as salam `alaykum
Someone had requested some time ago to put up a glossary of difficult terms. Perhaps due to familiarity blindness, I am unable to come up with a list ony my own. Can the readers kindly post in the comments what words they would like to see in a glossary? This will certainly help me and make my job a lot easier.
Jazak Allahu khayran for your support.
Ibn Mazhar
As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi Ta’ala.
Ya Sidi, may i ask you?
As far as i understand, when Shaykh Abu Adam, hafidhahuLlahu Ta’ala, uses word “blasphemy” – it means “shirk” i,e, idolatry. And word “physical” means “material” or “jismiy”. Do i understand correctly?
May Allah Ta’ala be pleased of you and Shaykh Abu Adam.
Yes, by the words “blasphemy” or “kufr”, I mean a belief, saying or act that makes one a non-Muslim.
As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, brother.
I would try to put myself in the shoes of a (newly) converted Muslim, i.e. a Muslim who lacks knowledge of the simplest Arabic and Islamic terms. Thus, you might include terms such as:
* Kalam and mutakallim/mutakallimun
* Shirk
* Kufr and kafir/kuffar
* Attributes (i.e. a concise explanation of what is meant by attributes in the “theological” sense)
* ‘Aqida
* Istawa
* Kursi
* Salaf and khalaf
* Tawhid
* Ta’wil
* Tashbih
* Tajsim
* Mukhamat
* Mutashabihat
* Manhaj
* Hashiyya, karramiyya, qadariyya, mu’tazila and various sects (i.e. like a short sentence dedicated to each of them regarding their beliefs)
And so forth.
Well, that is my two cents. :) I think it would be good to include words and terms that might seem simple to some, but are difficult for others. A great–and important–blog such as yours should be beneficial to Muslims of all kinds and with various degrees of knowledge.