Glossary of Terms
Abaa`a:
a cloak which is worn from the shoulder down by men, and from the head by women.

Abu Bakr:
first Muslim Khaleefah.

Al-Baqee’:
a place in Madeenah.

Al-Idtibaa’:
placing the middle of the Ridaa´ under the right arm and the ends of it over the left shoulder during Tawaaf.

Al-Marwah:
name of the hillock where a Muslim ends his last lap of Sa’yi.

Ar-Raml:
walking quickly but with small steps during the first three circuits of Tawaaf.

‘Arafah:
the most important stop during Hajj, located beyond Muzdalifah.

Ar-Ramy:
The Stoning of the Jamaraat.

As-Safaa:
the name of the hillock where a Muslim makes begins the Sa’yi.

‘Asr:
the afternoon prayer.

Burqa’:
a face veil like a Niqaab.

Dhul-Hijjah:
the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

Dhuhr:
the noon prayer.

Eid:
celebration for Muslims.

Izaar:
The cloth which covers the lower half of the body while wearing Ihraam.

Fajr:
dawn prayer.

Hajj:
official Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah.

Hamzah:
one of the Prophet’s uncles and a martyr during the battle of Uhud.

Ifraad:
Hajj performed without an ‘Umrah.

Ihraam:
the ceremonial state of making Hajj, or the Hajj garments themselves.

‘Ishaa:
night prayer.

Jamrah:
the monument which one stones in Minaa.

Jamrah al-‘Aqabah:
the monument closest to Makkah.

Ka’bah:
the house of Allah in the Holy Masjid in Makkah.

Maghrib:
dusk prayer.

Maqam Ibraaheem:
the stepping stone of the Prophet Abraham.

Mas‘aa:
the stretch between As-Safaa and Al-Marwah.

Mashaa‘ir:
ceremonial shrines of Hajj where one performs specific rituals.

Minaa:
one of the ceremonial shrines, a valley near Makkah.

Muhammad (Peace be upon him):
the last of the prophets, the Prophet of Islaam.

Muhrim:
a person in Ihraam.

Mutamatti’:
a pilgrim performing Hajj Tamattu’.

Muzdalifah:
one of the ceremonial shrines of Hajj where one spends the night after ‘Arafah before proceeding to Minaa.

Namirah:
A Masjid in ‘Arafah.

Niqaab:
a face veil revealing the eyes through slits.

Qaarin:
a pilgrim performing Hajj Qiraan.

Qiblah:
the direction Muslims face to pray, i.e. the Ka’bah.

Qiraan:
The type of Hajj within which an ‘Umrah is included.

Qubaa´:
The first masjid the Prophet (Peace be upon him) stopped and prayed which previously was on the outskirts of Madeenah.

Qur`aan:
the last Book of Allah revealed to the Prophet (Peace be upon him).

Rak‘ah:
a unit of prayer consisting of the standing, bowing and two prostrations.

Ridaa´:
The cloth which covers the upper part of the man’s body.

Rukn Al-Yamani:
The Yemeni Corner. The corner of the Ka’bah which faces Yemen.

Sa’yi:
the walking and running between the mounts of as-Safaa and al-Marwah.

Sunnah:
way of the Prophet.

Surah:
a chapter of the Qur`aan.

Takbeer:
saying “Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greatest)”.

Talbiyyah:
the supplication a Muslim recites once he is in Ihraam and has made his intention.

Tamattu’:
the type of Hajj in which one performs an ‘Umrah, and then a Hajj, both independently.

Tarwiyyah:
the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah.

Tawaaf:
the seven circuits performed around the Ka’bah.

Tawaaf al-Ifaadah:
The Obligatory Tawaaf of Hajj which all pilgrims must make after spending the night in Muzdalifah.

Tawaaf Al-Wadaa’:
The Farewell Tawaaf made before one departs Makkah for his place of residence.

Uhud:
the name of a mountain in Medina and the site of the battle by this name.

Umar:
the second Muslim Caliph and first to be titled the Leader of the Believers.

‘Umrah:
Minor Hajj: the combination of Tawaaf and Sa’yi.

‘Uthmaan:
the third Muslim Caliph and second Leader of the Believers

Wudoo´:
ablution.