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Word	Meanings
Ja`iz	Non binding contract.
Jafri	"The school in Islamic jurisprudence  of the Shia branch of Islam developed by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (d. 765) at about the same time its Sunni legal fiqh counterparts were being codified. It was distinguished from Sunni law ""on matters regarding inheritance, religious taxes, commerce, and personal status."" Al-Sadiq is said to be highly respected by both Shia and Sunni Muslims for his great Islamic scholarship, pious character, and academic contributions. The schools of Sunni branch of Islam commonly referred to are Hanafi, Hanbli, Maliki, Shafi'i and, to a lesser extent, Zahiri.
Jahala	Lack of knowledge, ignorance.  In contracts, it refers to lack of information on the subject, or ambiguity the terms and conditions of the contract. Also refers to uncertainty, conjecture. An unspecified element in the quality, quantity or price of goods. Also known as Juhala.
Jahiliyyah	pre-Islamic era (literally, state or age of ignorance).
Jahiliyyah	Lit: in the days of ignorance. The so-called pre-Islamic period. Muslims use the term to refer to the period just before the coming of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and more generally the state of affairs which characterised this period.
Jahl	ignorance, or lack of knowledge.
Jahl	See Jahala.
Jahl	Ignorance, lack of knowledge; indefiniteness in a contract, non-clarity about the parties or their rights and obligations, the goods/subject matter or the price/consideration – leading to Gharar.
Jaiz Contract	a contract that either party may terminate
Ji'ala	(See Juhala.)
Ji'alah	(See Juhala.)
Jihad	holy war or spiritual exertion.
	Striving or determined effort in the way of God. Literally, Jihad means doing one’s utmost to realise a goal. It is not the equivalent of war, for which Arabic and The Qur’an use ‘qital’. Jihad has a wider connotation and embraces every kind of striving in God’s cause.   Jihad as a generic word can be used even when the sought goals are not Islamic, for example in non-religious contexts.
Juhala	the stipulated price (commission) for performing any service.
	Stipulated price for performing a service, technically applied in the model of Islamic banking by some. Bank charges and commission have been interpreted to be juhala by jurists and thus considered lawful.
	Root meaning is compensation; the poll tax formerly paid by members of other religious groups in a Muslim state for protection of life and property and maintaining their own customs - Muslims on the hand had to pay Zakat as part of their religious obligation to help the poor and needy.
	Rendering a service against reward; literally, wages, pay, stipend or reward for a job. Legally, it refers to doing any job or providing any service for achieving an objective which is not sure to be achieved for someone against a prize, fee or commission. Achievement of the end result is necessary for entitlement to the fee or prize. The determination of the required end result of the transaction is considered to be sufficient to make it permissible. Ju‘alah is a relevant and useful transaction in events that cannot be accomplished through Ijarah, such as bringing back lost property from an uncertain location, because an Ijarah contract requires that the work and the wage must be known and specified without any hazard.
	Rendering a service against a reward; service Fee. Lit: stipulated price for performing any service. Performing a given task for a prescribed fee in a  given period. Technically applied in the model of Islamic banking by some. Bank charges and commission have been interpreted to be ju'alah by the Muslim jurists and thus considered lawful. Also known as Ju'l,J u'ala.
Ju'ala	(See Juhala.)
Jualah Contract	Unilateral contract for a task (e.g., wage or stipend)
Ju'alal	(See Juhala.)
Jumhur Ulama	In accordance with opinion of most scholars.
Juzaf	Goods sold in bulk.

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