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Fajr: break of dawn; also the name of the the morning prayer (one of the 5 obligatory daily ritual devotions) starts at the break of dawn and lasts till sunrise

 

Fard: obligatory/required

 

Fiqh: human understanding and practice of the Divine Law

 

Fitna: a test; it also means to purify

 

Fitrah: the original disposition of every human at birth, the inclination to worship the One True God