Word type
Religious Term
۵۰ words
- آتشکدهatashkadefire temple
- آخوندâkhundclergyman
- اذانazânIslamic call to prayer
- اللهallahGod (Islamic name)
- امامemâmimam; Muslim religious leader; prayer leader; (Shia) the Imam — highest spiritual authority; امام جماعت = congregational prayer leader
- امام حسینemâm HosseinImam Hussain (third Shia Imam)
- امام رضاemâm RezâImam Reza (8th Shia Imam)
- امام علیemâm AliImam Ali (first Shia Imam)
- انشاءاللهenshâ-allâhGod willing; if God wills
- اهل بیتahl-e beythousehold of the Prophet
- بسم اللهbismellâhin the name of God (opening phrase)
- پیامبرpayâmbarprophet
- تبرکtabarrokblessed object
- تسبیحtasbihprayer beads
- تصوفtasavvofSufism
- توبهtobehrepentance
- حرامharamforbidden (religious)
- حلالhalalpermitted (religious)
- حوزهhawzeseminary
- خداkhodaGod
- خداوندkhodâvandGod; the Lord; the Almighty (more formal/literary than خدا); خداوند متعال = God Most High; خداوند رحیم = the merciful Lord
- خمسkhomskhums; one-fifth religious tax (Shia)
- درویشdarvishdervish, ascetic
- دعا کردنdo'â kardanto pray (supplication); to make dua
- رسالهresâlehreligious jurisprudence guide
- رکعتrak'atunit of Islamic prayer
- روزهruzefasting
- زکاتzakâtzakat; obligatory alms
- سیدseyyedProphet's descendant
- شهادتshahâdatmartyrdom; Islamic declaration of faith
- صدقهsadaghehcharity; alms (Islamic)
- صوفیsufiSufi mystic
- صومsawmfasting (Arabic religious term)
- غسلghoslritual full-body washing
- قرآنqorânthe Quran; the holy book of Islam; قرآن خواندن = to recite the Quran; قرآن قسم خوردن = to swear on the Quran
- قنوتqonutsupplication (raised hands in prayer)
- کعبهka'behthe Kaaba
- کلیساkelisachurch
- کنشتkaneshtsynagogue
- مباحmobâhpermissible; neutral act (Islamic law)
- مرجعmarja'supreme religious authority; Grand Ayatollah
- مستحبmostahabbrecommended supererogatory act (Islamic law)
- مسجدmasjedmosque
- مکروهmakruhdiscouraged (Islamic law)
- ملاmollâmullah; religious cleric
- نذرnazrvotive offering
- نمازnamazdaily prayer
- نیتniyyatintention
- واجبvâjebobligatory (Islamic religious duty)
- وضوvozowritual ablution (wudu)