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Glossary of terms used in Islam  
 
 

zahir
    (Language:   Arabic)
External, apparent. (more)
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zakat
    (Language:   Arabic)
"alms" for the poor, which is a tithe levied upon the wealth and property of Muslims. (more)

zawiyah
    (alternate spellings:  zawiya, zāwiya, zāwiyah)
    (Language:   Arabic)
In Arabic, literally, “corner, nook”; in Sufism, any place of prayer and retreat (more)

zuhd
    (Language:   Arabic)
Ascesis. (more)
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