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Nafl

Nafl (Arabic: نفل; plural: Nawafil) in Islamic jurisprudence, refers to an action that is optional, supererogatory or voluntary. The performance of a Nafl action is virtuous whilst neglecting it is not blameworthy   Nafl are voluntary prayers the performance of which is considered mustahab, or meritorious, but they are not of divine obligation

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Quraish

: an Arab people of which Muhammad was a member and which from the 5th century was distinguished by a religious preeminence associated with its hereditary provision of the pre-Islamic custodians of the Kaaba at Mecca The Quraysh was an Arab tribal confederation that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Ka’aba. In the late 6th-century

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Qurbani

The word “qurbani” means sacrifice in many languages, and the word “udhiya,” in Arabic, refers to the specific animal that is sacrificed on Eid ul-Adha. This sacrifice is made by the head of the household on behalf of the family. It can either be a sheep, goat, a portion of a camel or a portion of a cow

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Wajib

Obligatory or mandatory. Wajib is a religious task or duty that has become definite through sound evidence but that is not ordered as strongly as fard; like sacrificing an animal, performing witr and eid prayers.

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Zakah

A tax that is the duty and social obligation of every Muslim. This as the fourth Pillar of Islam

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