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مفاهيم
Ideas, virtues, and teachings that shape the narrative.
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The Adhan (Call to Prayer)
The call to prayer, legislated via a Companion's confirmed dream.
622–623 CE
5 links
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Ahl al-Suffa (The People of the Suffa)
The poor Companions of the mosque; Islam's first "university."
624 CE onward
9 links
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Aman (Protection / Safe-Conduct)
Safe-conduct any Muslim may grant; the pledge of the least binds the whole community.
6 links
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The Ansar (the Helpers of Madinah)
The Helpers of Madinah (Aws & Khazraj); their pledges and virtue.
from c. 621 CE
35 links
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B
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Barakah (Divine Blessing)
Divine blessing as the multiplying of good; the food-miracles of Khandaq.
6 links
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D
1
Da'wah & Its Five Stages
The call to Islam and its five legitimate stages.
16 links
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F
3
al-Fa'l (Good Omens / Optimism)
Good omens & optimism linked to Allah; permitted, unlike forbidden bad omens (tiyara).
4 links
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Fay' (Spoils Without Fighting)
Property gained without fighting (Q 59:6–7); its rules and the anti-hoarding maqsad.
c. 625–626 CE onward
8 links
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Freedom of Religion in Islam
"No compulsion in religion" (Q 2:256) and its sabab al-nuzul.
c. 625–626 CE
4 links
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G
1
Ghanima (Spoils of War)
The spoils of war (Surah al-Anfal); its mishandling cost the Muslims Uhud.
624–625 CE
14 links
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H
2
Hijrah (Emigration) — the concept & its rulings
The concept and fiqh of emigration; living in non-Muslim lands.
622 CE onward
5 links
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The Hunafa'
The monotheists who rejected idolatry before Islam.
before c. 610 CE
7 links
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I
1
Ila' (Oath of Marital Abstention)
The oath of marital abstention (<4 months); the takhyir & ikhtiyar (the wife's option of divorce).
3 links
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J
3
Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic Arabia)
Pre-Islamic Arabia and its unique idolatry.
before c. 610 CE
15 links
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Janazah in Absentia (Salat al-Ghaib)
The funeral prayer in absentia, established over the Najashi.
630 CE
4 links
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Jihad (and the Legislation of Fighting)
The legislation of fighting and its four stages; the just-war philosophy.
622 CE onward
10 links
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M
6
Maslaha (Public Welfare)
Public welfare as a source of law; why the Prophet ﷺ spared Abdullah ibn Ubayy.
c. 626 CE
9 links
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Milk al-Yamin (Concubinage) & Slavery Ethics
Concubinage and slavery ethics; umm al-walad; closed by scholarly consensus in modern times.
3 links
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Mu'allafat al-Qulub
"Reconciling hearts": winning converts by generosity & honour (a zakat category).
630 CE
11 links
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Mubahala (Mutual Invocation of the Curse)
Mutual invocation of Allah's curse on the lying party (Q 3:61); a last resort, offered to Najran.
6 links
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The Muhajirun (the Emigrants)
The Emigrants from Mecca; ranked before the Ansar in the Quran.
from 622 CE
23 links
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Mu'jiza (Miracles of the Prophet ﷺ)
The miracles of the Prophet ﷺ: definition, purpose, and ten categories (1,200+ recorded).
3 links
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N
2
Naskh (Abrogation)
Abrogation; introduced at the change of the qibla.
624 CE
8 links
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Nifaq (Hypocrisy)
Hypocrisy and the munafiqun; a post-Badr phenomenon exposed at Uhud.
624 CE onward
26 links
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Q
2
Qasr & Jam' (The Traveller's Prayer)
The traveller's shortened & joined prayer; the dispute over how long one may remain a musafir.
3 links
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Quraysh
The tribe of Mecca; its structure and ten tactics against the da'wah.
57 links
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R
3
Riba (Usury / Interest)
Usury: riba al-nasi'ah (loan-interest) & riba al-fadl (unequal barter), banned at Khaybar.
628 CE
4 links
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Ridda (Apostasy) & the False Prophets
Apostasy and the false prophets; Musaylimah; diplomatic immunity; the Wars of Ridda.
5 links
→
Riq (the Islamic institution of bondage)
The Islamic institution of manumission-oriented bondage, vs. chattel slavery.
5 links
→
S
6
Sajdat al-Shukr (Prostration of Thanksgiving)
The prostration of thanksgiving on receiving good news (no wudu required).
2 links
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Salah (the Five Daily Prayers)
The five daily prayers; legislated in the heavens at the Mi'raj (50→5).
c. 620–621 CE
15 links
→
Salat al-Khawf (The Prayer of Fear)
The prayer of fear in wartime, revealed at Dhat al-Riqa (Q 4:102).
c. 625–626 CE
9 links
→
Seerah (and why we study it)
What the seerah is, why we study it, and its primary sources.
6 links
→
Shura (Consultation)
Consultation; modelled by the Prophet ﷺ at Badr.
624 CE
10 links
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Sidq (Truthfulness)
Truthfulness: the virtue that saved Ka'b ibn Malik where the hypocrites' lies destroyed them.
5 links
→
T
3
Tawakkul (Reliance on Allah)
Reliance on Allah after taking every means ("tie your camel").
15 links
→
Tayammum
Dry ablution; widened by Amr ibn al-As's ijtihad at Dhat al-Salasil.
629 CE
4 links
→
The Muakha (Brotherhood of Muhajirun & Ansar)
The brotherhood pairing of Muhajirun & Ansar; a living sunnah.
622 CE
8 links
→
W
1
Wahy (Revelation) & Prophethood
Revelation: its seven means, and nabi vs. rasul.
6 links
→
Z
1
Zawaj al-Mut'ah (Temporary Marriage)
Temporary marriage; prohibited in Sunni Islam, finally at the Conquest.
630 CE
1 links
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Quraysh
The tribe of Mecca; its structure and ten tactics against the da'wah.
57 links
→
The Ansar (the Helpers of Madinah)
The Helpers of Madinah (Aws & Khazraj); their pledges and virtue.
from c. 621 CE
35 links
→
Nifaq (Hypocrisy)
Hypocrisy and the munafiqun; a post-Badr phenomenon exposed at Uhud.
624 CE onward
26 links
→
The Muhajirun (the Emigrants)
The Emigrants from Mecca; ranked before the Ansar in the Quran.
from 622 CE
23 links
→
Da'wah & Its Five Stages
The call to Islam and its five legitimate stages.
16 links
→
Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic Arabia)
Pre-Islamic Arabia and its unique idolatry.
before c. 610 CE
15 links
→
Salah (the Five Daily Prayers)
The five daily prayers; legislated in the heavens at the Mi'raj (50→5).
c. 620–621 CE
15 links
→
Tawakkul (Reliance on Allah)
Reliance on Allah after taking every means ("tie your camel").
15 links
→
Ghanima (Spoils of War)
The spoils of war (Surah al-Anfal); its mishandling cost the Muslims Uhud.
624–625 CE
14 links
→
Mu'allafat al-Qulub
"Reconciling hearts": winning converts by generosity & honour (a zakat category).
630 CE
11 links
→
Jihad (and the Legislation of Fighting)
The legislation of fighting and its four stages; the just-war philosophy.
622 CE onward
10 links
→
Shura (Consultation)
Consultation; modelled by the Prophet ﷺ at Badr.
624 CE
10 links
→
Ahl al-Suffa (The People of the Suffa)
The poor Companions of the mosque; Islam's first "university."
624 CE onward
9 links
→
Maslaha (Public Welfare)
Public welfare as a source of law; why the Prophet ﷺ spared Abdullah ibn Ubayy.
c. 626 CE
9 links
→
Salat al-Khawf (The Prayer of Fear)
The prayer of fear in wartime, revealed at Dhat al-Riqa (Q 4:102).
c. 625–626 CE
9 links
→
Fay' (Spoils Without Fighting)
Property gained without fighting (Q 59:6–7); its rules and the anti-hoarding maqsad.
c. 625–626 CE onward
8 links
→
Naskh (Abrogation)
Abrogation; introduced at the change of the qibla.
624 CE
8 links
→
The Muakha (Brotherhood of Muhajirun & Ansar)
The brotherhood pairing of Muhajirun & Ansar; a living sunnah.
622 CE
8 links
→
The Hunafa'
The monotheists who rejected idolatry before Islam.
before c. 610 CE
7 links
→
Aman (Protection / Safe-Conduct)
Safe-conduct any Muslim may grant; the pledge of the least binds the whole community.
6 links
→
Barakah (Divine Blessing)
Divine blessing as the multiplying of good; the food-miracles of Khandaq.
6 links
→
Mubahala (Mutual Invocation of the Curse)
Mutual invocation of Allah's curse on the lying party (Q 3:61); a last resort, offered to Najran.
6 links
→
Seerah (and why we study it)
What the seerah is, why we study it, and its primary sources.
6 links
→
Wahy (Revelation) & Prophethood
Revelation: its seven means, and nabi vs. rasul.
6 links
→
The Adhan (Call to Prayer)
The call to prayer, legislated via a Companion's confirmed dream.
622–623 CE
5 links
→
Hijrah (Emigration) — the concept & its rulings
The concept and fiqh of emigration; living in non-Muslim lands.
622 CE onward
5 links
→
Ridda (Apostasy) & the False Prophets
Apostasy and the false prophets; Musaylimah; diplomatic immunity; the Wars of Ridda.
5 links
→
Riq (the Islamic institution of bondage)
The Islamic institution of manumission-oriented bondage, vs. chattel slavery.
5 links
→
Sidq (Truthfulness)
Truthfulness: the virtue that saved Ka'b ibn Malik where the hypocrites' lies destroyed them.
5 links
→
al-Fa'l (Good Omens / Optimism)
Good omens & optimism linked to Allah; permitted, unlike forbidden bad omens (tiyara).
4 links
→
Freedom of Religion in Islam
"No compulsion in religion" (Q 2:256) and its sabab al-nuzul.
c. 625–626 CE
4 links
→
Janazah in Absentia (Salat al-Ghaib)
The funeral prayer in absentia, established over the Najashi.
630 CE
4 links
→
Riba (Usury / Interest)
Usury: riba al-nasi'ah (loan-interest) & riba al-fadl (unequal barter), banned at Khaybar.
628 CE
4 links
→
Tayammum
Dry ablution; widened by Amr ibn al-As's ijtihad at Dhat al-Salasil.
629 CE
4 links
→
Ila' (Oath of Marital Abstention)
The oath of marital abstention (<4 months); the takhyir & ikhtiyar (the wife's option of divorce).
3 links
→
Milk al-Yamin (Concubinage) & Slavery Ethics
Concubinage and slavery ethics; umm al-walad; closed by scholarly consensus in modern times.
3 links
→
Mu'jiza (Miracles of the Prophet ﷺ)
The miracles of the Prophet ﷺ: definition, purpose, and ten categories (1,200+ recorded).
3 links
→
Qasr & Jam' (The Traveller's Prayer)
The traveller's shortened & joined prayer; the dispute over how long one may remain a musafir.
3 links
→
Sajdat al-Shukr (Prostration of Thanksgiving)
The prostration of thanksgiving on receiving good news (no wudu required).
2 links
→
Zawaj al-Mut'ah (Temporary Marriage)
Temporary marriage; prohibited in Sunni Islam, finally at the Conquest.
630 CE
1 links
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