Glossary

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
There are 26 names in this directory beginning with the letter N.
Na’ib Sadr/Amir
Vice President

Na’ib/Na’ibeen
Deputy(s); assistant(s)

Nabi
Prophet

Nabuwwat
Qur’anic term – Soul, self.

Nafs
Qur’anic term – 1st stage of development of the soul. Soul that is prone to evil. Animal self.

Nafs Ammarah
Qur’anic term – 2nd stage of development of the soul. Soul that is self-reproving. Developing morality.

Nafs Mutma’innah
Qur’anic term – 3rd stage of development of soul. Soul that is at rest. At peace with its Maker.

Namaaz
Urdu word for Salat – prayers.

Nasir
Helper; A member of Majlis Ansarullah.

Nasiratul Ahmadiyya
An organisation of Ahmadi girls between the ages of 7 to 15 years old.

Nau Muba’ieen
New Ahmadis

Nau/Nou
New i.e. Waqfe Nau = New dedication.

Nawafil/Nafal/Nafl
Voluntary prayer.

Nazamat
Department.

Nazarat
Department, Directorate.

Nazim/Nazimeen
In-charge(s).

Nazir ‘Ala
Head of the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya.

Nazm
Urdu Poem

Nifas
Arabic name - Bleeding after childbirth

Nikaab/Negaab
Arabic name - Woman’s covering of head, face and chest.

Nikah
Public declaration of getting married. First part of the wedding.

Nisab
The minimum limit at which the payment of Zaka’at becomes compulsory.

Niyyat/Niyyah
Intention which one makes in one’s mind before starting a Prayer and the Niyyat prayer which is said when one starts the prayer.

Nizam
System. i.e. Nizam-e-Jama’at = the organisational set-up of the Jama’at.

Noor/Nur
Qur’anic term - Spiritual Light.

Nusrat Jahan
Scheme set up by the 3rd Khalifa in 1970 to provide medical and educational facilities to the people of Africa.