Definition
A prophet sent with a new sharī‘ah or message. Every rasūl is a nabī, but not every nabī is a rasūl.
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Kunyahالكنية
Honorific by-name (Abū /Umm + child's name).
Jihādالجهاد
Striving in the path of Allah.
Dhimmīالذمي
A non-Muslim under the protection of an Islamic state.
Akhlāqالأخلاق
Character and manners.
‘Ulamā'العلماء
Scholars — heirs of the prophets.
Ikhlāṣالإخلاص
Sincerity — purifying intent for Allah alone.