Editing Glossary of Islam (section)

==W==
; [[Wa alaykumu s-salam|Wa ʿalaykum as-salām]] ({{lang|ar|وعليكم السلام}}): Wa 'Alaykum as-Salaam!, meaning "and upon you be peace". (see [[As-Salamu Alaykum]])
; Wafāt ({{lang|ar|وفاة}}): death. (Barah-wafat) Muhammad was born on the twelfth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Muslim year. His death anniversary also falls on the same day, the word 'barah' standing for the twelve days of Muhammad's sickness.
;[[Wahdat al-wujud|{{Transliteration|sem|Waḥdat al-wujūd}}]] ({{lang|ar|الوجود}}) : "unity of being". Philosophical term used by some [[Sufis]]. Related to [[fana (Sufism)|fanaa]]
;[[Wahy|Waḥy]] ({{lang|ar|وحی}}) : revelation of God to His prophets for all humankind
;[[Wahn (disambiguation)|Wahn]] ({{lang|ar|وهن}}) : literal meaning is "weakness" or "feebleness". According to one hadith,<ref>[http://www.searchtruth.com/searchHadith.php?keyword=wahn&translator=3&search=1&book=&start=0&records_display=10&search_word=all hadith about ''wahn''] searchtruth.com</ref> Muhammad explained it as "love of the world and dislike of death"
;[[Wajib|Wājib]] ({{lang|ar|واجب}}) : obligatory or mandatory see [[fard]]
;[[Wali|Walī]] ({{lang|ar|ولي}}) : friend, protector, guardian, supporter, helper
; [[Waqf]] ({{lang|ar|وقف}}) : An endowment of money or property: the return or yield is typically dedicated toward a certain end, for example, to the maintenance of the poor, a family, a village, or a mosque. Plural: awqaf
;[[Warraq|Warrāq]] ({{lang|ar|ورّاق}}) : traditional scribe, publisher, printer, notary and book copier
;[[Wasat (Islamic term)|Wasaṭ]] ({{lang|ar|وسط}}) : the middle way, justly balanced, avoiding extremes, moderation
; [[Tawassul|Wasīlah]] ({{lang|ar|وسيلة}}) : the means by which one achieves nearness to Allah (see [[tawassul]] )
;[[Witr]] ({{lang|ar|وتر}}) : a voluntary, optional night prayer of odd numbers [[rakaat]]s.
;[[Wudu|Wuḍūʾ]] ({{lang|ar|الوضوء}}) : ablution for ritual purification from minor impurities before [[salat]] (see [[ghusl]])