Hazrat Umar Farooq — Page 45
GLOSSARY A Abdicate : To give up. To renounce. AD : Number of years since Jesus was believed to have been born. Adhan : Call to Prayer. AH : After Hijrah, migration of the Holy Prophet from Makkah to Madinah. Alien : Strange. Foreign. Allah-o-Akbar : Allah is the Greatest. Ameer-ul-Momineen : The leader of the Muslims. Amicably : To solve a problem by agreement. Arbiter : Someone who judges and settles a dispute. Arrayed : Arranged. Apostasy : Desertion of one’s faith. Apprehensive : Someone who is worried or afraid that something unpleasant might happen. Assalamu Alaikum : Salutation. Islamic greeting. Meaning: Peace be upon you. B Bait-ul-Maal: State treasury. Blackstone : A corner stone in one of the walls of the Ka ‘ bah. Booty : The things that soldiers take away from their enemies after they have won a battle. C Calamity : An event that causes a great deal of destruction. Caravan : Group of people who travel together for safety in places such as deserts. Circuit : An act of going round the Ka ‘ bah. Confiscated : Seized by authority. Conspiracy : Planning by a small group of people in secret to do some thing illegal. Coptic : Relating to Egypt. Egyptian. D Delegates : Representatives. Deteriorate : Become worse. Dinar : An Arabian currency. Dirham : An Arabian currency. E Earthenware : Bowls, pots and other things that are made of clay and then baked. Epidemic : A disease, which spreads and affects a large number of People. 45