Definition

The legislated manners of speech, dress, eating, sitting, travelling, and dealing with people. The Salaf taught adab before knowledge.

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Adab With the Teacher: The Etiquette of LearningHow to Do Tadabbur: A Practical Guide to Reflecting on the QuranUsing the Bathroom — Islamic Etiquettes (Adab al-Khalaa')

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AkhlāqالأخلاقSunnahالسنة

More from General Terms

Al-Ḥamdu lillāhالحمد لله

All praise belongs to Allah.

‘Īdالعيد

Festival — ‘Īd al-Fiṭr and ‘Īd al-Aḍḥā.

Jumu‘ahالجمعة

Friday — the weekly congregational prayer.

Kāfirالكافر

Disbeliever.

Bismi-llāhبسم الله

In the name of Allah.

Dhimmīالذمي

A non-Muslim under the protection of an Islamic state.

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