Religion & Culture in Moroccan Darija
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
الله
Allah
God / Allah
May God have mercy on you and make your path easy
بسم الله
Bismillah
In the name of God
In the name of God, let's start our work today
الحمد لله
L7emdu lillah
Thank God
Thank God for everything and for making it easy
إن شاء الله
Inshallah
God willing
God willing, I'll see you next week
الصلاة
Sslat
Prayer
Praying on time is obligatory for everyone
رمضان
Rdmedan
Ramadan
Ramadan is coming, get ready for fasting and night prayers
الصيام
Ssiyam
Fasting
The month of fasting has a lot of mercy and blessings
المسجد
Lmsjed
Mosque
Every Friday, the whole family goes to the mosque
الحج
L7ejj
Pilgrimage
How was your pilgrimage?
العيد
L3id
Religious holiday (Eid)
Eid is coming and there is a lot of joy
الزكاة
Zzkat
Almsgiving / zakat
Zakat is obligatory for every Muslim
القرآن
Lqran
Quran
I read the Quran every day
مبارك
Mbark
Blessed / congratulations
Blessed Ramadan to you, my friend
العادات
L3adat
Customs / traditions
Our traditions are very important
الحفلة
L7afla
Party / ceremony
My party was really wonderful
الوضو
Lwdhu
Ablutions (wudu)
I must perform ablutions right before the noon prayer.
الحديث
L7adith
Hadith (sayings of the Prophet)
Today we studied a hadith of the Prophet about mercy and kindness.
السنة
Ssunna
Sunnah (prophetic tradition)
The Sunnah teaches us morals and good behavior.
الحلال
L7alal
Halal (permitted by religion)
Chicken meat slaughtered the Islamic way is halal.
الحرام
L7aram
Haram (forbidden by religion)
Eating meat without invoking God's name over it is haram.
الدعاء
Ddu3a
Invocation / Supplication
I raised my hands in supplication, asking for God's mercy.
المنارة
Lmnara
Minaret
The voices of the muezzins rise from the minaret of the great mosque.
الشيخ
Shshikh
Sheikh / Religious scholar
We listened to the wise sheikh's sermon in the daily lesson.
الإمام
Limam
Imam
The imam leads the prayer with devotion and deep concentration.
المؤذن
Lmudhen
Muezzin
The muezzin makes the call to prayer five times a day.
صلاة الجمعة
Sslat ljmu3a
Friday prayer
We gather at the Friday prayer to listen to the sermon together.
الإفطار
Liftar
Breaking the fast / Iftar
Iftar time during Ramadan is at sunset.
السحور
Ss7ur
Pre-dawn meal (Suhoor)
I woke up early to eat suhoor right before dawn.
عيد الأضحى
3id lad7a
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is coming next December.
ليلة القدر
Llilat lqadr
Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr)
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months, my friend.
الحناء
L7nna
henna
Henna is beautiful on the night of the celebration.
الزفاف
Zzfaf
wedding (ceremony)
The wedding is in two weeks.
الختان
Lkhtan
circumcision
The boy's circumcision is the day after tomorrow.
العقيقة
L3aqiqa
birth ceremony
The birth ceremony my mom held was beautiful.
الصدقة
Ssdqa
voluntary charity
Charity is one of the pillars of Islam.
العمرة
L3omra
Umrah (lesser pilgrimage)
You will go on Umrah next pilgrimage season, God willing.
الكعبة
Lka3ba
the Kaaba
The Kaaba is the holiest place in Islam.
السبحة
Ssb7a
prayer beads
My grandfather used to pray with his prayer beads every day.
الجنازة
Ljnaza
funeral
The funeral was huge, with lots of people.
الزيارة
Zziyara
visit (holy site)
Visiting the shrines of saints is part of our heritage.
المولود
Lmulud
Mawlid (the Prophet's birthday)
We celebrate the Mawlid with love and respect.
عاشوراء
3ashura
Ashura
Ashura is an important day in the Islamic calendar.
الوليمة
Lwlima
Wedding feast
The wedding feast was very plentiful.
النية
Nniya
Intention
Intention will help you succeed in life
التوبة
Ttwba
Repentance
Repentance is the best thing for you
الأمانة
Lamana
Trust / Faithfulness
Trust is very important at work and in life
الصبر
Ssber
Patience
Patience is the key to success in everything
التواضع
Ttwadu3
Humility
Humility makes you respected by everyone
الفاتحة
Lfati7a
Al-Fatiha (first surah)
We recited the Fatiha for the Prophet Muhammad
القبلة
Lqibla
Qibla (direction of Mecca)
The mosque's qibla is toward the east
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