Editing Glossary of Islam (section)

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;Ḥadath akbar ({{lang|ar|حدث أكبر}}): major ritual impurity which requires Niyyat for cleaning.
;[[Hadath-Asghar|Ḥadath aṣghar]] ({{lang|ar|أصغر}}) : minor ritual impurity
;[[Hadha min fadhle Rabbi|Hādhā min faḍl rabbī]] ({{lang|ar|هَذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّي}}): Qur'anic expression and phrase meaning '''''This is by the Grace of my Lord.'''''
;[[Hadi|Hādī]] ({{lang|ar|هادي}}): a guide, one who guides; A Muslim name for God is The Guide, or Al-Hadi.
;[[Hadith|Ḥadīth]] ({{lang|ar|حديث }}''ḥadīth'') plural ahādīth : literally "speech"; recorded saying or tradition of [[Muhammad]] validated by [[isnad]]; with [[Sirah Rasul Allah|sira]] these comprise the [[sunnah]] and reveal [[shariah]]
; Ḥadīth mashhūr ({{lang|ar|مشهور}}) : Well-known hadith; a hadith which reported by one, two, or more Companions from Muhammad or from another Companion, but has later become well-known and transmitted by an indefinite number of people during the first and second generation of Muslims.
;[[Hafiz (Quran)|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥāfiẓ}}]] ({{lang|ar|حافظ}}) : someone who memorized the entire Qur'an. Literal translation = memorizer or Protector.
; Ḥaiḍ ({{lang|ar|حيض}}) : menstruation
;Ḥājj ({{lang|ar|حاج}}ّ) plural Ḥujjāj ({{lang|ar|حجّاج}}) and Ḥajīj ({{lang|ar|حجيج}}): Pilgrim, one who has made the Hajj.
;[[Hajj|Ḥajj]] ({{lang|ar|حج}}ّ) and Ḥijjah (plurals Ḥijjāt ({{lang|ar|حجّات}}) and Ḥijaj ({{lang|ar|حجج}})): pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Sunnis regard this as the fifth [[Five Pillars of Islam|Pillar of Islam]]. See [[Dhu al-Hijjah]].
;Ḥajj at-Tamattuʿ ({{lang|ar|التمتع}}): performing ʿUmrah during the Hajj season, and on the Day of Tarwiah a pilgrim gets into the state of Ihram for Hajj. Before making ʿUmrah, approach the [[Miqat]] and declare the intention. End by sacrificing an animal.
;[[Hajj al Qiran|Ḥajj al-Qirān]] ({{lang|ar|القران}}) : At [[Miqat]], declare intention to perform both Hajj and 'Umrah together. After throwing the Jamrah of Al-'Aqabah, and getting hair shaved or cut that take off his Ihram garments and sacrifice animal.
;[[Hajj al Ifrad|Ḥajj al-ʾIfrād]] ({{lang|ar|الإفراد}})  : At [[Miqat]], declare intention for Hajj only. Maintain Ihram garments up to the Day of Sacrifice. No offering is required from him.
;[[Hakim (title)|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥākim}}]] ({{lang|ar|حاكم}}) : a ruler's or governor's title; in some Muslim states, a judge. See [[Ahkam]].
;[[Hakmiyyah|Ḥākimīya]] ({{lang|ar|حاكمية}}) : sovereignty, governance.
;[[Halal|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥalāl}}]] ({{lang|ar|حلال}}) : lawful, permitted, good, beneficial, free from sin praiseworthy, honourable. Doing a halal action won't result in punishment in the hereafter (See [[mustahabb]], [[#M|mandub]])
;[[Halaqa|Ḥalaqah]] ({{lang|ar|حلقة}}) : A gathering or meeting for the primary purpose of learning about Islam.
;Ḥalq ({{lang|ar|حلق}}) : Shaving of the head, particularly associated with pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]<ref name="Al-Azzam">{{cite book|author=Bakri H. S. Al-Azzam|title=Certain Terms Relating to Islamic Observances: Their Meanings with Reference to Three Translations of the Qur'an and a Translation of Hadith|date=16 May 2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lceqd9FKhsAC&pg=PA247|publisher=Universal-Publishers|isbn=978-1-59942-668-6|page=247}}</ref>
;[[Hanif|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥanīf}}]] ({{lang|ar|حنيف}}) : pre-Islamic non-Jewish or non-Christian monotheists. Plural: {{Transliteration|sem|ḥunafā'}} ({{lang|ar|حنفاء}}).
;[[Haqq|Ḥaqq]] ({{lang|ar|حق}}ّ): truth, reality, right, righteousness. Al-Haqq is one of [[99 names of God]].
;[[Haraam|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥarām}}]] ({{lang|ar|حرام}}) : sinful
;[[Haram (site)|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥaram}}]] ({{lang|ar|حرم}}) : sanctuary.
;[[Hasan (Islamic term)|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥasan}}]] ({{lang|ar|حسن}}): Good, beautiful, admirable. Also a categorization of a hadith's authenticity as "acceptable". (other categorizations include authentic and fabricated).
; Hawa ({{lang|ar|هوى}}) (pl. ʾahwāʾ ({{lang|ar|أهواء}})) : Vain or egotistical desire; individual passion; impulsiveness.
;[[Hidaya|Hidāyah]] ({{lang|ar|هداية}}) : guidance from God.
;[[Hijab|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥijāb}}]] ({{lang|ar|حجاب}}) : literally "cover". It describes the covering of the body for the purposes of modesty and dignity; broadly, a prescribed system of attitudes and behaviour regarding modesty and dignity. (See [[abayah]], [[al-amira]], [[burqa]], [[chador]], [[jilbab]], [[khimar]], [[milfeh]], [[niqab]], [[purdah]], [[shayla]])
;[[Hijra (Islam)|Hijra]] ({{lang|ar|الهجرة}}) : Muhammad and his followers' emigration from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]]. Literally, "migration". This holiday marks the beginning of the Muslim New Year on the first day of the month of Muharram. See ''[[Rabi' al-awwal]]'' and abbreviation ''[[Hijri year|AH]]''.
; [[Hikmah|Ḥikmah]] (also ''Hikmat'') ({{lang|ar|حكمة}}) : Literally this means "wisdom" and refers to the highest possible level of understanding attainable by a Muslim. In particular, it refers to the illuminative, mystical sort of wisdom that a Gnostic or Sufi might attain.
;[[Hilal (crescent moon)|Hilāl]] ({{lang|ar|هلال}}) : Crescent moon. 
;[[Hima (environmental protection)|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥima}}]] ({{lang|ar|حمى}}) : [[Nature reserve|wilderness reserve]], protected [[forest]], grazing [[commons]]; a concept of [[stewardship]]
;[[Hizb|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥizb}}]] ({{lang|ar|حزب}}) : One half of a [[juz']], or roughly 1/60th of the [[Qur'an]]
;[[Huda (Islam)|Hudā]] ({{lang|ar|هدى}}) : Guidance.
;[[Hudna]] ({{lang|ar|هدنة}}) : Truce. Cease-fire (often temporary)
;[[Hudud|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥudūd}}]] ({{lang|ar|حدود}}) (sing. hadd) : Literally, limits or boundaries. Usually refers to limits placed by Allah on man; penalties of the Islamic law ([[sharia]]) for particular crimes described in the Qur'an – intoxication, theft, rebellion, adultery and fornication, false accusation of adultery, and apostasy. (See '''''ta'zeer''''')
;[[Hukm|{{Transliteration|sem|Ḥukm}}]] ({{lang|ar|حكم}}): ruling in the Qur'an or Sunnah. Also spelled '''Hukum'''.
;[[Houri|Ḥūrī]] ({{lang|ar|حورية }}''{{Transliteration|sem|ḥūrīya}}''; pl. ''{{Transliteration|sem|ḥūrīyāt}}''{{lang|ar| حوريات}}) : beautiful and pure young men and women that Muslims believe inhabit Paradise, or Heaven.