Treasure House of Prayers — Page 251
PRAYERS 251 Nafl) The Prayer of Three Rak‘ a t offered preferably at the end of the voluntary Tahajjud Prayer before dawn or after the two Rak‘ a t of sunnah after the ‘Ish a ’ Prayer. Witr A special Prayer made to seek guidance from Allah before making an important decision. Istikh a rah The last pilgrimage. The last pilgrimage performed by the Holy Prophet may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him. H ajjatul - Wad a ‘ An oath of allegiance Bai‘at The two that afford protection; used to describe the two chapters of the Holy Quran “Al-Falaq and An-N a s” Mu‘awwidhatain A proclamation of the greatness of God Takb i r An elevated or high spiritual status Muq a m-e-Ma h m u d A sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform H ajj I h r a m Pilgrimage to the Ka‘bah in Mecca; also known as the fifth pillar of Islam. H ajj Lesser Pilgrimage in which some of the rites of the Pilgrimage are left out. ‘Umrah “The Helpers”. The Muslims of Madinah who aided and helped the Holy Prophet may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when he migrated to Medinah. An sa r Muslims who migrated with the Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah. Mah a jir