Editing Glossary of Islam (section)

==Z==
;[[Zabur|Zabūr]] ({{lang|ar|زبور}}) : the Psalms revealed to [[David in Islam|Daoud]] ([[David|King David]]) {{lang|ar|السلام}}
; Zabīḥa (Dhabīḥah) ({{lang|ar|ذَبِيْحَة}}) see [[dhabiha]] : Islamic method of slaughtering an animal, required for the meat to be [[halal]]. Using a sharp knife, the animal's windpipe, throat, and blood vessels of the neck are severed without cutting the spinal cord to ensure that the blood is thoroughly drained before removing the head.
;[[Zahir (Islam)|Ẓāhir]] ({{lang|ar|ظاهر}}) : Exterior meaning
;[[Zaidiyyah|Zaidi]] ({{lang|ar|الزيدية}}) : Islamic sub-sect of [[Shi'ah]], popularly found in Yemen, with similarities to [[Sunni]]
;[[Zakat|Zakāt]] ({{lang|ar|زكاة}}), Al-Māl : tax, alms, tithe as a Muslim duty; [[Sunni]]s regard this as the fourth [[Five Pillars of Islam|Pillar of Islam]]. Neither charity nor derived from [[Islamic economics]], but a religious duty and social obligation.
;[[Zakat al-Fitr|Zakāt al-Fiṭr]] ({{lang|ar|الفطر}}): Charity given at the end of Ramadan.
;[[Zalimun|Ẓālimūn]] ({{lang|ar|ظالمون}}) : polytheists, wrong-doers, and unjust.
;[[Zandaqa]] ({{lang|ar|زندقة}}): heresy
;[[Zina|Zināʾ]] ({{lang|ar|زناء, زنى}}) : sexual activity outside of marriage (covering the English words ''[[adultery]]'' and ''fornication'')
;[[Zindiq|Zindīq]] ({{lang|ar|زنديق}}) : heretic, atheist
;[[Zulfiqar]] (Dhu-l-fiqār) ({{lang|ar|الفقار}}) : Sword of Ali, presented to him by Muhammad
;[[Zuhr]] : midday Islamic prayer