Word | Meanings |
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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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