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What is hidden from the senses — Allah, the angels, Paradise, Hellfire, qadar, the soul. Believing in the unseen is the first description of the believers in Sūrat al-Baqarah.

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In the Qur'an In Hadith

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Imānالإيمان

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Qadarالقدر

Allah's decree and predestination.

Salafالسلف

The first three generations of Muslims.

Kunyahالكنية

Honorific by-name (Abū /Umm + child's name).

Dhimmīالذمي

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

Jahannamجهنم

Hellfire.

Taqwāالتقوى

God-consciousness — fearful awareness of Allah.

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