Glossary of Islam - Q

Q

Qadhf (قذف)
false imputation of unchastity specifically punished by sharia.
Qadar
predestination.
Qādī (قاضي)
judge of Islamic Law
Qalb (قلب)
Heart
Qiblah
the direction Muslims face during prayer
Qitaal fee sybil Allah ( وقاتلوا في سبيل الله )
fight in the cause of Allah.
Qiyāmah
resurrection; return of the dead for the Day of Judgment
Qiṣāṣ (قصاص)
equitable retribution - a fine for murder if the heirs forgive the perpetrator. (See hudud, tazeer)
Qiyam
to stand, a position of salah prayer
Qiyās (القياس)
analogy - foundation of legal reasoning and thus fiqh
Qudsī
classification of a hadith that are believed to be narrated by Muhammad from God.
Qurbat
closeness to God. Term is associated with Sufism.
Qur'an (القرآن)
The word Qur'an means recitation. Muslims believe the Qur'an (Koran) to be the literal word of God and the culmination of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to prophet Muhammad in the year AD 610 in the cave Hira by the angel Jibril.

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