[1] A malignant being created in the human nature. All its desires run counter to Allâhu ta’âlâ’s commandments. Its the only property whose desires and activities are harmful to itself and to its owner.
[2] Oneness of Allâhu ta’âlâ. The statement of and the belief in His oneness.
[3] A blessed person who has attained a state wherein he knows Allâhu ta’âlâ (as well as a slave could know his Creator).
[4] Verses of the Qur’ân al-kerîm.
[5] Penitence; to make tawba means to repent for your sin(s), to beg Allâhu ta’âlâ for forgiveness, and to be resolved not to commit the same sin(s) again.
[6] Walî (pl. Awliyâ) means a person close and beloved to Allâhu ta’âlâ.
[7] For terms such as Walî, Awliyâ (pl. of Walî), the Sahâba, Salaf as-sâlihîn, see our other publications, e.g. Sahâba ‘The Blessed’, available from Hakîkat Kitâbevi, Fâtih, Istanbul, Turkey.
[8] Please see our book Could Not Answer for detailed information about the interpolated copies of the Bible which Christians have been reading.
[9] Farz (or fard) means (any behaviour or thought or belief which is) obligatory. Islam’s open commandments are called fard (pl. farâid).
[10] Please see our other publications for this term as well as for the other Islamic terms used in the text.