Glossary of ISLAMIC Terms

HARAAM: forbidden, prohibited.

IHTIYAT WAJIB: precautionarily wajib.

JA’IZ, HALAAL, MUBAH: permitted, allowed, lawful, legal.

MARJA’ (pl. MARAJI’): A high-ranking mujtahid.

MAKRUH: reprehensible, disliked, discouraged.

MUJTAHID: or FAQIH (pl. FUQAHA): a jurist.

SUNNAT or MUSTAHAB: recommended, desirable, better.

WAJIB: obligatory, necessary, incumbent.