Editing Glossary of Islam (section)

==B==
; Baiʿa ({{lang|ar|بيعة}}): See {{Transliteration|sem|Bay'ah}}
; Baatil ({{lang|ar|باطل}}): see Bāṭil
; [[Kaaba|Baitullāh]] ({{lang|ar|بيت الله}}''baytu -llāh'') : A mosque, literally "house of God". Specifically means the Ka'aba at Makkah (Mecca).
; [[Bakka'in]]: a group known as the Weepers, who wept because they could not accompany [[Muhammad]] to [[Tabuk, Saudi Arabia|Tabuk]].
; [[Barakah]] ({{lang|ar|بركة}}) : a form of blessing, thought derive from God and passed on others via prophets, angels and saints.
; Bārak Allāhu Fīkum ({{lang|ar|فيكم}}): may Allah bless you; response to expression of thanks.
; [[Barzakh]] ({{lang|ar|برزخ}}): Barrier. Used in the Qur'an to describe the barrier between sweet and salty water. In theology, the one-way barrier between the mortal realm and the spirit world which the deceased soul crosses and waits for [[qiyamah]] judgment.
; [[Basher (Islamic term)|Bashar]] ({{lang|ar|بشر}}) : humankind, mankind, man, human(s), etc.
; {{Transliteration|sem|Baṣīrah}} ({{lang|ar|بصيرة}}) : Insight, discernment, perceptivity, deep knowledge. Sometimes used by [[Sufism|Sufis]] to denote the ability to directly perceive a transcendental Truth.
; Bāṭil ({{lang|ar|باطل}}): void
; [[Batin (Islam)|Bāṯin]] ({{lang|ar|باطن}}) : The interior or hidden meaning. A person who devotes himself to studying such hidden meanings is a '''''batini'''''.
; B.B.H.N. ({{lang|ar|والسلام}}): Blessed be His Name – acronym for S.A.W.S. See P.B.U.H (Peace Be Upon Him).
; [[bid‘ah|{{Transliteration|sem|Bidʿah}}]] ({{lang|ar|بدعة}}) : Innovation in religion, i.e. inventing new methods of worship. Bad Bidʿahs in Islam are considered a deviation and a serious sin by many Muslims.
; Bidʿah sayyiʾah ({{lang|ar|سيئة}}): Inquiry prohibited in Islam.
; [[Basmala|Bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi]] ({{lang|ar|بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم}}) : "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful".<ref>[http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=1&translator=2 First line in Qurʾān]</ref>
; Burda ({{lang|ar|بردة}}) : In general terms, it means a "cloak" or "outer garment". Specific reference is to the "burda" of Muḥammad (see [[Qaṣīda al-Burda]]).
; [[Bay'ah|{{Transliteration|sem|Bayʿah}}]] ({{lang|ar|بيعة}}) : an [[oath of allegiance]] to a leader, traditionally the [[Caliph]], a [[Sheikh]] or an [[Imam]].