Hazrat Mariyah Qibtiyyah — Page 35
35 Khalifah — (plural is Khulaf a’ ) Khilafat — Divine system of succession after the prophet. Mad i nah Munawwarah — City where the Holy Prophet sa migrated. Its former name was Yathrib. Maqauqas — The Roman Governor of Egypt who received a letter from the Holy Prophet sa inviting him to Islam. Nik ah — The formal announcement of marriage in Islam. Pardah — Literally means ‘a veil’ and refers to the segregation of male and female. It also refers to the clothes or head coverings by which the segregation or concealment is actualised. Prayer of Kus u f — Voluntary prayer offered upon seeing a solar eclipse. Prayer of Khus u f — Voluntary prayer offered upon seeing a lunar eclipse. Quraish — the most highly respected tribe in Arabia.