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Word	Meanings
Ujr	Fee
Ujrah	(1) The financial charge for using services (wage, salary, allowance, commission, fee).
	(2) Wages/service fees against work done for others; Ijarah of services; different from Ju‘alah which means giving a reward for accomplishment of a defined task. While in Ujrah, acceptance of “offer” by a specified person is necessary, in Ju‘alah, anyone who hears the offer can undertake the work and becomes entitled to reward only upon completion of the job.
Ujratul-mithl	A remuneration or compensation which has to be given as per normal market rate if the underlying contract(s) become voidable.
Ukhuwah	Spirit of brotherhood.
Ulama	(1) Learned men or religious scholars.
	(2) Scholars, Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law.
	(3) The learned class, especially those learned in religious matters.
Umma	(1) The community; the body of Muslims.
	(2) Community of believers or nation of Islam.
	(3) Overarching global Muslim community or society
	(4) The Diaspora or ‘Community of the Believers’ ( ummat al mu’minin),  the worldwide community of Muslims.
Umra	(See Umrah.)
Umrah	Lit: visiting or attending. It is a mini-pilgrimage to Makkah which is not compulsory, but highly recommended, and can be performed at any time of the year.
Uqood Ghair Mu‘awadha	(1) Non-Commutative.
	(2) Uqood Ghair Mu‘awadha: Noncommutative contracts wherein one cannot get any return or compensation, contracts of Bai‘, Ijarah and Wakalah. debt (Hawalah).
Uqood e Mu‘awadha	(1) Commutative, characterised by substitution.
	(2) Uqood-e-Mu‘awadha: Commutative contracts in which one can genuinely take any return, like contracts of Bai‘, Ijarah and Wakalah.
Urboun	(See Arbun.)
Urbun contract	Sale in which the buyer deposits money in advance
Urf	(1) Custom
	(2) Custom. Usage, common practice. Urf is one of the sources of the Islamic law as long as it does not contradict the primary sources of the  Shari'ah i.e. the Qur'an and theSunnah.
Ushr	Ten percent (in some cases five percent) of the agriculture produce payable by the Muslim as a part of his religious obligation, like Zakah, mainly for the benefit of the poor and the needy.
Usufruct	A legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not damaged.
Usul el Fiqh	(1) Islamic legal theory.
	(2) Principles of Islamic jurisprudence.

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