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GLOSSARY OF TERMS Allah : Literally, it means 'The Divinity', this is Arabic for 'God'. Muslims prefer the word Allah because it is gender neutral. Ibadah: Worship. Worship may take the form of ritual prayers, fasting, giving alms or performing the hajj. But in an expansive sense, any act done with the intent of pleasing Allah is ibadah. Islam: The religion practiced by Muslims. Muslim: The people who practice Islam. Salah or Salat: The ritual prayer offerred 5 times by Muslims. Sawm: The act of fasting. For Muslims, a fast constitutes avoidance of the satisfaction of all appetite (food, drink of any kind, sexual gratification) during the hours of the fast, i.e., dawn to sunset. Muslims are obliged to fast the entire month of Ramadan, i.e., during this month, Muslims may only eat before dawn and after sunset. Fasting at other times is non-obligatory. Taharah: Ritual cleanliness. We may only perform our ritual acts of worship in a state of purity. Once some basic conditions are met, Muslims will perform 'ablution' which consists of washing the face, the arms up to the elbows and the feet. Some situations require a bath to attain an acceptable taharh for worship.
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