I'm including some kind of reference table here to assist the readers with the words I use. Next time you need to refer, just click on "Glossary of Terms" label to the right.
| TERM | OTHER SPELLING | MEANING |
| Abdu | Servant. Example: Abdullah = 'Servant of Allah' | |
| Adab | Adaab | The proper way or etiquette. |
| Amin | Ameen, Amen | Invocation at the end of Al-Fatihah or do'a meaning "O God please accept". |
| Aqidah | Aqeedah | Creed or conviction. |
| Aql | Aqal | Intelligence. |
| Batin | Inner or hidden side of things (as opposed to Zahir). | |
| Do'a | Du'a, doa | Supplication, prayer. |
| Fardu Ain | Obligatory thing imposed on each person. Leaving it makes it sinful. | |
| Fardu Kifayah | Obligatory thing imposed on a community. At least one person from that community has to do it. | |
| Fasiq | Defiant. Someone who regularly commits sin. | |
| Haj | Hajj, Haji | Pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| Haram | Not allowed. | |
| Ikhlas | Sincere. | |
| Istirahah | Relaxed. Sitting in istirahah means sitting with both legs folded backwards. | |
| I'tidal | Iktidal | The standing up position after returning from ruku'. |
| Ja'iz | Harus | Voluntary thing that you may or may not do. |
| Maulud | Maulid, Mawlid | Birth of prophet Muhammad (saw). |
| Mustahil | Impossible. Does not make sense. | |
| Qiblah | Qiblat | Direction of the Ka'bah in Mecca. To perform solah, one has to face the approximate direction of Ka'bah. |
| Qiyam | Qiam | Standing up (during solah). |
| Qunut | A special supplication done during Subuh solah. | |
| Ruku' | Bowing during solah. | |
| Rukun | Rukn | Obligatory elements of solah. Skipping any of it nullifies a solah. |
| Sifat | Attribute. | |
| Solah | Salah, salaah, solat, namaz | Action of praying or worshipping for a Muslim. |
| Sujud | sujood | Prostrate during solah. |
| Sunnah | Non-obligatory things that you do in solah, zakah, or everyday life. Doing it will get you reward, but leaving it is not harmful. | |
| Takbir | Saying "Allahu Akbar" meaning "God is greater" | |
| Takbiratul-ihram | Takbir to signal beginning of a solah. | |
| Takbiratul-intiqalat | Takbir during transition between elements in a solah. | |
| Taqlid | Following somebody else's opinion. | |
| Tauhid | Creed. | |
| Telekong | The white robe used by women in South-East Asia to cover during solah. | |
| Toma'ninah | Pause or stay still between actions in solah. | |
| Ulama | Scholars or knowledgable people. | |
| Wajib | Obligatory. | |
| Zahir | Outer or visible side of things (as opposed to Batin). |
Wallahu a'lam (means "Allah knows best").
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