Glossary of Islam - Z

Z

Zabur (زبور)
the Psalms revealed to King Daoud (David)
Zabiha (ذَبِيْحَة) see dhabiha
Islamic method of slaughtering an animal. Using a sharp knife the animal's windpipe, throat and blood vessels of the neck are severed without cutting the spinal cord to ensure that the blood is thoroughly drained before removing the head. See halal
Zahir
Exterior meaning
Zaidi (الزيدية)
Islamic sub-sect of Shi'ah, popularly found in Yemen, with similarities to Sunni
Zakat (زكاة), Al-Maal
tax, alms, tithe as a Muslim duty; Sunnis regard this as the fourth Pillar of Islam. Neither charity nor derived from Islamic economics, but a religious duty and social obligation.
Zakat (زكاة) Al-Fitr
Zalimun (ظالمون)
polytheists, wrong-doers, and unjust.
Zandaqa (زندقة)
heresy
Zināa (زناء, زنى)
sexual activity outside of marriage (covering the English words adultery and fornication)
Zindiq (زنديق)
heretic, atheist
Zulfiqar (ذو الفقار)
Sword of Ali, presented to him by Muhammad

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