Editing Glossary of Islam (section)

==M==
;[[Madhhab]] ({{lang|ar|مذهب}}) : pl. ''Madhāhib'' ({{lang|ar|مذاهب}}) school of religious jurisprudence (fiqh), school of thought. Also see ''fiqh''.
;[[Madrasa]]h ({{lang|ar|مدرسة}}) : school, university
;[[Maghrib]] ({{lang|ar|مغرب}}): the fourth daily [[salat]] prayer
;[[Mahdi]] ({{lang|ar|مهدي}}) : "a guide". More specifically al-Mahdi (the guide) is a figure who will appear with Prophet Jesus before the end of time, when God allows it, to bring world peace, order and justice, after it has been overcome with injustice and aggression.
;Mahdūr ad-damm ({{lang|ar|الدم}}): he whose blood must be wasted
;[[Mahram|Maḥram]] ({{lang|ar|محرم}}) : a relative of the opposite gender usually described as being "within the forbidden limits"; a better description is "within the protected limits". means relatives who one can appear before without observing [[hijab]] and who one cannot marry.
;[[Maisir]] ({{lang|ar|ميسر }}) : gambling, game of chance
;[[Makrouh|Makrūh]] ({{lang|ar|مكروه}}) : Means "detested", though not [[haraam]] (forbidden); something that is disliked or offensive. If a person commits the Makruh, he does not accumulate [[ithim]] but avoiding the Makhruh is rewarded with [[thawab]].
;[[Malaikah|{{Transliteration|sem|Malāʾikah}}]] ({{lang|ar|ملائكة}}) : angels (Sing. Malak). Belief in angels is one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]] and required for Muslims to believe in.
;[[Ma malakat aymanukum|Mā malakat ʾaymānukum]] ({{lang|ar|أيمانكم}}) : one's rightful spouse (literally: what your right hands possess)
;Manāsik ({{lang|ar|مناسك}}) : the rules specifying the requirements of a legally valid [[hajj]]
;Mandūb ({{lang|ar|مندوب}}) : commendable or recommended. Failure to do it would not be a sin. (See [[halal]] [[mustahabb]])
;{{visible anchor|Manhaj}} ({{lang|ar|منهج}}): the methodology by which truth is reached<ref>Quintan Wiktorowicz. ''Radical Islam rising: Muslim extremism in the West''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. {{ISBN|0-7425-3641-6}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7425-3641-8}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QSE_I47TtiwC&dq=manhaj+methodology&pg=PA18 Pg 18]</ref>
;[[Naskh (tafsir)|Mansūkh]] ({{lang|ar|منسوخ}}) : That which is abrogated. The doctrine of al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh (abrogation) of certain parts of the Qur'anic revelation by others. The principle is mentioned in the Qur'an (2:106) see naskh
;[[Manzil]] ({{lang|ar|منزل}}): one of seven equal parts of the Qur'an
;[[Ma'ruf|{{Transliteration|sem|Maʿrūf}}]] ({{lang|ar|معروف}}) : consensus of the community
;[[Maqasid|{{Transliteration|sem|Maqāṣid}}]] ({{lang|ar|مقاصد}}) sing. maqṣid ({{lang|ar|مقصد}}) : goals or purposes; such as the purposes of Islamic law
;Maṣāliḥ ({{lang|ar|مصالح}}) sing. maṣlaḥah ({{lang|ar|مصلحة}}): public interests
;[[Masbuq]] (مَسْبُوق) :A person who is late for salat and has not joined the imam in the first rak’at.
;[[Masha'Allah|Mā shāʾa -llāh]] ({{lang|ar|ما شاء الله}}) : Allah has willed it
;[[Masih|{{Transliteration|sem|Masīḥ}}]] ({{lang|ar|مسيح}}) : the (Biblical) Messiah, Jesus Christ
;[[Masjid]] ({{lang|ar|مسجد}}) pl. masājid, {{lang|ar|مساجد }}: place of prayer; mosque
;[[Masjid al-Haram|Masjid al-Ḥarām]] ({{lang|ar|الحرام}}) : the mosque surrounding the [[Kaaba|Kaʿbah]] in Mecca.
;[[Mawali|{{Transliteration|sem|Mawālī}}]] or {{Transliteration|sem|mawālā}} ({{lang|ar|موالي}}): Non-Arab Muslims
;Mawlā [mawlan ({{lang|ar|مولى}})] [pl. mawālin ({{lang|ar|موال}}ٍ)] : protector or master
;[[Maulana|Mawlānā]] ({{lang|ar|مولانا}}) : an Arabic word meaning "our master" (not literally). It is used mostly as a title preceding the name of a respected religious leader, in particular graduates of religious institutions. The term is sometimes used to refer to [[Rumi]].
;[[Maulvi]] ({{lang|ar|مولوی}}) : an honorific Islamic religious title often, but not exclusively, given to Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names. Maulvi generally means any religious cleric or teacher
;[[Mecca]] ({{lang|ar|مكّة}} ''Makkah'') : the holiest city in [[Islam]]
;[[Medina]] ({{lang|ar|مدينة}} ''Madīnah'') : "city"; Medinat-un-Nabi means "the City of the Prophet." See [[Hijra (Islam)]]
;[[Mi'ad|Mi'ād]] ({{lang|ar|معاد}}): the Resurrection; God will resurrect all of humankind to be judged. Shi'as regard this as the fifth [[Five Pillars of Islam|Pillar of Islam]].
;[[Mihrab|Miḥrāb]] ({{lang|ar|محراب}}) : a niche in the wall of all mosques, indicating the direction of prayer
;[[Millah]] ({{lang|ar|مِلَّة}}): In Arabic, millah means "religion," but it has only been used to refer to religions other than Islam, which is [[Deen (Arabic term)|din]].
;[[Millet]]: (see Millah) (Turkish word also meaning a nation, community, or a people). In an Islamic state, "Ahl al Kitab" may continue to practice their former religion in a semi-autonomous community termed the millet.
;[[Minaret]] ({{lang|ar|منارة}}) : a tower built onto a mosque from the top of which the call to prayer is made
;[[Minbar]] ({{lang|ar|منبر}}) : a raised pulpit in the mosque where the Imam stands to deliver sermons
;[[Minhaj (disambiguation)|Minhaj]] ({{lang|ar|منهج}}) : methodology, e.g. methods, rules, system, procedures.
;[[Miqat|Mīqāt]] ({{lang|ar|ميقات }}) : intended place
;[[Isra and Miraj|Miʿrāj]] ({{lang|ar|المعراج}}) : the Ascension to the Seven Heavens during the Night Journey (See also: [[Al-Isra]])
;[[Mohyeddin]] ({{lang|ar|محی‌الدین}}): a religious title given to people for their efforts to bring new life to the spiritual aspects of Islam
;[[Mosque]] ({{lang|ar|مسجد}}) : a Muslim place of worship.
;[[Muezzin|Muʾadhdhin]] ({{lang|ar|مأذن}}): a person who performs the call to prayer
;[[Mu'ahadat|Muʿāhadāt]] ({{lang|ar|معاهدات}}) : treaties
;[[Al-Mu'awwidhatayn|{{Transliteration|sem|Muʿawwidhatayn}}]] ({{lang|ar|المعوذتين}}) : suras [[Al-Falaq]] and [[an-Nas]], the "Surahs of refuge", should be said to relieve suffering (also protect from Black Magic)
;[[Mubah|{{Transliteration|sem|Mubāḥ}}]] ({{lang|ar|مباح}}) : literally permissible; neither forbidden nor commended. Neutral. (See [[halal]])
;[[Mubaligh]] ({{lang|ar|مبلغ}}) : person who recites Qur'an
;[[Mufassir]] ({{langx|ar|مُفسّر}}) : Qualified exegete of the Qur'an.
;[[Mufti|Muftī]] ({{lang|ar|مفتى}}) : an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fatawa (plural of "fatwa").
;[[Muhajabah|Muḥajjabah]] ({{lang|ar|محجبة}}) : woman who wears [[hijab]].
;Muḥkamāt : unequivocal verses of Qur'an. (See mutashabehat.)
;[[Muharebeh|Muḥāribah]] ({{lang|ar|محاربة}}) : a person who wages war against God
;[[Muhammadun rasulullah|Muḥammadun rasūl allāh]] ({{lang|ar|محمدٌ رسول الله}}) : "Muhammad is the messenger of God." This statement is the second part of the first pillar of Islam. This is the second most important statement in Islam.
;Mufsid ({{lang|ar|مفسد}}) : evil-doer a person who spreads corruption not in accordance with Islam. Plural [[mufsidun|mufsideen]].
;Muḥsin ({{lang|ar|محسن}}) : a person who performs good deed. Plural [[muhsineen]]. Opposite of Mufsidun.
;[[Muhajirun|Muhājirūn]] ({{lang|ar|مهاجرون}}) : The first Muslims that accompanied Muhammad when he traveled to [[Medina]].
;[[Muhartiq|Muharṭiq]] ({{lang|ar|مهرطق}}) : heretic.
;[[Mujahid|Mujāhid]] ({{lang|ar|مجاهد}}) : a fighter for Islam. Plural Mujāhidūn ({{lang|ar|مجاهدون}}).
;[[Mujtahid]] ({{lang|ar|مجتهد}}) : a scholar who uses reason for the purpose of forming an opinion or making a ruling on a religious issue. Plural: ''Mujtahidun''.
;[[Mullah]]  ({{lang|ar|ملا}}) : are Islamic clergy. Ideally, they should have studied the Qur'an, Islamic traditions (hadith), and Islamic law (fiqh).
;[[Mu'min|Muʾmin]] ({{lang|ar|مؤمن}}) : A Muslim who observes the commandments of the Qur'an.
;[[Munafiq|Munāfiq]] ({{lang|ar|منافق}}) : hypocrite. Plural: ''Munafiqun''
;[[Muntaiabah]] ({{lang|ar|منتقبة}}) pl. muntaqibāt ({{lang|ar|منتقبات}}) : woman who wears [[niqab]]
;[[Cherub|Muqarrabin]] ({{lang|ar|مقربين}}) : "those who are near", archangel.
;[[Murabaha|Murābaḥah]] ( {{lang|ar|مرابحة}}) : a type of sharia-compliant mortgage (see [[Ijara]])
;[[Murshid]] ({{lang|ar|مرشد}}) : a Sufi teacher
;[[Apostasy in Islam|Murtadd]] ({{lang|ar|مرتد}}) female apostate is Murtaddah: apostate (see [[irtidad]] see [[mahdur ad-damm]].)
;[[Mus'haf|Muṣḥaf]] ({{lang|ar|مصحف}}): a copy, codex or redaction of the Qur'an.
;[[Mushrik]] ({{lang|ar|مشرك}})(pl. mushrikūn) ({{lang|ar|مشركون}}): One who associates others in worship with God; a polytheist.
;[[Muslim]] ({{lang|ar|مسلم}}) : a follower of the religion of Islam. One who submits their will to God (Allah)
;[[Mustahabb|{{Transliteration|sem|Mustaḥabb}}]] ({{lang|ar|مستحب}}ّ) : commendable or recommended. (See [[halal]], [[mandub]])
;Mutʿah ({{lang|ar|متعة}}) : literally enjoyment; compensation paid to a divorced woman; when used in the phrase [[Nikah mut'ah|''nikāḥ al-mutʿah'']] ({{lang|ar|المتعة}}) it refers to temporary marriage that is practiced in Twelver Shia Islam.
;Mutashābihāt ({{lang|ar|متشابهات}}): equivocal verses of Qur'an. (See Muhakkamat.)
;[[Muta'sibūn|Mutaʿaṣṣibūn]] ({{lang|ar|متعصّبون}}) : fanatics
;[[Matowa|Muṭawwaʿ]] ({{lang|ar|مطوّع}}) plural muṭawwaʿūn ({{lang|ar|مطوّعون}}) : religious man in certain regions, a volunteer teacher
;[[Mutaween|Muṭawwaʿūn]] ({{lang|ar|مطوّعون}}) ({{lang|ar|مطوعين}}) (singular ''muṭawwaʿ''): Religious police.
;[[Mutawatir|Mutawātir]] ({{lang|ar|متواتر}}) : "agreed upon"—used to describe hadith that were narrated by many witnesses through different narration chains (isnads) leading back to Muhammad