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FAHISHAH       - openly indecent sin , openly immoral ,Al Qur'an 4:15 ,4:34 ,  "call 4 witness"

FAHISH        -a person who talks evil

MUTTAFAHISH      -a person who conveys evil talk

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FAHISH means dirty jokes, music with predatory sexual lyrics ,watching immoral acts on TV (including violence as entertainment), fashion magazines promoting prestige on nakedness  , pornography,buying or selling any of this,  letting   family members do any of it is considered a serious sin in a parent. These sorts of things are FAHISH:wearing a swim suit to the beach .dating , gay parades,talk shows on TV,These are all American customs and have no place in the Muslim's life or values.

FAIZAN  -  blessings

FALAH   - prosperity in this life and the next . The hadith relate that people who take women for leaders will not have prosperity.

see   http://www.mwlusa.org/pub_book_polirights.shtml 

FARASAH    enlightenment of the heart a penetration into the secrets of the unknown This citation from Ilmu-'l-Firasah  / the Science of Physiognomy  FIRASAH

FARD   - the obligatory practices in Islam

FARUQ    -one who distinguises the truth from falsehood     Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

FARMAN    -A command given by the Ottoman Sultanate

FATWA   - A verdict on a legal question  In these times given by the Sheikh-Ul  Azhar in Cairo Egypt. Other Fatwa are made by Sheikh in Saudi Arabia .Shia Muslims have their own noble legal system ..  The opinions of  Saudi Ullema are disregarded because they are outside the Ahl Us Sunnah wal Jammah  (the 4 Madhabs ).The opinions of such Sheikh are disregarded if they do not follow any Madhab. In other words they are not qualified and they are also heretical in their approach to law .They also refuse consensus - IJMA .By way of comparison you can see the difference between the way educated women are teated in Iran and the remarks of Ibn Baaz on the college educated woman . On a graph they are opposite each other . Muslims are allowed personal conscience and personal opinion . This is not islamic law however.

FEDAYEE   -a fighter

FITNA    -In fighting ,anarchy, strife ,mischief, provocation to commit sinful deeds ,corruption or immorality , Any thing that makes a trial or temptation for a Muslim .

FIRAQ    -Sects within Islam .   For detailed information go to the refference section of any  library see the .Encyclopedia of Religion ,edited by Mircea Eliade . Most of the major divisions are outlined according to their points of dissagreement  in theology and doctrine .see also Longman Guide to the Living Religions .(see Bibliography )

FITRAH -   The natural state of humankind which is submission to the will of Allah. Meaning that all of creation is under Allah's command because Allah is the creatorof their existence .Allah's natural creation . For this reason new Muslims are called "reverts" meaning they have returned to their creator.Muslims believe that Islam is the natural state of humans. 

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The Qur'an teaches  that societies and families create and teach religions and beliefs  in their children.This concept is easily understood when one looks at the early history of Christianity .the Romans, who were pagans patched together this religion from the cult of mithras , gnosticism and Roman pagan rites, ie. sacraments. All of this was created by ROMANS  and grafted onto Jewish religion (see A History of Heresy by Christie.) Among the early Christians only the Eastern Rite was saved from the worst of it.The worst of it being Babylonian caste system  astrology (meaning the book of revelations ). Jews never accepted it nor have Muslims. This is the world view promoted by the evangelical christians . The PESHITTA TEXT never included it ,up until George Lamsa agreed to translate it for them in the 70s .The 1933 edition does not include it . This edition rarely survives looters,even in special collections.

 The Romans, Babylonians and the Americans  have in common these traits as cultures based on the astrological caste system : war as a way of economic life, the economic enslavement of the masses,and sexual licentiousness and sexual slavery . This is not the natural state of humans .

FUTUH    -Interior and exterior blessings  1. Dunyawi-Worldly blessings Food, livlihood, children   2.Ibadat - i zahiry-  outward prayers with perseverance treading along the ways laid down by the sharia  3.  i Batin- blessings of the heart enjoying prayers  4. Mukasifah  -implies seeing the divine being in the depths of the heart     , FOOTOOH alt. spelling

FUTUT sacrificing the self

FUTUWWA   -altruism (simplistic )

FOSQ   -innequality ,part of DUNYA the world , whose essence is deceptive,evil. 

FASSIQ   -unjust to ones own soul . A person oppresses themselves when they commit sin . A bad sinner (makes sin into a lifestyle ,unrepentant) is called Fasiq , .Sin is below the essence of the human soul which is holy in essence .

FRANJI  a derogatory slang word used by Egyptians and maghrebis to describe the Colonial powers


Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Our Lord will reveal (on the Day of Judgment) His leg and every male and female believer will prostrate before Him, except for the one who had said his prayers just for show and fame in the world. He will also try to prostrate, but his back will become as rigid as a plate." Saheeh Bukhari

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, related that Badawi (bedouin) came to Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and asked, "When will the Last Day be?" He replied, "When integrity has been lost, then wait for the Last Day." He asked, "How will it be lost?" He (Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "When the government will be entrusted the unworthy people, then wait for the Last Day." Saheeh Bukhari.

Hudaifah, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Holy Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, has forbidden us from drinking or eating from the pots made out of gold or silver and from wearing silken cloth, or silk cloth with design made with golden or silver threads and from sitting on (anything that is ) made from such cloth. Saheeh Bukhari.

 


FADAL (RIBA): A type of interest/ Taking something of superior quality in exchange for giving less of the same kind of thing of poorer quality. Allah Subahana wa Ta’ala has strictly prohibited any kind of Riba and has warned of severe punishment for those who have any association with it. See Holy Qur’an, Sura Al-baqara (2):275-280, Aali ‘Imran (3):130. See Riba

FADAK: A town near Al-Madina.

FAHISH: One who talks evil. Boastful in loudness.

FAI: War body gained without fighting.

FAJR (AL): "The Dawn". The time of the first obligatory Salat (Prayer). It can be prayed at any time between the first light of dawn and just before sunrise. Also called Subh (morning). Surah 89 of the Holy Qur’an.

FALAAH: "Success". Real success lies in "enjoining what is right and forbidding what is evil.." (Surah Aali ‘Imran (3):104). One of the sentences that is said during the Adhan and Iqama, "Haya ‘ala Falaah" (Come to Success). Other derivations: Muflih = the person who is successful, the person whose deeds and actions have gained Allah Ta’ala's pleasure. See Holy Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqarah (2):1-5. See Aflaha: He has succeeded.

FALAQ (AL): "The daybreak". Surah 113 of the Holy Qur’an.

FAQEEH: An Islamic scholar who can give an authoritative legal opinion or judgment.

FAQIR: A poor person. In Islam, poverty may take two forms. (1). Worldly. A person who does not have the financial means to help himself. (2). In the Akhira (Hereafter). A Person who has failed to gain the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, by way of disobedience, thus earning a place in the Nar (Hellfire).

FARAID: Plural of Farida. See Farida.

FARD: Obligatory. An act which is obligatory upon Muslims. Severe punishment awaits those who fail to carry out these acts. There are two categories: (1). Far ‘Ain: Obligatory on every Muslim who is mature, healthy and sane. (2). Fard Kifaya: Obligatory on at least one person in the Muslim community.

FARIDHA: A duty enjoined on all Muslims. Plural: Fara’idh.

FARSAKH: League; about three miles.

FASIQ: A person who engages in evil talk and deeds.

FATH (AL): "The Victory". Surah 48 of the Holy Qur’an.

FAT’HAN MUBEENA: "Manifest Victory". The Manifest victory that is referred to here is the peace treaty of Hudaibiyah. It was one of the greatest victories which the newly-born Islamic Ummah (nation) gained. On face value it seemed like a great setback for the Muslims, but infact it was, by the will of Allah Ta’ala, one of the main means by which the Muslims consolidated and grew. See Holy Qur’an, Surah Al-Fath (48).

FATIHA: "The opening Chapter". Another name for Suratul-Hamd. Surah 1 of the Holy Qur’an.

FATIMA, MAY ALLAH BE PLEASED WITH HER: Daughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. She is one of the four greatest women ever created by Allah Ta’ala. The other three are: (1). Mariam (Mary), Mother of Prophet Isa (Jesus), peace be on him. (2). Asiya, the wife of Fir’aun (Pharaoh). (3). Khadija, may Allah be pleased with her, the first wife of Muhammad, may the blessing of Allah be on him and his wives and family.

FATIR (AL): "The Creator". Also another name for al-Malaika. Surah 35 of the Holy Qur’an.

FATAT: A Female slave or young lady.

FATWA: A legal verdict given on a religious basis. The sources upon which a fatwa is based are the Holy Qur’an, Sahi Bukhari and Muslim, and all other authenticated Ahadeeth.

FAUZ AL-ADHEEM: The supreme victory, achievement, attainment, happiness, etc. The Fauz al-Adheem is realized only when one has gained the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala and thus gained a place in the Jannah (Paradise). All worldly gains and victories count for nothing if they have not earned one place in Paradise. Allah has repeatedly stated that the real victors are the inheritors of Paradise. See Holy Qur’an, Al-Maidah (5):122.

FIDYA: Compensation for missing or wrongly practicing necessary acts of worship. Fidya usually takes the form of donating money or foodstuff or sacrificing an animal. Contrast with Kaffara (making amends). See Kaffara.

FEEL (AL): "The Elephant". Surah 105 of the Holy Qur’an.

FIQH: Islamic Law.

FIR’AUN: "Pharoah". Title of the Ancient Egyptian rulers, particularly one who rejected the Prophet Musa (Moses), peace be on him, and tried to have him killed. They were famous for their cruelty and disbelief. See Holy Qur’an, Al-BAqara (2):49, Taha (20):9-80, Al-Qasas (28):1-42, Al-Fajr (89):10-14.

FIRDAUS: The middle and the highest part of Jannah (Paradise).

FITNA: This has meanings, depending on its context in the sentence: (1). Oppression or tumult, as in Surah Al-Baqara (2):193. 2 . Trial or punishment, as in Surah Al-Maidah (5):74. (3). Trial or temptation, as in Surah Al-Anfal (8):28. It can also mean causing discord between Muslims, or sedition.

FURQAAN (AL): "The Criterion". Another name of the Holy Qur’an. Surah 25 of the Holy Qur’an.

FUSSILAT: "They are expounded." Another name for Ha Min and As-Sajda. Surah 41 of the Holy Qur’an.