Word	Meaning
Ma'fuw Wun Anhu	One upon whom certain things are excusable for him.
Maa-ul Mushtaraa	Water that is brought/purchased.
Madinah / Yathrib	A city in Arabia where Hazrat Muhammed (saw) is buried.
Madressah	Madressah:: School; generally refers to the Islamic school.
Maghrib	The prayer which is performed just after sunset.
Mahroom	One in need/desperate straits.
Majoosis	The fire worshippers.
Makkah	A city in Arabia where the holy Ka'bah is situated.
Makrooh (p1. Makroohaat):	An act which is disliked but not forbidden .
Makrooh karahatul tahreem	An abominable action more inclined to haram than to halal.
Malik al Talaq	The one who is empowered with the right of talaq.
Manat	One of the major idols in pre-Islamic Arabia.
Mandoob	Another word for sunnah.
Mardood	Rejected.
Marhallahs	A distance of 115Km.
Masah	Passing wet hands over a dry area (in Wudhu).
Mashee-ah	Will / choice.
Mashoor	Famous.
Masjid	Place of worship.
Maslahah	What is in the best interest of the public, religion and those concerned.
Maslahatul	What is in the best interest of the Ummah community at large/as a whole.
Matha-hibul Arba-ah	The four procedures of ideology.
Mathab	An adopted procedure of ideology.
Mathhabs	A code of life which is being followed under Islamic law.
Mawla	Refers to master, lord, guardian, protector and friend. This term also applies to a freed slave and to the person who frees the slave.
Madinah	The city of the Holy Prophet in Arabia.
Mi'raaj	Journey of Hazrat Muhammed (saw) to the seven heavens.
Minaaret	The lofty turret of a Mosque from which the caller i.e the Muaththin calls the people to pray.
Mimbar	Pulpit.
Miraaj	Journey to the seven heavens.
Miskeen	Needy
Miswak	Tooth stick.
Mith-Qaal	A weight which consist of 70 carats.
Moosir	One with adequate means.
Mount Safa	A hilltop in Makkah.
Mozzakkiy	The person discharging the Zakaah.
Mu'azzin	The person who calls the adhaan.
Mu'sir	One in a situation of difficulty.
Mu-adhdhin	The caller of Adhan, inviting Muslims to prayer.
Mu-Allafatu-Quloobuhum	Those whose hearts are inclined towards
Mu-allaq	Suspended.
Mu-amalat	Trade.
Mubah	Permissible
Mubara-ah	Word describing annulment of marriage through monetary agreement.
Mudaf (talaq)	The talaq which is attached to the future.
Mudhaarabah	An agreement between two or more persons whereby one or more of them provide finance, while the other/s provide entrepreneurship and management to carry on any business venture whether trade, industry or service with the objective of earning profits. The profit is shared by them in an agreed proportion. The loss is borne by the financiers only in proportion to their share in the total capital.
Mudhaarib	The partner who provides entrepreneurship and management in a Mudhaarabah agreement.
Mufti	One who gives verdicts.
Muhaajireen	Migrators.
Muhajjir	Emigrant; a person who migrates in the way of Allah.
Muhajjirun	Emigrants; title given to Muslims who migrated from Makkah to Madinah.
Mujtahid	One who makes research/independent reasoning.
Mujtahids	Researchers.
Mukallaf	One who is of age - 15 years. Puberty.
Mukatib	A slave who is under contract with his master to pay for his freedom in installments.
Mukhtar	One who is able to make his own choice.
Mukrih	A person who is coerced to divorce his wife.
Mumay-yiz	One who understands the meaning of an act of worship and its obligations.
Munjiz	immediate implementation.
Murabahah	Sale at a special profit margin. The seller purchases the goods desired by the buyer and sells them at an agreed mark-up price. The payment being settled within an agreed time frame, either in installments or lump sum. The seller undertakes all management needed for the purchase and also bears the risk for the goods until they have been delivered to the buyer.
Murtad	A Muslim who changed his religion. An apostate.
Musaddiq	The person discharging voluntary charity.
Musallee	A Muslim performing salaah.
Mushrik	A polytheist. One who associates others with Allah.
Muslim	Believers in one Allah and Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.).
Mustahab (p1. Mustahabaat)	An act which, if done, is rewarded but if not done there is no sin.
Mut-ah	A gift.
Mutalliq	The man who divorces his wife.
Muwakkil	A nominator.