Islam

Indonesian: Islam


dam

Borrowed from Arabic دَم (dam, “blood”), from Proto-Semitic *dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *dam-.

(Islam) A punishment given to someone for breaking certain rules when performing the hajj.


halal

ditanggung halal

mencari rezeki halal

(especially Islam) halal, lawful, permissible (according to Muslim religious customs, pertaining to various matters such as food or business practices)


fatwa

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fatwa (Jawi spelling فتوى, plural fatwa-fatwa)

From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of petua.

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(Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)


Allah

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.


sahabat

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sahabat (Jawi spelling صحابت, plural sahabat-sahabat)

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Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba)

(historical, Islam) sahabah, companion of prophet Muhammad


Adam

(Abrahamism, religion) The first man and the progenitor of the human race.


awning

Macam mane nk hilangkan kesan lilin dekat awning tu?

2017 February 12, Tiada Nama, “Lilin Melampau Rosakkan Tudung - Lagi Tips Mudah Keraskan Awning”, in Galeri Artie, archived from the original on 2020-10-28:

How to remove the wax marks near the 'awning'?

Dah siap gosok, dijamin mudah untuk anda bentukkan awning tudung bawal anda tu dan gayakannya mengikut citatasa masing-masing.

2022 November 2, Haifa Nasir, “Dua Teknik Ni, Buat Tudung Bawal ‘On Point’ Sepanjang Hari”, in Hijabista, archived from the original on 2022-12-02:

Once you've finished ironing, it's guaranteed to be easy for you to shape your 'bawal' headscarf 'awning' and style it according to your own preferences.

Ramai perempuan ambil penting bentuk awning tudung mereka sebab awning tudung ni berperanan dalam menaikkan seri dan memberikan gaya tersendiri kepada pemakai.

2023 July 17, “Kenapa nak kena jaga awning tudung?”, in Siti Khadijah, archived from the original on 2023-09-22:

Many women take the shape of their headscarf's 'awning' very seriously because the 'awning' of the headscarf plays a role in enhancing the look and giving the wearer a distinctive style.

(Islam) the top part of a headscarf when being worn (the part above the forehead)


mufti

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mufti (Jawi spelling مفتي, plural mufti-mufti)

From Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).


Abraham

ابراهام (Jawi)


Muhammad

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Muhammad (Jawi spelling محمد, abbreviation Muhd.)

محمد (Jawi)
Muhd. (abbreviation)
Mohamed (alternative)
Mohamad (alternative)
Muhamad (alternative)
Mat (alternative clipping)
Mad (alternative clipping)
Md (alternative clipping)
Muhd (alternative abbreviation)

Baháʼí Baháʼí

(Islam) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.


Ibrahim

ابراهیم (Jawi)

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm). Doublet of Berahim.

etymon

ar>إِبْرَاهِيم>prophet


Ismail

إسماعيل (Jawi)
Ismael (alternative)
Mail (alternative)

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew ישמעאל (yishma'él).

bor

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)


Ramadan

رمضان (Jawi)
Ramadhan (alternative)
Ramalan (alternative Indonesia)

Indonesian: Ramadan

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

(Islam) The ninth month on the Hijri calendar during which time Muslims fast each day from sunrise to sunset; Ramadan.


azan

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azan (Jawi spelling اذان, plural azan-azan)

اذان (Jawi)
azan-azan (plural)
adzan (alternative)


iftar

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Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār)

(Islam) The evening meal or dinner that marks the end of the daily fast on Ramadan.


kafir

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kafir (Jawi spelling کافير, plural kafir-kafir)

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”).

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(Islam, offensive, religious slur) A kafir, a disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim.


Khadija

(Islam) the first wife of the prophet Muhammad; the mother of Fatima.


rasul

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rasul (Jawi spelling رسول, also used in the form rasul Allah)

رسول (Jawi)
rasul Allah (also used-in-the-form)

Indonesian: rasul

→ Maguindanao: rasul

Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl, “messenger”).

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(Islam) A prophet or messenger in Islam.


takbir

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takbir (Jawi spelling تکبير, plural takbir-takbir)

> Indonesian: takbir (inherited)

(Islam) takbir: A proclamation of the greatness of God, "Allahu akbar".


riba

riba (Jawi spelling ريبا, plural riba-riba)

Indonesian: riba


abid

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abid (Jawi spelling عابد or عبيد, plural abidin or abid-abid)

عابد (Jawi)
عبيد (Jawi)
abidin (plural)
abid-abid (plural)

Indonesian: abid

From Arabic عَبِيد (ʕabīd), plural of عَبْد (ʕabd). Doublet of abdi.

(Islam) Someone who performs acts of worship a lot.


kaya

> Indonesian: kaya (inherited)

→ Min Nan: 奎維 /奎维 (khe-ûi)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya, from Proto-Austronesian *kaya (“able, capable, strong, wealthy”). Compare Kapampangan kaya and Tagalog kaya (especially Tagalog may-kaya).

inh

Tuhan yang Maha Kaya

(Islam, figurative) Having power (of God).


salah

(theology) A violation of God's will or religious law.


nabi

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nabi (Jawi spelling نبي, plural nabi-nabi)


zan

(Islam, very rare or obsolete) doubt, suspicion


haram

Indonesian: haram


madrasah

madrasah (Jawi spelling مدرسة, plural madrasah-madrasah)


aliran

aliran (Jawi spelling اليرن, plural aliran-aliran)

Indonesian: aliran


sekta

sekta (Jawi spelling سيکتا, plural sekta-sekta)

سيکتا (Jawi)
sekta-sekta (plural)
sekte (alternative)

From English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte (“a sect in philosophy or religion”), from Late Latin secta (“a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, party, faction, class, gild, band, particularly a heretical doctrine or sect, etc.”), possibly, from Latin sequi (“to follow”). Alternatively linked to sectus (“cut off, divided”), past participle of secō.


solat

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solat (Jawi spelling صلاة, plural solat-solat)


surah

surah (Jawi spelling سورة, plural surah-surah)


nirwana

nirwana (Jawi spelling نيروان, plural nirwana-nirwana)

From Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).

bor

शून्य शून्य#Sanskrit

(Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions


astaghfirullah

From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, “I seek forgiveness from God”).

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ

(Islam, literally) a prayer seeking for forgiveness from God.


sunat

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sunat (Jawi spelling سونت, plural sunat-sunat)

From Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “a recommended practice”).

bor

(Islam) circumcision (excising foreskin from penis)


haji

Indonesian: haji


patung

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patung (Jawi spelling ڤاتوڠ, plural patung-patung)

> Indonesian: patung (inherited)

desc

> Peranakan Indonesian: patoeng (inherited)

(religion) an idol, something used to worship gods


bidadari

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bidadari (Jawi spelling بيداداري, plural bidadari-bidadari)

بيداداري (Jawi)
bidadari-bidadari (plural)

> Indonesian: bidadari (inherited)

→ Tausug: biraddali

→ Ternate: bidadari

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्याधरी (vidyādharī, “fairy”).


Tuhan

Reverential capitalization of tuhan (“a god”), from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan.


abdas

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abdas (Jawi spelling ابدس, plural abdas-abdas)

From Classical Malay ابدس (abdas), from Classical Persian آبدست (ābdast) of آب (āb, “water”) + دست (dast, “hand”).


biku

biku (Jawi spelling بيکو, plural biku-biku)

From Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”) likely via Thai, from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”). Doublet of biksu.


Yusuf

يوسف (Jawi)
Yusof (alternative)
Yusop (alternative)
Eusof (alternative)
Euysof (alternative)

From Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph).


Nuh

(religion) A figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood.


yaum

yaum (Jawi spelling يوم, plural yaum-yaum)


umrah

umrah (Jawi spelling عمرة, plural umrah-umrah)


Daud

داود (Jawi)
داءوت (Jawi)
Daut (alternative)
Dawud (alternative)

From Arabic دَاوُد (dāwud), from Hebrew דָּוִד (Davíd).

(Christianity, Islam, Judaism) The prophet David who was also a king of Judah.


sabda

sabda (Jawi spelling سبدا, plural sabda-sabda)

Indonesian: sabda


korban

korban (Jawi spelling قربان, plural korban-korban)

From Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān), from Aramaic קורבנא (qurbānā).

(religion) sacrifice (the ritual killing of an animate being as an offering to a deity)

(Islam) korban (the ritual sacrifice of a farm animal performed on Eid al-Adha)


hadis

hadis (Jawi spelling حديث, plural hadis-hadis)

حديث (Jawi)
hadis-hadis (plural)
hadith (alternative)

Indonesian: hadis

Borrowed from Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “hadith”).


pahala

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pahala (Jawi spelling ڤهالا, plural pahala-pahala)

> Indonesian: pahala (inherited)

→ Tausug: pahala'

desc

<i class="Hani mention" lang="zh">巴甩</i>

→ Teochew: 巴甩 (ba1 lag4)

From Sanskrit फल (phála), which is in turn from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”).


ustaz

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ustaz (Jawi spelling استاذ, plural asatizah)

Indonesian: ustaz

From Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ, “professor”), from Persian استاد (ostâd, “master”).


assalamualaikum

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assalamualaikum (Jawi spelling السلامعليکم)

السلامعليکم (Jawi)

From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم

assalamu alaykum
assalamu alaykum#English

(Islam) Used by Muslims to greet other Muslims; salaam alaikum, assalamu alaykum.


ilham

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ilham (Jawi spelling الهام, plural ilham-ilham)

> Indonesian: ilham (inherited)

Borrowed from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām, “inspiration”).


tarawih

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tarawih (Jawi spelling تراويح, plural tarawih-tarawih)

bor

Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ)

(Islam) An extra prayer performed by Muslims on Ramadan.


juz

Indonesian: juz, jus

Borrowed from Arabic جُزْء (juzʔ). Doublet of juzuk.

juz 5

(Islam) A juz: any of thirty parts of varying length into which the Qur'an is sometimes divided.


wajib

(Islam) Of a duty that a Muslim must fulfil for which he will acquire hasanat if he does so, or sins if he does not; wajib.


wajib

Indonesian: wajib

→ Tausug: wajib

Orang Islam wajib menunaikan haji jika mampu.

Muslims must perform hajj if they could afford it.

(Islam) Must in a way where a Muslim will acquire hasanat if he does or sins if he does not.


tadarus

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tadarus (Jawi spelling تداروس, plural tadarus-tadarus)

(Islam) the act of reciting Quran together, usually in a mosque during Ramadhan


pondok

ڤوندوق (Jawi)

Indonesian: pondok

→ English: pondok

→ Hokkien: 盆洛 (phûn-lo̍k)

From Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “hotel”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon).
* (Islamic boarding school): Semantic loan from Javanese.

(Islam) An Islamic boarding school, primarily teaching Islam and the Qur'an, similar to other Islamic educational institutions, such as madrasah and maktab.


alhamdulillah

الحمدلله (Jawi)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu li-llāhi, literally “praise [be] to God”).

bor+

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

Alhamdulillah, majlis perkahwinan berjalan dengan lancar.

Thank God, the wedding ceremony went smoothly.

(Islam) Thank God (Said by someone who has just sneezed).


Hud

(Islam) The eleventh sura of the Qur'an.


Saleh

صالح (Jawi)
Salih (alternative)
Soleh (alternative)

From Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ); the prophet's name literally means "pious."

(Islam) A prophet of Islam who prophesied to the people of Thamud.


takwa

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takwa (Jawi spelling تقوى, plural takwa-takwa)

تقوى (Jawi)
takwa-takwa (plural)
taqwa (alternative)
تقوى (alternative)

Indonesian: takwa

(Islam) taqwa: the care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.


buka puasa

(Islam) The end of the daily fast on Ramadan, marked by a dinner.


raksasa

raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس, plural raksasa-raksasa)

> Indonesian: raksasa (inherited)

Borrowed from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).

bor+

(Buddhism, Hinduism) a member of a race of usually-evil human-like monsters who eat people; an ogre


surau

Indonesian: surau

→ English: surau

→ Thai: สุเหร่า (sù-rào)

→ Pattani Malay: سوغا / ซูรฺา

Possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).

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(Islam) surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.

Surau tersebut terletak dekat bilik matematik.

The surau is located near the mathematics classroom.

(Islam): a small room in any public building where Muslims pray.


innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun

Borrowed from Arabic إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ (innā li-llāhi wa-ʔinnā ʔilayhi rājiʕūna).

bor

inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un (alternative)

(Islam) Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un (“We surely belong to Allah and to Him we shall return”) (used when a person experiences a tragedy in life, mostly used when hearing news that a person has died)


sahur

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sahur (Jawi spelling سحور, plural sahur-sahur)

(Islam) suhur, a pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting


Ayub

ايوب (Jawi)
Ayyub (alternative)
Ayob (alternative)


zuhur

ظهر (Jawi)
zohor (alternative)
lohor (alternative)

Indonesian: zuhur


Zuhur

Borrowed from Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr, “noon”).

(Islam) The midday Islamic prayer; dhuhr


kuliah

Indonesian: kuliah

Borrowed from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).


Nasrani

نصراني (Jawi)

Borrowed from Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”). Doublet of Serani.


biksu

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biksu (Jawi spelling بيقسو, plural biksu-biksu)

بيقسو (Jawi)
biksu-biksu (plural)
biku (alternative)
bikuni (alternative)
biksuni (alternative)

From Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).

(Buddhism) bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.


mualaf

(Islam) a person who has just converted to Islam


jemaah

jemaah (Jawi spelling جماعه, plural jemaah-jemaah)

(Islam) congregation (during Friday prayers at the mosque)

(Islam) pilgrimage (especially to Mecca and Medina)


selamatkan

(theology) to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation


khalwat

(law, Islam) the offence of an unmarried couple being alone together in a hidden and obscured place


langgar

langgar (Jawi spelling لڠݢر, plural langgar-langgar)

From Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “the house or monastery of the Calendars or Muhammadan monks”, literally “anchor”), from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).


tahfiz

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tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ, plural tahfiz-tahfiz)

der

Arabic تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ)

(Islam) Islamic school or madrasa mainly dedicated for Qur'an memorization.


tahfiz

Arabic تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ)


Lut

Borrowed from Arabic لُوط (lūṭ), ultimately from Hebrew לוֹט (lot).

(biblical) A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran; Lot.


berhala

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berhala (Jawi spelling برهالا, plural berhala-berhala)

desctree

> Indonesian: berhala (inherited)
→ Ternate: barhala

From Old Javanese bharāla, from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra). Doublet of betara.

(religion) idol (representation of anything revered)


syahid

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syahid (Jawi spelling شهيد, plural syahid-syahid)

> Indonesian: syahid (inherited)

→ Tausug: sahid

Inherited from Classical Malay syahid, from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “witness, martyr”).


sembahyang

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sembahyang (Jawi spelling سمبهيڠ, plural sembahyang-sembahyang)

سمبهيڠ (Jawi)
sembahyang-sembahyang (plural)

Indonesian: sembahyang

→ Javanese: sembahyang

→ Madurese: sembhâjâng, bhâjâng

North Moluccan Malay: sambayang

→ Galela: subayang

Manado Malay: sombayang

→ Sahu: sambayanga (Tala'i)

→ Waioli: sambayanga

→ Portuguese: zumbaia

→? Ternate: sabea

→? Tidore: sabea

Compound of sembah (“worship”) + yang (“deity”).

com+

Sembahyang merupakan salah satu tiang agama Islam.

(Islam) The type of prayer performed by Muslims; salat.


sangkakala

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sangkakala (Jawi spelling سڠکاکالا, plural sangkakala-sangkakala)

سڠکاکالا (Jawi)
sangkakala-sangkakala (plural)

> Indonesian: sangkakala (inherited)

→ Tausug: sangkakala

Borrowed from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “trumpet, horn”, literally “shell, conch-shell”) + काल (kāla, “time, hour”).

compound

(Islam) The trumpet that will be blown by the archangel Israfil to signal the Day of Judgement.


firdaus

From Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.


ceramah

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ceramah (Jawi spelling چرامه, plural ceramah-ceramah)

Indonesian: ceramah

→ English: ceramah


fardu

fardu (Jawi spelling فرض, plural fardu-fardu)

فرض (Jawi)
fardu-fardu (plural)
fardhu (alternative)

Indonesian: fardu

From Arabic فرض (farḍ). Doublet of perlu.

(Islam) A duty or obligation believing Muslims must fulfil; a fard.


munafik

munafik (Jawi spelling منافق, plural munafikin or munafik-munafik)

منافق (Jawi)
munafikin (plural)
munafik-munafik (plural)

> Indonesian: munafik (inherited)

→ Tausug: munapik

(Islam) Someone who claims to bear witness of the Oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad but actually does not so in their heart.


bawal

bawal (Jawi spelling باول, plural bawal-bawal)

Possibly a borrowing and corruption from English and French voile.

(Islam) a type of square headscarf with pointy top usually worn by Southeast Asian Women


rayuan

رايوان (Jawi)

Indonesian: rayuan

Affixed rayu + -an.
* The law sense of appeal is a semantic loan from English appeal as part of British influence.


penunggang agama

penunggang agama (plural penunggang-penunggang agama)

penunggang + agama, literally "one who [hijacks a] ride on religion".

(Malaysia, slang, derogatory, religion) someone who opportunistically appears devout to the public despite very antithetical or hypocritical personal views.

(Malaysia, slang, derogatory, religion) a religious extremist.


nauzubillah

نعوذ بالله (Jawi)

From Arabic نعوذ بالله ("We take refuge with the help of God Almighty").

bor

Arabic نعوذ بالله

(Islam) May God protect someone (against a threat)


imsak

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imsak (Jawi spelling إمساک, plural imsak-imsak)

From Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʔimsāk, literally “holding back”).

bor

(Islam) The start of the daily fast on Ramadan, very early in the morning.


geng plastik hitam

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ݢيڠ ڤلستيک هيتم

geng plastik hitam (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ ڤلستيک هيتم, plural geng-geng plastik hitam)

ݢيڠ ڤلستيک هيتم (Jawi)
geng-geng plastik hitam (plural)

From the black plastic bags worn by the criminals on their heads when they were brought to police stations, or the plastic bags used to hide food and drinks when buying or consuming them in public.

2022, Utusanhttps://www.utusan.com.my/berita/2022/03/awas-geng-plastik-hitam-dipantau-sepanjang-ramadan/

Jabatan Agama Islam Perak (JAIPk) akan memantau lokasi tumpuan tumpuan geng plastik hitam, iaitu individu yang membeli makanan di bulan puasa di sepanjang bulan Ramadan.

The Islamic Religious Department of Perak (JAIPk) will mark the locations where the black plastic gangs gather, who are individuals who buy food throughout the fasting month of Ramadan.

(Islam, slang) Muslims who are arrested by the religious police for violating the daily fast on Ramadan by eating and drinking during daylight hours in public.

kaki ponteng puasa

feet who skip the fasting, people who violate the Ramadan daytime fast


moreh

moreh (Jawi spelling موريه, plural moreh-moreh)

(Islam) a supper eaten after tarawih prayers on Ramadan.


takbir raya

takbir raya (Jawi spelling تکبير راي, plural takbir-takbir raya)

تکبير راي (Jawi)
takbir-takbir raya (plural)

(Islam) a special takbir prayer to God uttered before the Eid al-Fitr prayers.


laknatullah

From laknat + Allah, both from Arabic لعنه الله (“cursed by God”).

Saudara-saudara kita di Palestin sekarang sedang menangis dianiayai Zionis laknatullah dan tangisan ‘berdarah’ itu didengari dunia termasuk beberapa bintang Hollywood yang lantang bersuara tentang isu berkenaan.

Our brothers and sisters in Palestine are now crying over the persecution of the accursed Zionists and the ‘bleeding’ cries are being heard by the world, including some Hollywood stars who are vocal about this issue. - Kosmo!


JAWI

جاوي (Jawi)
Jawi (alternative)
جاوي (alternative)

w:ms:Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan

(Malaysia, Islam) acronym of Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (“Islamic Religious Department of the Federal Territory, a branch of the government organisation JAKIM”)

JAIS

Islamic law enforcement agency in Selangor


JAKIM

(Malaysia, Islam) acronym of Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (“Department of Islamic Development Malaysia”)


lebai

lebai (Jawi spelling لباي, plural lebai-lebai)

Indonesian: lêbai

→ English: lebai

From Tamil லப்பை (lappai), a name of a trading community. The Tamil word originally meant "here I am", as a term of address for people who converted to Islam. See Labbay for more information.
The extended sense of "a supporter or member of the Malaysian Islamic Party" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues.

lebai ketayap

a person who outwardly practices religion but is a hypocrite


zimmi

Borrowed from Arabic ذِمِّيّ (ḏimmiyy, “one who is under protection”), from ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”).

bor

(Islam) a non-Muslim subject of a Muslim government.


kariah

ms-noun

kariah (Jawi spelling قريه, plural kariah-kariah)

قريه (Jawi)
kariah-kariah (plural)
qariah (alternative)

(Islam) an area inhabited by residents who share a mosque or a surau


bermoreh

ms-verb

bermoreh (Jawi spelling برموريه, intransitive)

برموريه (Jawi)

Susulan kelonggaran sekatan itu, pihak berkuasa agama hampir di seluruh negara membenarkan pelaksanaan solat berjemaah, solat sunat tarawih hingga 20 rakaat, majlis berbuka puasa, bermoreh atau jamuan ringan selepas tarawih serta bersahur di masjid dan surau.

2022, BERNAMA, “Ramadan: Rapatkan saf, teguhkan kembali silaturahim umat Islam”, in Sinar Harian:

Following the easing of the restrictions, almost all the religious authorities in the country allow the observance of congregational prayers, tarawih prayers until the 20 rak'at, iftar gatherings, eating supper after tarawihs or light feast after tarawihs and eating suhoor in mosques and suraus.

(Islam) to hold a supper after tarawih prayers.


fardu ain

(Islam) Personal duty of Muslims whereby every Muslim in the community has to fulfil it regardless of whether any other Muslim in the community has.


fardu kifayah

ms-noun

fardu kifayah (plural fardu-fardu kifayah)

(Islam) Collective duty of Muslims whereby if one Muslim in the community has fulfilled it, it is no longer obligatory for the other Muslims in the community to do so.


zabah

zabah (Jawi spelling ذبح, plural zabah-zabah)


Zabaniah

زبانية (Jawi)

Indonesian: Zabaniah

(Islam) Zabaniyah (a group of angels in Islam who are tasked to torture the sinners in hell)


soleh

(Islam) Having strong faith in God; pious.


JAIS

Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor
Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor#Malay

(Malaysia, Islam) initialism of Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (“Islamic Religious Department of Selangor, a branch of the government organisation JAKIM”)

JAWI

Islamic law enforcement agency in Kuala Lumpur


Pencipta

Affixation of peN- + cipta (“to create”).

(religion) Creator (God Who created the universe)


juzuk

juzuk (Jawi spelling جزوء, plural juzuk-juzuk)

Borrowed from Arabic جُزْء (juzʔ). Doublet of juz.

juzuk 5

(Islam) A juz: any of thirty parts of varying length into which the Qur'an is sometimes divided.


Maha Kaya

head

Maha Kaya (Jawi spelling مها کاي, used in the form yang Maha Kaya)

مها کاي (Jawi)
yang Maha Kaya (used-in-the-form)

Compound of maha (“most”) + kaya (“powerful”).

com+

(Islam) A name or title for God meaning "the Almighty".


berkhalwat

برخلوة (Jawi)

(law, Islam) to be alone with an unmarried partner in a hidden and obscured place


orang bukan Islam

ms-noun

اورڠ بوکن اسلام

orang bukan Islam (Jawi spelling اورڠ بوکن اسلام, plural orang-orang bukan Islam)

اورڠ بوکن اسلام (Jawi)
orang-orang bukan Islam (plural)

Compound of orang (“person”) + bukan (“non-”) + Islam (“Islam”).


orang bukan Muslim

ms-noun

اورڠ بوکن مسلم

orang bukan Muslim (Jawi spelling اورڠ بوکن مسلم, plural orang-orang bukan Muslim)

اورڠ بوکن مسلم (Jawi)
orang-orang bukan Muslim (plural)

Compound of orang (“person”) + bukan (“non-”) + Muslim (“Muslim”).


syirik

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syirik (Jawi spelling شيريک, plural syirik-syirik)

> Indonesian: syirik (inherited)

(Islam) The unforgivable sin of association [of something with God]; shirk.


syubhah

makanan syubhah

(Islam) Uncertain or doubtful in whether it is halal or haram (of an act, food, etc.).


syubhah

Makanan yang ada syubhah seeloknya dielakkan jika ada opsyen halal alternatif yang tiada syubhah.

Food with uncertainty is best avoided if there are alternative halal options with no uncertainty available.

(Islam) Uncertainty, doubt or obscurity as to whether something (an act, food, etc.) is halal or haram.


waalaikumussalam

ms-interj

وعليکم السلام

waalaikumussalam (Jawi spelling وعليکم السلام)

وعليکم السلام (Jawi)

From Arabic وَعَلَيْكُم ٱلسَّلَامُ (waʕalaykum s-salāmu).

bor

وَعَلَيْكُم ٱلسَّلَامُ

(Islam) Used as a response greeting to assalamualaikum.


fardukan

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fardukan (Jawi spelling فرضکن, active memfardukan, 3rd person passive difardukan)

فرضکن (Jawi)
memfardukan (active)
difardukan (passive third-person)

(Islam, transitive) To make something obligatory for Muslims.


kewajipan

ms-noun

kewajipan (Jawi spelling کواجيڤن, plural kewajipan-kewajipan)

کواجيڤن (Jawi)
kewajipan-kewajipan (plural)
kewajiban (alternative)

(Islam) A duty that a Muslim must fulfil for which he will acquire hasanat if he does so, or sins if he does not.


kemunafikan

کمنافقن (Jawi)

(Islam) Quality of claiming to bear witness of the Oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad but not actually doing so in one's heart.


makrifat

makrifat (Jawi spelling معرفة, plural makrifat-makrifat)

From Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa, “knowledge”)

(Islam) knowledge of spiritual or divine matters at the highest level (in Sufism).


kafir zimmi

Compound of kafir (“non-Muslim (offensive)”) + zimmi (“dhimmi, a non-Muslim subject in a Muslim state”).

com+

(Islam) A non-Muslim who is subject to a Muslim government.


kafir harbi

Compound of kafir (“non-Muslim (offensive)”) + harbi (“one who is at war”).

(Islam) A non-Muslim who is a hostile combatant against a Muslim government.


berabdas

برابدس (Jawi)


rukun Islam

روکون إسلام (Jawi)


sembahyang zuhur

sembahyang zohor (alternative)
sembahyang lohor (alternative)


solat zuhur

solat zohor (alternative)
solat lohor (alternative)


pergi haji

(Islam) to go on a hajj (a pilgrimage to Mecca).


rukun

(Islam) Any one of the five pillars of Islam.


senteri

ms-noun

senteri (Jawi spelling سنتري, plural senteri-senteri)

Indonesian: senteri

From Tamil சாத்திரி (cāttiri, “learned man”), from Sanskrit शास्त्री (śāstrī, “into scripture”).


bilal

From Arabic بِلَال (bilāl), specially Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ, the first muezzin in Islam.


bulan puasa

بولن ڤواسا (Jawi)

Compound of bulan (“month”) + puasa (“act of fasting”).

com+

(Islam) The ninth month on the Hijri calendar; Ramadan.


Dewata Mulia Raya

ms-proper noun

ديوات موليا راي

Déwata Mulia Raya (Jawi spelling ديوات موليا راي)

Déwata Mulia Raya (canonical)
ديوات موليا راي (Jawi)

From dewata (“god”) + mulia (“glorious, noble”) + raya (“great”), literally “the Great Glorious God”.

com

اسا فدا دىوٮ ملىا راى ٮرى همٮا مںكهكں اكاما اسلام

1303 or 1387 CE, Batu Bersurat Terengganu, second part of first paragraph:

Praise the God Almighty for giving us Islam.

Ada pada Dewata Mulia Raya beri hamba meneguhkan agama Islam.


Fatimah

(Islam) A daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the wife of Ali.