Glossary of Islamic Terms & Concepts

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Sakinah	Translated "peace", "tranquility", "peace of assurance, but also means a dwelling place. Is also noted in the Qur'an as connected with the ark of the covenant. In Hebrew the same word is Shakinah, the light of the presence of God in the Temple. Therefore its deeper meaning is "the very presence of Allah"
Salat	Prayer (formal payer)
Sawm	Fasting
Shahadah	Confession of faith "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger"
Shaitan	Satan
Shariah	The laws, revealed and canonical, of Islam
Sibghat	Coloring, as to color cloth (Sibghat Allah - the coloring [baptism] of Allah)
Sunnah	Way of the Prophet
Surah	Chapter (of the Qur'an)