right hands possess)
- Manasik
- the rules specifying the requirements of a legally valid hajj
- Mandub
- commendable or recommended. Failure to do it would not be a sin. (See halal mustahabb)
- Manhaj (منهج)
- the methodology by which truth is reached
- Mansukh
- That which is abrogated. The doctrine of al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh (abrogation) of certain parts of the Qur'anic revelation by others. The principle is mentioned in the Qur'an (2:106) see naskh.
- Manzil (منزل)
- one of seven equal parts of the Qur'an.
- Ma‘rūf (معروف)
- consensus of the community
- Maqaṣid (مقصد)
- goals or purposes; such as the purposes of Islamic law
- 'Masaleh (مصلحةمة): public interests
- Masha Allah (ما شاء الله)
- Allah has willed it.
- Masīḥ (مسيح)
- the (Biblical) Messiah, Jesus Christ.
- Masjid (مسجد) pl. masājid, مساجد
- place of prayer; mosque
- Masjid al-Haram
- the area around the Kaaba.
- Math'hab (مذهب)
- (pl. Madhahib) school of religious jurisprudence, school of thought;Mawali or mawala (موالي): Non-Arab Muslims
- Mawlā (pl. mawli)
- protector or supporter.
- Mawlānā (مولانا)
- an Arabic word literally meaning "our lord" or "our master". It is used mostly as a title preceding the name of a respected religious leader, in particular graduates of religious institutions. The term is sometimes used to refer to Rumi.
- Maulvi (مولوی)
- an honorific Islamic religious title often, but not exclusively, given to Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names. Maulvi generally means any religious cleric or teacher.
- Mecca (مكّة Makkah)
- the holiest city in Islam
- Medina (مدينة Madīnah)
- "city"; Medinat-un-Nabi means "the City of the Prophet." See Hijra (Islam).
- Mi‘ād (معاد)
- the Resurrection; God will resurrect all of humankind to be judged. Shi'as regard this as the fifth Pillar of Islam.
- Mihrab (محراب)
- a niche in the wall of all mosques, indicating the direction of prayer
- Millah
- In Arabic, millah means "religion," but it has only been used to refer to religions other than Islam, which is din.
- Millet
- In an Islamic state, "Ahl al Kitab" may continue to practice their former religion in a semi-autonomous community termed the millet.
- Minaret (منارة)
- a tower built onto a mosque from the top of which the call to prayer is made
- Minbar (منبر)
- a raised pulpit in the mosque where the Imam stands to deliver sermons
- Minhaj (منهج)
- methodology, e.g. methods, rules, system, procedures.
- Miqat (ميقات )
- intended place
- Miraj (المعراج)
- the Ascension to the Seven Heavens during the Night Journey See also: isra
- Mu'adhdhin (مأذن)
- a person who performs the call to prayer
- Mu'ahadat (معاهدات)
- treaties
- Mu‘awwidhatayn (المعوذتين)
- suras Al-Falaq and an-Nas, the "Surahs of refuge", should be said to relieve suffering (also protect from Black Magic)
- Mubāḥ (مباح)
- literally permissible; neither forbidden nor commended. Neutral. (See halal)
- Mubaligh (مبلغ)
- person who recites Qur'an
- Mufa’khathat
- placing between the thighs
- Muftī (مفتى)
- an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of "fatwa").
- Muhajabah (محجبة)
- woman who wears hijab (polite form of hijabi).
- Muhakkamat
- unequivocal verses of Qur'an. (See mutashabehat.)
- Muharebeh (محاربة)
- a person who wages war against God
- Muhammadun rasulullah
- "Muhammad is the messenger of God." This statement is the second part of the first pillar of Islam. This is the second most important statement in Islam.
- Mufsidūn (مفسدون)
- evil-doer a person who wages jihad (war) not in accordance with the Qur'an. Plural mufsideen.
- Muhsin (محسن)
- a person who performs good deed. Plural muhsineen. Opposite of Mufsidun.
- Muhājirūn (مهاجرون)
- The first Muslims that accompanied Muhammad when he traveled to Medina.
- Muhartiq (مهرطق)
- heretic.
- Mujāhid (مجاهد)
- a fighter for Islam. Plural mujahidīn.
- Mujtahid (مجتهد)
- a scholar who uses reason for the purpose of forming an opinion or making a ruling on a religious issue. Plural: Mujtahidun.
- Mullah (ملا)
- are Islamic clergy. Ideally, they should have studied the Qur'an, Islamic traditions (hadith), and Islamic law (fiqh).
- Mū’min (مؤمن)
- A Muslim who observes the commandments of the Qur'an.
- Munafiq (منفق)
- hypocrite. Plural: Munafiqun
- Muntaqabah (منتقبة) pl. muntaqabāt (منتقبات)
- woman who wears niqab
- Murabaha
- a type of sharia-compliant mortgage (see Ijara)
- Murshid (مرشد)
- a Sufi teacher
- Murtadd (مرتد) female apostate is Murtadah
- apostate (see irtidad see mahdur ad-damm.)
- Mus'haf
- a copy, codex or redaction of the Qur'an.
- Mushrik (pl. mushrikoon)
- One who associates others in worship with God; a polytheist.
- Muslim (مسلم)
- a follower of the religion of Islam. One who submits their will to Allah (God)
- Mustaḥabb (مستحبّ)
- commendable or recommended. (See halal, mandub)
- Mut‘ah (متعه)
- literally joy; a type of temporary marriage practiced only by the Shī‘ah.
- Mutashabehat
- equivocal verses of Qur'an. (See Muhakkamat.)
- Muta'sibūn (متعصبين)
- fanatics
- Mutaween (مطوعين) (singular mutawa)
- Religious police.
- Mutawātir (متواتر)
- "agreed upon"--used to describe hadith that were narrated by many witnesses through different narration chains (isnads) leading back to Muhammad
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