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Aza/Azadari
commemorations of mourning for the tragic events of ‘Ashura
Arba'in
literally the fortieth (after the day of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a) and it is usually observed on the 20th of Safar)
Ziyarah
literally means visitation, but usually refers to a visitation of places where the anbiya and the a’immah or sending greetings from afar
Sham-e-ghariban
Night of the dispossessed
Baligh
a boy who has reached the age of responsibility
Umm al-Masa'ib
the mother of tragedies
Alimah
knowledgeable lady
Aqilatu Bani Hashim
the noble woman of Banu Hashim
Khutbah
sermon/lecture
Ashura
the day of Ashura which refers to 10 Muharram 61 A.H.
Mukallaf
someone who is legally obliged to fulfill religious duties; duty-bound
Taqlid
following the most learned mujtahid in Islamic laws
Sabr
patience
Qawl
speech
Lisan
tongue
Tazkiyat an-nafs
purification of the soul
Shari’ah
the way or path, commonly refers to Islamic laws
Ghusl
a type of washing [similar to a shower] to ritually purify oneself
Tayammum
a process for ritual purity, which uses the earth instead of water, and is a substitute when one is unable to do ghusl or wudhu
Balighah
a girl who has reached the age of responsibility
Taharah
cleanliness, purity, something that is ritually pure is tahir
Najasah
uncleanliness, impurity, something that is ritually unclean is najis
Ayn an-najasah
inherently najis
Mutahhirat
purifying agents that make something najis, tahir
Mutanajjis
something that has become najis by virtue of something else