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- آتشکدهatashkadefire temple
- اذانazânIslamic call to prayer
- اربعینarba'in40th-day mourning
- افطاریeftâribreak-fast meal
- اللهallahGod (Islamic name)
- امام حسینemâm HosseinImam Hussain (third Shia Imam)
- امام رضاemâm RezâImam Reza (8th Shia Imam)
- امام علیemâm AliImam Ali (first Shia Imam)
- اهل بیتahl-e beythousehold of the Prophet
- برکتbarakatblessing, abundance
- بسم اللهbismellâhin the name of God (opening phrase)
- تبرکtabarrokblessed object
- تسبیحtasbihprayer beads
- تصوفtasavvofSufism
- توبهtobehrepentance
- چادرchâdorchador (cloak)
- حجhajjpilgrimage to Mecca
- حجابhejâbhijab, veil
- حرامharamforbidden (religious)
- حضرتhazratHis/Her Excellency (sacred)
- حلالhalalpermitted (religious)
- حوزهhawzeseminary
- خمسkhomskhums; one-fifth religious tax (Shia)
- درگاهdargâhthreshold, sanctuary
- درویشdarvishdervish, ascetic
- رکعتrak'atunit of Islamic prayer
- روزهruzefasting
- روضهخوانیrowzeh-khânilamentation ceremony for Imam Hussain
- زکاتzakâtzakat; obligatory alms
- سحریsaharipre-dawn fasting meal
- سلام علیکمsalâm aleykomformal Islamic greeting
- سیدseyyedProphet's descendant
- سینهزنیsineh-zanichest-beating (mourning ritual)
- شهادتshahâdatmartyrdom; Islamic declaration of faith
- صوفیsufiSufi mystic
- صومsawmfasting (Arabic religious term)
- عاشوراashuraShia mourning day
- عمرهomrehminor pilgrimage (Umrah)
- غسلghoslritual full-body washing
- قمqomQom (religious city)
- قنوتqonutsupplication (raised hands in prayer)
- کعبهka'behthe Kaaba
- کلیساkelisachurch
- کنشتkaneshtsynagogue
- مباحmobâhpermissible; neutral act (Islamic law)
- محرمmahramintimate confidant
- مستحبmostahabbrecommended supererogatory act (Islamic law)
- مسجدmasjedmosque
- مشهدmash-hadMashhad (religious city)
- مقنعهmaghna'emaghnaeh (school veil)
- مکروهmakruhdiscouraged (Islamic law)
- نامحرمnâmahramnon-intimate (gendered)
- نمازnamazdaily prayer
- نیتniyyatintention
- واجبvâjebobligatory (Islamic religious duty)
- وضوvozowritual ablution (wudu)