Terms starting with L
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Laban (Milk)
Food & Drink
Milk, a pure drink praised in the Quran and the Sunnah; the Prophet would supplicate for increase when drinking it.
Laylat al-Bara'ah (Mid-Sha'ban Night)
Hijri Calendar
The night of the middle of Sha'ban, observed by many Muslims with extra worship and supplication, though views on its special status vary.
Laylat al-Mi'raj (Night of Ascension)
Hijri Calendar
The night, traditionally placed in Rajab, of the Prophet's Night Journey and ascension through the heavens, when the five daily prayers were ordained.
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power / Decree)
Hijri Calendar
The "Night of Power" in the last ten nights of Ramadan, described in the Quran as better than a thousand months; the night the Quran began to be revealed.
Lunar Month
Hijri Calendar
A month of the Islamic calendar based on the moon's cycle, lasting 29 or 30 days and beginning with the sighting of the new crescent.
Prophet Lut (Lot)
Prophets
Lot, nephew of Ibrahim, sent to Sodom for its grave immorality. He was saved with the believers while his people were destroyed by an overturning.