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Zināʾ ( زِنَاء) or zinā ( زِنًى or زِنًا) is an Islamic legal term referring to unlawful sexual intercourse. [1] [2] According to traditional jurisprudence, zina can include adultery, [3] [4] [5] fornication, [3] [4] [5] prostitution, [6] rape, [2] sodomy, [3] [7] incest, [8] [9] and bestiality. [3] [10] Zina must be proved ...
Ayin. Ayin (also ayn or ain; transliterated ʿ ) is the sixteenth letter of the Semitic scripts, including Phoenician ʿayin 𐤏, Hebrew ʿayin ע, Aramaic ʿē 𐡏, Syriac ʿē ܥ, and Arabic ʿayn ع (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only). [note 1] The letter represents a voiced pharyngeal fricative ( / ʕ /) or a similarly ...
Islam. In Islam, a houri (English plural houris, / ˈhʊəriz /; from Arabic: حُـورِيَّـة ,حُورِيّ, romanized : ḥūriyy, ḥūrīya ), [Note 1] is a maiden woman with beautiful eyes who is described as a reward for the faithful Muslim men in paradise. [2] They are described as the same age as the men in paradise.
e. Dīn ( Arabic: دين, romanized : Dīn, also anglicized as Deen) is an Arabic word with three general senses: judgment, custom, and religion. [1] It is used by both Muslims and Arab Christians. In Islamic terminology, the word refers to the way of life Muslims must adopt to comply with divine law, encompassing beliefs, character and deeds. [2]
Islam uses a number of conventionally complimentary phrases wishing-well or praising religiously-esteemed figures including God ( Allah ), Muhammad (Messenger of God), Muhammad's companions ( sahaba ), family ( Ahl al-Bayt ), other Islamic prophets and messengers, angels, and revered persons. In Twelver Shi'ism, honorifics are used with the ...
A mahr is part of many Muslim marriage contracts. The mahr may be separated into two parts. First, there is the muqaddam, or the prompt mahr, which the wife must receive at or immediately after the marriage ceremony. The second part of the mahr, called the mu'akhar, is a deferred and promised amount, payable at any agreed upon date following ...
Aron Ain is an American software technology executive [1] [2] and author. He became the CEO of UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) in 2020, a role he held until being named UKG Executive Chair, effective July 1, 2022. UKG was created from the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos Incorporated, and provides global HCM [clarification needed] and ...
Islamic method of slaughtering an animal, required for the meat to be halal. Using a sharp knife, the animal's windpipe, throat, and blood vessels of the neck are severed without cutting the spinal cord to ensure that the blood is thoroughly drained before removing the head. Ẓāhir ( ظاهر) Exterior meaning.