Muslim Terms

tahrif search for term

corruption of the scriptures; applied by Muslims to Jews and Christians in regard to the Bible

tariqah search for term

pl. tariqat. the Sufi I path” ; a Sufi brotherhood

tawhid search for term

Allah’s complete and total unity; a denial of the Trinity

tiraz search for term

“embroidery”; inscribed fabrics made in state workshops and distributed as rewards or marks of favor by rulers; by extension, the writing embroidered on (or woven into) the fabrics

Twelver search for term

the group of Shi’is who accept a line of twelve (rather than seven) divinely selected Imams who have guided the community