title
 
 
Glossary of terms used in Islam  
 
 

rabb
    (Language:   Arabic)
"Lord"; in Islam, God in His aspect of Sovereign or Ruler; the divine complement of man as ‘abd. (more)

Rahmah
    (Language:   Arabic)
Divine Mercy (more)
Images Script Images Examples

rasul
    (Language:   Arabic)
Envoy, messenger. (more)
Images Script Images Examples

Rasulallah
    (Language:   Arabic)
"Messenger of God"; the most common appellation for the Prophet Muḥammad. (more)

rationalism
    (Language:   English)
The philosophical position that sees reason as the ultimate arbiter of truth. (more)

ribat
    (Language:   Arabic)
An Arabic term for a Sufi retreat or cloister (more)
Related Terms: khanqa

Rightly-guided Caliphs
    (Language:   English)
The first four leaders of the Islamic community after the death of the Prophet of Islam in 632 C.E.: Abū Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmān, and ‘Alī. (more)

Risalat al-Ahadiya
    (Language:   Arabic)
“The Epistle of the Unity.” (more)
Images Script Images Examples

Ruh
    (Language:   Arabic)
Spirit. (more)
Images Script Images Examples

Rumi
    (Language:   Persian)
(name) famous Sufi (male) of Konya (Turkey), born 1207, died 1273. (more)
Images Script Images Examples

ruyah
    (Language:   Arabic)
Vision. (more)
Images Script Images Examples

©2003 Dictionary of Spiritual Terms