Commonly Used Arabic and Urdu Terms
Rafi Malik, Qa’id Publications
We use Arabic and Urdu terms on a daily basis in Jama'at related communication. We have all seen different variations of spellings of these terms. Following are the correct spellings of some commonly used terms, when using these terms without diacritical marks.
| Alhamdulillah | Muntazim |
| Ameen | Muntazimin (plural of Muntazim) |
| Ameer | Mu'awin Sadr |
| Amila | Nazim A'la |
| Bai'at | Nazimin (plural of Nazim) |
| Da'i Ilallah (caller to Allah) | Na'ib |
| Da'in Ilallah (plural of Da'i Ilallah) | Na'ib Sadr Awwal |
| Hadith | Na'ib Sadr Saff Dom |
| Hazrat | Qa'id |
| Huzoor | Qa'idin (plural of Qa'id) |
| Ijtima | Qur'an |
| Ijtima'at (plural Ijtima) | Ramadan |
| Insha'allah | Sadr |
| Isha'at (publication) | Tabligh |
| Ithar [Eesaar] (welfare, social service) | Tahajjud |
| Jama'at | Tahrik Jadid |
| Jumu'ah | Tajnid |
| Khalifatul-Masih | Tarbiyat |
| Majlis | Ta'lim |
| Majalis (plural of Majlis) | Umumi |
| Masha'allah | Waqf Jadid |
| Masih Mau'ud | Wasiyyat |
| Muslih Mau'ud | Za'im |
| Muhammad | Zu'ama (plural of Za'im) |
If you have any questions in this regard, please contact me at qaid.publications@ansarusa.org.
