DEENI DUNIYA * A collection of Islamic words with meaning & explanation for those who have no professional or specialized knowledge in Islam * DEENI DUNIYA
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BABU’S SALAM
“The Gate of Pease” The gateway in the sacred Masjid of Makkah through which Prophet Muhammad entered when he was elected by the Quraish to decide the question as to which section oh ther tribe should lift the Black Stone into the place. It was originally called the Bab Bani Shaibah,”The Gate of the Manu Shaibah” the family of Shaibah ibn Usman, to whom Prophet Muhammad gave the key of the Kaabah

BABU 'N-NISA
"The Women's Gate." In later years, as Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) added to the number of his wives, he provided for each a room or house on the same side of the Masjid at al-Madinah. From these he had a private entrance into the mosque used only by himself, and the eastern gate still bears in its name, Babu 'n-Nisa', the memory of the arrangement.

BADR
The battle of Ghazwatu 'I-Badr The first battle of Badr was fought in the month of Ramazan, A.H. 2 (Mar. A.D. 624), between Prophet Muhammad and the Quraish. Many of the principal men of the Quraish were slain including Abu Jahl. The losses of the Quraish at Badr were seventy killed and seventy prisoners. The victory at Badr consolidated the power of Islam and it is regarded by Muslim historians as one of the most important events in history. 

BAITU 'L-HARAM.
"The Sacred House" A name given to the Makkah Masjid / Masjidu’l Haram 

BAITU 'L-LAH
"The House of God." A name given to the Makkah Masjid / Masjidu’l Haram 

BAITU 'L-MAL
"The House of Property." The public treasury of a Muslim state, which the ruler is not allowed to use for his personal expenses, but only for the public good.

The Bayt al-Māl (literally meaning the House for Money, is used as an equivalent for the Treasury House where public fund is kep- A public treasury) is an Islamic concept built upon three main factors: wealth, trust and socio-economic justice. It is clear that attainment of socio-economic justice is an immediate objective of the Bayt al-Māl.
The function of this Bayt al-Māl consisted of maintaining public works, roads, bridges, mosques, churches and the welfare and provision of the poor. This Bayt al-Māl was situated at the chief mosque and was administered by the Chief Qāḍī at the provincial level
The Bayt al-Māl bears the responsibility of the undertaking of the society's fiscal system and welfare provisions.

BATTLE of BADR
Ghazwatu 'I-Badr The first battle of Badr was fought in the month of Ramazan, A.H. 2 (Mar. A.D. 624), between Prophet Muhammad and the Quraish. Many of the principal men of the Quraish were slain including Abu Jahl. The losses of the Quraish at Badr were seventy killed and seventy prisoners. Battle of Badr, in Islamic history, first military victory of the Prophet Muhammad. The victory at Badr consolidated the power of Prophet Muhammad and it is regarded by Muslim historians as one of the most important events in history.
Since their emigration from Mecca (622), the Muslims in Medina had depended for economic survival on constant raids on Meccan caravans. When word of a particularly wealthy caravan escorted by Abū Sufyān, head of the Umayyad clan, reached Prophet Muhammad, a raiding party of about 300 Muslims, to be led by Prophet Muhammad himself, was organized. By filling the wells on the caravan route near Medina with sand, the Muslims lured Abū Sufyān’s army to battle at Badr, near Medina, in March 624. Despite the superior numbers of the Meccan forces (about 1,000 men), the Muslims scored a complete victory, and many prominent Meccans were killed. Those Muslims who fought at Badr became known as the badriyun and make up one group of the Companions of the Prophet.
The second battle of Badr was a bloodless victory, and took place in the month of Zu 'l Qaidah, A.H. 4 (April A.D. 626).

BAYT al MAAL al KHAAS:
This was the "royal treasury" or the Privy Purse, with its own sources of income and items of expenditure. It would cover the personal expenses of the Caliph, his palaces, harem, and pensions of the members of the royal family, palace guards and gifts from the Caliphs to foreign princes.

BAYT u MAAL al MUSLIMIN
The last and most important type of Bayt al-Māl was also a public treasury and it is called Bayt-u Māl al-Muslimîn, or the treasury of the Muslims. In reality, it was not only for the Muslims; its function, M. Mannan states, included the welfare of all the citizens of the Islamic state regardless of their caste, color or creed.
Sources of wealth in the Bayt al-Māl
According to Ghazali, the wealth collected by Bayt al-Māl for the various expenses can be categorized into special wealth and general wealth.
Special wealth includes all revenues that are determined by the Shari‘ah. This wealth cannot be spent on any other purposes except for those stated in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah.
General wealth consists of all wealth collected by the Bayt al-Māl with the exception of Zakāt, such as dfferent types of taxes.

Conclusion-
Ghazali writes:
Disbursement of zakāt in monetary form is only a short-term solution to the poverty question unless the zakāt recipients themselves have the initiative to invest their zakāt money into enterprising ventures. Therefore, to ensure that the zakāt funds of the Bayt al-Māl attain the desired long-run benefits for the recipients, funds should be utilized with the main aim of establishing, for example, employment-creation projects.

BAITU’L MUQADDAS
It is the name given to the Masjid Al Aqsa .It is the 3rd holiest place on earth after kaabah (Makkah Mouizma) and Masjid Al Nabavi (Madinah Munavara)
In the centre of Baitu’l Muqaddas is Qubbat As Sakhra,( Maqam A Sakhra in urdu ,Dome of Rock in English ) which is a stone slab, Allah made this our Qibla Awwal. Maqaam A Sakhra was the Qibla of many Prophets including Prophets; Dawood, Suleiman, Mousa, Ilyas, Ibrahim etc…
Below Maqqam A Sakhra is a small cave where the many Prophets of Islam used to pray and rest. Prophet Muhammad also prayed facing Maqaam A sakhra and changed to Kaabah during prayers from Masjid Qiblatain in Madinah Munavara.
In Islamic history, Prophet Davood was first Prophet to construct a Masjid at Baitu’l Muqaddas. Later this expanded by the Prophets; Suleiman, Muosa, etc..
The Grand Masjid was first destroyed by Firoun  of Egypt and later by the Romans, by Zantines, Christians and other invaders.
During the Kilafat of Umer Farooq he saw stone slab in the debris and the army cleared the whole area then a Masjid was constructed there. Sultan Malik ibn Marwan later expanded the Masjid and also constructed a beautiful Golden Dome on the of Maqaam A Sakhra

BANU ISRA'IL
"The Children of Israel." A title of the xviith Surah or chapter of the Qur'an, called also Suratu 'l-Mi'raf. 

BANUN
The plural of ibn , "Sons; posterity tribe." The word is more familiar to English readers in its inflected form Bani. The tribes whose names occur frequently in the early history of Islam and are mentioned in the Traditions, are the Banu-Quaish, Banu 'n-Najjar, Bani- Quraizah, Banu Kindnah, Banu 'n-Nazr, Banu-Khazaah, Banu-Bakr' 

BARAKAH / BARAKA / BARIQAH
A flash of illumination or inspiration from God in the sour of man, which does not tarry long
In Islam, Barakah is a kind of continuity of spiritual presence and revelation that begins with God and flows through that and those closest to God.
It explains as follows:
“Barakah is the attachment of Divine goodness to a thing, so if it occurs in something little, it increases it. And if it occurs in something much it benefits. And the greatest fruits of Barakah in all things is to use that barakah in the obedience of Allah (Subahanahu Wa Ta’ala)”).
Barakah has somehow become a lost treasure these days; everyone’s looking for it, but no one seems to find it! You always hear people complaining that there’s no barakah in their time, no barakah in their sleep, no barakah in their money and the rest of it.
Sources of Barakah
01. Good Intentions
02. Piety and Belief in Allah
03. Putting your trust in Allah
04. Reading Quran
05. Saying Bismillah
06. Eating with People
07. Honesty in Trade
08. Dua
09. Halal Income/money
10. Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad in everything
11. Praying Istikhara
12. Giving thanks to Allah in abundance
13. Charity
14. Tying your ties of kinship
15. Waking up early
16. Marriage
17. Salah
18. Asking Allah for forgiveness

BARAH-I-WAFAT.
The twelfth day of the month Rabi'u 'l-Awwal, observed in commemoration of Prophet Muhammad's death. It seems to be a day instituted by the Muslims of India, and is not observed universally amongst the Muslims of all countries. On this day Fatihahs are recited for Muhammad's soul, and both in private houses and mosques portions of the Traditions and other works in praise of the Prophet's excellence are read by the Moulavi’s of Sunni Masjid 

BARNABAS
This Gospel of Barnabas contains a complete history of Jesus Christ, from His birth to His ascension, and most of the circumstances of the four gospels are to be found therein and many of them are in favour the islamiic system. In Gospel of Barnabas Jesus predicted the advent of Muhammad, thus conforming with the Qur'an which mentions: And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad. But when he came to them with Clear Sign.

BID’AH
Bid’ah is taken from the word Al-Bada’ meaning to create something without precedence. One needs to distinguish between the two kinds of bid’ah. The first type is innovation in matters of the world in technology, medicine, computers, etc. This is allowed because it involves matters of life. The second kind of bid’ah is innovation in matters of religion, and this is the bid’ah

BILAL
He is considered as the first muezzin chosen by the prophet himself. He was among the emancipated slaves freed by Abu Bakr,He was tall. dark, and gaunt, with negro features and bushy hair. He was known for his beautiful voice with which he called people to their prayers. His name can also be known as, "Bilal ibn Riyah" or "ibn Rabah" and he is sometimes known as "Bilal al-Habashi" or "Bilal the one from Habesha, Abyssinia (today's Ethiopia)". He died sometime between 638 to 642, when he was just over sixty years old. Bilal Ibn Rabah, was an emancipated slave of key importance in Islam. He is said to have been one of the most trusted and loyal Sahabah (companion) of Muhammad. His respected stature during the birth of Islam is often cited by Muslims as evidence of the importance of pluralism and racial equality in the foundations of the religion. Prophet Muhammad honored and distinguished him as the " fruits of Abyssinia." He survived the Prophet.

BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM
 : بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
This verse is translated as "In (or with) the name of Allah, who is Beneficent and Merciful". Here, the particle "Bi" (meaning in or with) in the word "Bism" represents a call for help. So the verse means: "With the help of the name of Allah.
Bismillah – The First Verse of the Quran (Mushaf)
“Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim” is the first verse of the first chapter (Surah Al-Fatihah) of the Quran. The fact that the word of Allah, the Quran, starts with this first verse, alone signifies the importance of this verse and further emphasizes the need to start all our tasks in the name of Allah (God).
This is a phrase from the Qur’an that is recited before reading the Qur’an. It is to be read immediately after one reads the phrase: “A’uzu Billahi Minashaitanir Rajim.”
This phrase is also recited before doing any daily activity. The meaning of it is: “In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.”
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Amongst the many benefits that Sheikh Modudi states in his Quranic tafseer of this verse, here are some of them:
(Saying bismillah) allows one to restrain oneself from any misdeeds, since the habit of pronouncing the name of God is bound to make one wonder when about to commit some offence and how such an act can be reconciled with the saying of God’s holy name.
When a person begins something by pronouncing Allah’s (God’s) name (with sincerity in his heart), he will enjoy Allah’s support and succor; Allah will bless his efforts and protect him from the machinations and temptation of Satan. For whenever man turns to Allah (God), Allah turns to him as well.
BATTLE of BADR
Ghazwatu 'I-Badr The first battle of Badr was fought in the month of Ramazan, A.H. 2 (Mar. A.D. 624), between Prophet Muhammad and the Quraish. Many of the principal men of the Quraish were slain including Abu Jahl. The losses of the Quraish at Badr were seventy killed and seventy prisoners. Battle of Badr, in Islamic history, first military victory of the Prophet Muhammad. The victory at Badr consolidated the power of Prophet Muhammad and it is regarded by Muslim historians as one of the most important events in history.
Since their emigration from Mecca (622), the Muslims in Medina had depended for economic survival on constant raids on Meccan caravans. When word of a particularly wealthy caravan escorted by Abū Sufyān, head of the Umayyad clan, reached Prophet Muhammad, a raiding party of about 300 Muslims, to be led by Prophet Muhammad himself, was organized. By filling the wells on the caravan route near Medina with sand, the Muslims lured Abū Sufyān’s army to battle at Badr, near Medina, in March 624. Despite the superior numbers of the Meccan forces (about 1,000 men), the Muslims scored a complete victory, and many prominent Meccans were killed. Those Muslims who fought at Badr became known as the badriyun and make up one group of the Companions of the Prophet.
The second battle of Badr was a bloodless victory, and took place in the month of Zu 'l Qaidah, A.H. 4 (April A.D. 626).
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BARAKAH / BARAKA / BARIQAH
A flash of illumination or inspiration from God in the sour of man, which does not tarry long
In Islam, Barakah is a kind of continuity of spiritual presence and revelation that begins with God and flows through that and those closest to God.
It explains as follows:
“Barakah is the attachment of Divine goodness to a thing, so if it occurs in something little, it increases it. And if it occurs in something much it benefits. And the greatest fruits of Barakah in all things is to use that barakah in the obedience of Allah (Subahanahu Wa Ta’ala)”).
Barakah has somehow become a lost treasure these days; everyone’s looking for it, but no one seems to find it! You always hear people complaining that there’s no barakah in their time, no barakah in their sleep, no barakah in their money and the rest of it.
Sources of Barakah
01. Good Intentions
02. Piety and Belief in Allah
03. Putting your trust in Allah
04. Reading Quran
05. Saying Bismillah
06. Eating with People
07. Honesty in Trade
08. Dua
09. Halal Income/money
10. Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad in everything
11. Praying Istikhara
12. Giving thanks to Allah in abundance
13. Charity
14. Tying your ties of kinship
15. Waking up early
16. Marriage
17. Salah
18. Asking Allah for forgiveness

So what does this word ‘barakah’ for which we supplicate to Allah for ourselves and others so often mean? The word ‘barakah’ has a variety of meanings: blessings, benefit, abundance, plentitude, something that gives you contentment or joy etc. Essentially, in terms of our everyday life activities, it means that if you have barakah, a little suffices and gives you far more satisfaction and happiness and that it comes trouble-free or with minimum problems related to it. We so often use terms like, “It’s what you save and not what you earn that matters,” “It’s about quality rather than just quantity” etc. and these help to explain the concept of barakah which is really about value addition.
It is actually the barakah in the means which provides us with abundance and peace of mind, contentment and happiness which is the desired end-result of all acquisitions. But barakah is lacking in our lives because instead of focusing on the end-result we are exhausting ourselves in pursuing the means. We are busy acquiring and spending our resources without giving a second thought to where they are coming from, at what cost they are acquired, whether they are Islamically permissible and for what purpose they are used. Unable to understand our own goals and motivation, we therefore find ourselves deprived of the wisdom to make the right choices. Hence we need to constantly remind ourselves that it is the barakah that really matters for that is what adds true value to our efforts and should never forget to supplicate continuously to Allah for it in the many areas in our lives. .
BARAKALLAH FIK
An expression which means 'May the blessings of Allah be upon you.' When a Muslims wants to thank another person, he uses different statements to express his thanks, appreciation and gratitude. One of them is BarakAllah

BAITU 'L-HIKMAH
Lit. meaning "The house of Wisdom." A term used by Sufis for the heart of the sincere seekers after God.
The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) was a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age. The House of Wisdom was founded by Caliph Harun al-Rashid (reigned 786–809) and culminated under his son al-Ma'mun (reigned 813–833) who is credited with its formal institution. Al-Ma'mun is also credited with bringing many well-known scholars to share information, ideas, and culture in the House of Wisdom. Based in Baghdad from the 9th to 13th centuries, many learned scholars including those of Jewish or Christian background were part of this research and educational institute. Besides translating books into Arabic and preserving them, scholars associated with the House of Wisdom also made many remarkable original contributions to diverse fields.
During the reign of al-Ma'mun, astronomical observatories were set up, and the House was an unrivaled center for the study of humanities and for science in medieval Islam, including mathematics, astronomy, medicine, alchemy and chemistry, zoology, and geography and cartography. Drawing on Greek, Indian and Persian texts, the scholars accumulated a great collection of world knowledge, and built on it through their own discoveries. By the middle of the ninth century, the House of Wisdom was the largest repository of books in the world.
BAITU 'L-LAH
"The House of God." A name given to the Great Masjid at Makkah.(MASJIDU 'L-HARAM.)

BAITU 'L-HAMD
"The House of Praise." An expression which occurs in the Traditions .When the soul of a child is taken, God says, "Build a house for my servant in Paradise and call it a house of praise."


BAITU 'L-HARAM
"The Sacred House" A name given to the Great Masjid at Makkah (MASJIDU 'L-HARAM.)

BATIL
Void; a reference to the unacceptability of a Hadith on the grounds of unacceptable transmission, false of falsehood. Falsehood, and can be used to describe a nullified or invalid act or contract according to the sharia. In contract law, the opposite of batil is sahih.

BI’THAH
The beginning of the Prophet's mission, his call to Prophethood in 610 C.E..
Bi'tha is an Arabic word meaning 'sending'. It usually refers to the sending of Muhammad (pbuh) to the people of the world, when the angel Jibril brought to him the first verses (ayat) of the Qur'an in the Cave of Hira on Jabal al-Nur near Mecca in 610 AD. It is often used as a reference point for dates before the Hijra or migration to Medina in 622 by Muslims (e.g. an event took place x years after the Bi'tha).

BAKKA’IN
Means weepers. In Islamic history, These were the people that could not accompany the Prophet (pbuh) on his campaign to Tabuk because they lacked the resources to do so. They started to weep when they could not go. The Bakka'in were able to join the journey when Abdurrahman donated 200 awqiyyah of gold to finance the journey.

BAYT al MAAL:
The Bayt al-Māl (literally meaning the House for Money, is used as an equivalent for the Treasury House where public fund is kep- A public treasury) is an Islamic concept built upon three main factors: wealth, trust and socio-economic justice. It is clear that attainment of socio-economic justice is an immediate objective of the Bayt al-Māl.
The function of this Bayt al-Māl consisted of maintaining public works, roads, bridges, mosques, churches and the welfare and provision of the poor. This Bayt al-Māl was situated at the chief mosque and was administered by the Chief Qāḍī at the provincial level
The Bayt al-Māl bears the responsibility of the undertaking of the society's fiscal system and welfare provisions.
Other forms of Bayt al Maal-

BAYT al MAAL al KHAAS:
This was the "royal treasury" or the Privy Purse, with its own sources of income and items of expenditure. It would cover the personal expenses of the Caliph, his palaces, harem, and pensions of the members of the royal family, palace guards and gifts from the Caliphs to foreign princes.

BAYT u MAAL al MUSLIMIN
The last and most important type of Bayt al-Māl was also a public treasury and it is called Bayt-u Māl al-Muslimîn, or the treasury of the Muslims. In reality, it was not only for the Muslims; its function, M. Mannan states, included the welfare of all the citizens of the Islamic state regardless of their caste, color or creed.
Sources of wealth in the Bayt al-Māl
According to Ghazali, the wealth collected by Bayt al-Māl for the various expenses can be categorized into special wealth and general wealth.
Special wealth includes all revenues that are determined by the Shari‘ah. This wealth cannot be spent on any other purposes except for those stated in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah.
General wealth consists of all wealth collected by the Bayt al-Māl with the exception of Zakāt, such as dfferent types of taxes.
Conclusion-
Ghazali writes:
Disbursement of zakāt in monetary form is only a short-term solution to the poverty question unless the zakāt recipients themselves have the initiative to invest their zakāt money into enterprising ventures. Therefore, to ensure that the zakāt funds of the Bayt al-Māl attain the desired long-run benefits for the recipients, funds should be utilized with the main aim of establishing, for example, employment-creation projects.

BURAQ / Al-Buraq `
The meaning of Al-Buraq in the Arabic language is ‘Beam, send out light, described as a creature from the heavens which transported the prophets in Islam. The most commonly told story is how in the 7th century, Al-Buraq carried the Muhammad ibn Abdullah saws from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi’raj or “Night Journey”, which is the title of one of the chapters (sura), Al-Isra, of the Qur’an.
Today, science tells us that light is the fastest traveling entity in the world. It travels at the speed of 700 million miles an hour. Fourteen hundred years ago, when no scientist had even imagined the swiftness of the light or it’s reality, Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam) called this fast traveling beast ‘al-Buraq’ on the basis of its fast pace. This is a proof for the truthfulness of the religion of Islam and the Prophet-hood of Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam). Today, if science testifies to some fact then it is the truthfulness of Islam and Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam).

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