A Letter to a Dear One

by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan

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A Letter to a Dear One — Page 110

110 Letter to a Dear One “ al å t |¬æè : Formal Prayer offered according to a prescribed procedure. ”allallåhu 'alaihi wasallam ‚æçz ‰√æì ‰æöZ ˙è : peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Shar ī ‘ah Ê∑ûÆé : Islamic jurisprudence sub ™ anallah: Holy is Allah Sunnah ‰¿ç : practice of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, ”allallåhu ‘ alaihi wa sallam. Surah yf¬ç : A chapter of the Holy Qur’ å n. Tahajjud: Getting up in the night for worship. Pre-dawn formal Islamic worship. Takb ī r: Pronouncing the greatness of God [all ā hu akbar]. tarbiyyat Õ√ÖÆÜ : training Urdu zdfZ : A language spoken in Pakistan and adjoining regions comprising mostly of Arabic, Persian and Hindi expressions. wa m ā tauf ī q ī ill ā bill ā hil-‘aliyyil-‘a  ī m: And my success in accomplishing this task is dependent upon Allah, the High, the Great. wassal ā m wαöZz : And peace. [wa al-sal ā m] Wu ñ u ¬êz : ablustion. Prescribed cleaning before engaging in formal Prayers. [wuzu] Zak ā t |¬òg : Prescribed alms.