Bahá’í glossary of Arabic & Fársí transliteration Contents

P..

Pa Pá Pers. the foot; a footstep, vestige; cause, pretence, pretext; power, strength; opposition, resistance

Pahlav, Pahlaw Pahlav Pers. a hero; a wrestler; a saint; a city; name of a country where Pehlevi is spoken

Pahlavan, Pahlawan Pahlaván Pers. a hero, champion, brave warrior, strong athletic man; rough, rugged in figure or in speech

Pahlavi Pahlaví Family name of the dynasty of Sháhs begun in 1925 by Riḍá Khán.

Pak Pák (Pers.) pure, chaste, innocent, clean, neat; perfect, full, complete; all, entire; downright

Pakbaz Pákbáz utmost detachment or those who risk all they have in gambling, those who give away whatever they have

Pakdini Pákdíní (Pers.) pure religion

Pakistan Pákistán Derived from Persian for “Land (stán) of the Pure (pák)”

Pakistani Pákistání

Panbih-Chulih Panbih-Chúlih (Panbeh Chooleh) a village 18 km north of Sari

Panj Panj Pers. five; fifth; in fives; the five senses

Pa-Qal’iyi Pá-Qal‘iyí Pers. “carpet weaver” DB 100

Par, Parr Par, Parr Pers. a wing; a feather; a leaf; the arm from the collar-bone to the tip of the finger; the sails or paddles of a mill; a side, skirt, or margin; leaf of a tree; light, ray

Paracletes (Paracletos), Faraqlit Paraclytes, Fáraqlíṭ (Fáriq+líṭ) Paracletes (Gk., comforter or spirit of truth) resembles Fáraqlíṭ (one that discriminates between truth and falsehood, i.e. Aḥmad, a name of Muḥammad). See periclytes

Paran Párán Pers. A mountain range north of Sinai and south of Mt. Seir; all are sacred as places of revelation. Teman lies in northwest Edam, not far from Párán. Moses uses “Párán” with special reference to Muḥammad and “Seir” to Jesus Christ.

Parast, Parastan Parast, Parastán Pers. a worshipper; one who persists in his opinion

Pari Parí Pers. winged; a good genius, a fairy

Pari-Rukh, Pari-Rukhsar Parí-Rukh, Parí-Rukhsár Pers. angel-cheeked, fairy-faced

Parishan (Pareshan) Paríshán Pers. dispersed, scattered; dishevelled; disturbed, perplexed, confounded, distracted, agitated, afflicted, vexed, sad, melancholy; unfortunate; disgusted. Also described as the mystic name for one “lost in an ecstasy of love”.

Par-Pa (Parpa) Par-Pá (Parpá) Pers. feather foot; “light foot” surname given to Hájí Mírzá Jání (The Dawn-Breakers 101)

Pars Párs Pers. a leopard (pard); an animal smaller than a leopard and trained to hunt; ounce, cheetah; Persia (original and proper name). Arabs substituted the P for an F: Fárs

Parsi Pársí a Persian [parsee]

Parwin (Parvin, Parvyn) Parwín (Parvín) Pers. Pleiades

Parwiz (Parviz) Parwíz (Parvíz) Name of Persian king

Pasha Páshá see Báshá

Pasha’i Páshá’í

Pashay-i-Qibrisi Pásháy-i-Qibrisí

Payam Payám Pers. news, advice; message; rumour, fame

Paykar Paykar Pers. face, countenance; form, figure, mould, model; portrait, likeness; an idol-temple

Payman Paymán Pers. measuring; promise, agreement, compact, convention, treaty, stipulation, pledge, security, confirmation; asseveration, oath, kindred

Payrawi (Pay-rawi, Payravi) Payrawí (Payraví) a following, pursuit; search; dependence, consequence

Periclytes (Periclitos) Periclytes very illustrious, greatly praised (meaning of Muḥammad). Muslims claim periclitos was replaced by paracletos (or comforter) in the Bible. See paracletes

Pichan Píchán Pers. complicated, twisted

Pichih, Picheh Píchih Pers. woven, black, horse hair (or other fibre) net used to cover a woman’s face. Turkish petche, Ar. yashmaq

Pidar-Jan Pidar-Ján [Pedar Jan] (“Father Dear”) title given to ‘Abdu’lláh of Qazvín (MF)

Pir Pír Pers. an old man; a founder or chief of a religious body or sect

Pishdadiyan Píshdádíyán Píshdádíyán Dynasty (e.g. Firaydún)

Pish-Kash, Pishkish Pish-Kash, Píshkish Pers. a present, tip, duoceur. Ritual courtesy forbids you to take the gift.

Pishnamaz Píshnamáz Pers. the cleric who leads the congregation in prayer in the mosque

Plevna Plevna Pleven, Bulgaria

Prayer Prayer There are three types of revealed prayers: ṣalát [ritual or obligatory prayers revealed by Bahá’u’lláh], du’á’ (prayers for certain occasions and requirements) and munájáh (prayers that are more in the character of communing with God) [revealed by the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi]. See Ṣalát

Pukhta (Pukhtih, “Pokhet”) Pukhta Pers. boiled, dressed, cooked; ripe, mature; expert, skilful, versed in business; sly; a large lamb; contemptible; strong, well built

Pul Púl Pers. a bridge; a small piece of copper coin; money; a fish-scale; a station on a journey, an inn

Pul-i-Sirat, as-Sirat Pul-i-Ṣiráṭ (Pers.), aṣ-Ṣiráṭ (Ar.) The Bridge on the Path. The hair-narrow bridge that every person must pass on the Yawm ad-Dín (“Day of the Way of Life”, i.e. the Day of Judgement) to enter Paradise.

Pur Púr Pers. a son; a horse; one who shams ignorance; steel; a woodcock; Porus, king of the Pauravas

Pur Pur Pers. full; laden, charged; complete; much, very

Pur-dil (Purdil) Pur-dil (Purdil) Pers. “full heart” full of courage, intrepid, magnanimous; intelligent; liberal

Pur-Ustadkar Púr-Ustádkár Pers. See púr, ustád and kár

Pustchi Pústchí

Q..

Qa’da Qa‘da sitting; backside, seat, buttocks, posteriors; space occupied while sitting, seating space

Qa’ida, Qawa’id Qá‘ida, pl. Qawá‘id foundation, groundwork; basis; fundament; base (geometry; military); support, base, socle, foot, pedestal; Ottoman: chassis, undercarriage; precept, rule, principle, maxim; formula; method, manner, mode; model, pattern

Qa’im, Quwwam, Quyyam Qá’im, pl. Quwwam, Quyyam (pl. also Quwwám, Quyyám) rising, getting up; standing; upright, erect; stand-up; existing, existent; visible, conspicuous; firm, steadfast, staunch, unflinching, unshakable; revolting, rebelling (against) (Forerunner—“He Who shall arise” (of the family of Muḥammad)—for the return of Imám Ḥusayn. The Sunnis (Ar. Sunníún) await the appearance of the Mihdí and also “the return of Jesus Christ”. The Promised One of Islám (Qá’im-i-Ál-i-Muḥammad). Sometimes given as Kaem and Khaem.

Qa’im-i-Al-i-Muhammad Qá’im-i-Ál-i-Muḥammad “He who shall arise of the family of Muḥammad”

Qa’imiyya Qá’imíyya Station of the Qá’im (“He Who shall arise”). Qa’im-hood, Qa’im-ship. Similar to Messiahship (station of the promised and expected deliverer/redeemer/saviour of the Jewish people)

Qa’im-Maqam Qá’im-Maqám or Qá’imaqám administrative officer at the head of a qaḍá’. Title of a local governor in Írán

Qa’in Qá’in (Qaen, Ghayen, Qayen or Ghaen) capital city of Qá’in County in South Khorasan Province, Iran

Qa’ini Qá’iní name by which Mírzá Habíb-i-Shírází was known

Qaba, Aqviya Qabá’, pl. Aqbiya an outer garment with full-length sleeves

Qabr, Qubur Qabr, pl. Qubúr grave, tomb, sepulchre

Qabus Qábús Pers. a man with a handsome face and a fine complexion

Qabz, Qubuz Qabẓ, pl. Qubúẓ (Pers.) (verbal noun) taking, seizing, arresting, grasping, griping, clutching; keeping back, restraining ones hand from taking hold of; flying or walking swiftly; driving (camels) fast; capture, sequestration, confiscation; receipt, voucher; contraction;—pl. receipt papers

Qad Qad indicates the termination of an action; sometimes corresponding to English “already”; sometimes, at times; perhaps, or English “may”, “might”

Qada’ Qaḍá’ settling, finishing, ending, closing, termination, conclusion, windup, completion, accomplishment; carrying out, execution, performance, effectuation; fulfilment, satisfaction, gratification (of a wish, of a desire); provision (for a need); compliance (with a request); payment, settlement, discharge (of a debt); passing, spending (of a period of time); divine decree (mystical station of submitting to the divine decree), destiny, fate; judgement, sentence, (judicial) decision, (court) ruling, ordinance; administration of the law, judiciary, jurisprudence, justice; law; jurisdiction; office of judge, judicature; judging, rendering of judgement; sentencing, condemnation (of someone); extermination, annihilation, extirpation

Qadar, Aqdar Qadar, pl. Aqdár divine fore-ordainment, predestination; fate, destiny, lot. Decision, destiny, measure or desert, mystical station of consciousness of ones destiny.

Qadariyyah Qadaríyyah Muslims advocating teaching of man’s free will. See Jabríyyah

Qadi Qáḍí (“cadi”) a judge (civil, criminal or religious in Islám). See Qáḍin

Qadi-Kala Qáḍí-Kalá village (TN p. 22)

Qadim, Qadimun, Qudum Qádim, pl. Qádimún, Qudúm, Quddám one arriving, arriver, arrival, newcomer

Qadimi Qadímí

Qadin, Qudah Qáḍin, pl. Quḍáh decisive, conclusive; deadly, lethal; judge, magistrate, justice, cadi

Qadir Qadír possessing power or strength, powerful, potent; having mastery (over something), capable (of something); omnipotent, almighty, all-powerful (God)—abjad value 144

Qadir Qádir possessing power or strength, powerful, potent; having mastery (over something), being equal (to something); capable (of something), able (to do something); efficient, capable, talented

Qadiriya Qádiríya BKG 124

Qadiriyyih Qádiríyyih Qádiríyyih Order

Qadisiyyah al-Qádisíyyah Battle of, June 637

Qadiyan Qádíyán Qádíyán, Punjab, India (BA p. 74)

Qadr, Aqdar Qadr, pl. Aqdár extent, scope, quantity, amount, scale, rate, measure, number; sum, amount; degree, grade; worth, value, standing, rank; divine decree

Qahir Qáhir who or what subdues or triumphs; a conqueror; mighty, powerful; violent, forcible, oppressive

Qahirih Qáhirih “the All-Victorious”, now known as Cairo

Qahqaha, Qahqahih Qahqaha, Pers. Qahqahih loud burst of laughter

Qahr Qahr vanquishing, subdual, subjection, subjugation; compulsion, coercion, force; (e.g.) annoyance, trouble, sorrow, grief

Qahru’llah Qahru’lláh Annoyance of God. “The Wrath of God”

Qaht Qaḥṭ want of rain; drought, dryness; famine; dearth, lack, want, scarcity

Qahtan Qaḥṭán (Pers.) name of the son of Amír, son of Sálikh, father of a tribe (Baní Qaḥṭán); name of a man called the father of Yaman (1 Chron. I. 17–20); name of a desert.

Qahwa, Qahawat, Qahawi Qahwa, pl. Qahawát and Qaháwí coffee;—pl. café, coffeehouse.

Qahwachi, Qahwa-chi, Qahvih-chi Qahwachí, Qahwa-chí, Qahvih-chí (Pers.) coffee house keeper or coffee maker

Qahwa-khana Qahwa-khána (Pers.) coffee house [Qahviyi-khánigí (Chosen highway 100)]

Qajar Qájár Name of a Turkoman tribe whose leaders reigned from 1795 to 1925 in Persia; the dynasty was begun by Áqá Muḥammad Khán.

Qal wa-qil, Qil wa-qal Qál wa-qíl, Qíl wa-qál long palaver; idle talk, prattle, gossip.

Qal’a, Qila’, Qulu’ Qal’a, pl. Qilá’, Qulú’ fortress, stronghold, fort; citadel. Pers., also Qal’ih

Qalam, Aqlam Qalam, pl. Aqlám reed pen; pen; writing, script, calligraphic style, ductus; handwriting; style; office, bureau, agency, department; window, counter; item, entry

Qalam-dan (Qalamdan) Qalam-dán (Qalamdán) Pers. pencil-box

Qalandar Qalandár wandering dervish; calendar. Ḥájí Qalandar, Bahá’í teacher and former dervish.

Qalb, Qulub Qalb, pl. Qulúb heart; middle, centre; core, gist, essence; marrow, medulla, pith; the best or choicest part; mind, soul, spirit

Qalbi Qalbí, qalbíyan of or pertaining to the heart, heart; (in compounds), cardiac, cardiacal; cordial, hearty, warm, sincere. Qalbíyan cordially, heartily, warmly, sincerely.

Qalyan Qalyán Persian (Nargileh) pipe for smoking through water.

Qamar, Aqmar Qamar, pl. Aqmár snow blindness;—pl. moon (especially from the third day to the end of the month); satellite (astronomy); having the eyes dazzled from the reflection of snow or any bright colour; satisfying thirst; being abundant (forage, etc.); being spoiled; watching, lying awake in moonlight

Qamaran al-Qamarán (dual) the sun and moon. Pers. Qamarání

Qamis, Qumus, Aqmisa, Qumsan Qamíṣ, pl. Qumuṣ, Aqmiṣa, Qumṣán shirt; dress, gown; covering, cover, case, wrap, envelope, jacket; (Christian) alb, surplice, rochet; incarnation

Qams Qamṣ gallop

Qamsar (Ghamsar, Kamsar) Qamṣar village 25 km south of Kashan, Iran

Qanah, Qanan, Quniy, Qina, Qanawat Qanáh plurals: qanan, quníy, qiná’, qanawát, qanayát. spear, (bamboo) lance; shaft; tube, duct, pipe;—(pl. aqniya, qanawát) canal; stream, waterway

Qanat Qanát a gently sloping underground channel with a series of vertical access shafts, used to transport water from an aquifer under a hill. From qanáh

Qanbar Qanbar Masc. proper name

Qand, Qunud Qand, pl. Qunúd hard crystalline mass formed by evaporating or boiling cane sugar, candy

Qanitih Qánitih The attendant of Ṭáhirih at Badasht.

Qannad Qannád (Pers.) A maker of sugar-candy; a confectioner. Áqá Ríḍáy-i-Qannád

Qanun, Qawanin Qánún, pl. Qawánín canon; established principle, basic rule, axiom, norm, regulation, rule, ordinance, prescript, precept, statute; law; code; tax, impost

Qara Qará Pers. black

Qara, Qurra Qárá, pl. Qurrá Reciter(s) of the Qur’án by heart

Qaraba Qarába relation, relationship, kinship

Qarabat Qarábat “relationship, proximity, nearness or kinship” Súrih of Qarábat (by the Báb)

Qarad Qarad (Pers.) being corroded, worm-eaten (leather); being silent (especially from an impediment in speech); being crisp and curly (hair); being matted and impacted (wool); palm-branches stripped of their leaves; being small (teeth); being spoiled in flavour; tautology. Qarád in SDC, p. 49.

Qara-Guhar Qará-Guhar “Big and heavy” Name given to one of two dreadful chains (the other was Salásil) in the Black Pit of Ṭihrán.

Qari’, Qari’un, Qurra’ Qárí’, pl. Qárí’ún, Qurrá’ intoner or reciter (esp. of the Qur’án); reader

Qari’a (Qari’ah), Qawari’ Qári‘a (Qári‘ah), pl. Qawári‘ (sudden) misfortune, calamity; adversity. Al Qári‘ah, the Great Calamity, súra 101

Qarn, Qurun Qarn, pl. Qurún horn (of an animal; as a wind instrument); feeler, tentacle, antenna; top, summit, peak (of a mountain); the first visible part of the rising sun; capsule, pod (botany); century.

Qarun Qárún a cousin of Moses (“Korah”) (ESW p. 64)

Qasa (Qais, Qays, Qiyas) Qása (Qais, Qays, Qiyás) to measure, gauge

Qasas Qaṣaṣ clippings, cuttings, chips, snips, shreds, narrative, tale, story. Also to relate, narrate, tell (to someone something)

Qashqa’i Qashqá’í clans of Turkic ethnic origin

Qasi, Qusat Qásí, pl. Qusát Pers. hard; severe

Qasid Qaṣíd aspired, desired, aimed at, intended; faultless, without defects (of a poem)

Qasidiy-i-Lamiyyih Qaṣídiy-i-Lámíyyih

Qasidiy-i-Ta’iyyih Qaṣídiy-i-Tá’íyyih

Qasidiy-i-Varqa’iyyih Qaṣídiy-i-Varqá’íyyih (Ode of the Dove) (by Bahá’u’lláh)

Qasim Qásim divider; distributor; divisor, denominator (math.)

Qasr (1) Qaṣr shortness, brevity; smallness; incapability, inability; insufficiency, inadequacy; laxity, slackness, negligence, neglectfulness; indolence, inertness, laziness; shortening, curtailment, abridgment, reduction, diminution; limitation, restriction, confinement (to)

Qasr (2) (Kassre), Qusu Qaṣr, pl. Quṣú castle; palace; palais. Also a citadel, villa, any imposing building or structure, e.g. Qaṣr Mazra‘ih. Bahjí is sometimes called Qaṣr (Kassre). Qaṣr al-‘Adlíya (Morocan) palace of justice, courthouse.

Qasr-i-Shirin Qaṣr-i-Shírín

Qat’i Qaṭ‘í decided, definite, positive; final, definitive

Qat’iya Qaṭ‘íya certainty, definiteness, positiveness. Those who are certain.

Qat’iyan Qaṭ‘íyan decidedly, definitely, emphatically, categorically

Qawam (Qavam) Qawám upright posture, erect bearing; straightness; stature, physique, build, frame; figure, body (of a person); rightness, properness, proper condition, normal state; strength, vigour, stamina; firmness, consistency; support, stay, prop; livelihood, living

Qawam al-Mulk, Qavamu’l-Mulk Qawám al-Mulk, Pers. Qavámu’l-Mulk

Qawl (Qaul), Aqwal, Aqawil Qawl, pl. Aqwál, Aqáwíl word, speech, saying, utterance, remark; statement, declaration; report, account; doctrine, teaching;—pl. (aqwál) also: testimony (in court); (aqáwíl) sayings, locutions; proverbs

Qawlawayh Qawlawayh Historian Ja‘far b. Muḥammad, etc., better known by the name of Ibn Qawlawayh

Qaysar (Qaisar), Qayasir Qayṣar, pl. Qayáṣir, Qayáṣira Caesar; emperor, kaiser; tsar

Qayyum (Qaiyum) Qayyúm Pers. permanent, lasting; stable, fixed, steady; peerless, matchless; the eternal (“Self sufficient, Self-subsisting”—God); an appraiser, valuer. Superlative of Qá’im [the Báb], the Most Great One Who will arise [Bahá’u’lláh] “Verily I say, after the Qá’im [the Báb] the Qayyúm will be made manifest. For when the star of the Former has set, the sun of the Beauty of Ḥusayn will rise ….” Dawn-Breakers.

Qayyumu’l-Asma’ Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’ or Qayyúm-i-Asmá’ “The Self-Subsisting Lord of All Names”—the Báb’s commentary on the Súrih of Joseph

Qazim Qáẓim should be Káẓim

Qazvin (Qasvin, Qaswin) Qazvín A city 140 km NW from Ṭihrán. The Casbeen of Milton’s Paradise Lost.

Qiblih Qiblih The Point of Adoration; the direction in which people turn when praying. The Most Holy Tomb of Bahá’u’lláh at Bahjí is “the Heart and Qiblih of the Bahá’í world” GPB 110, 277

Qibliy-i-‘Alam Qibliy-i-‘Álam “Centre of the Universe” DB xxxviii

Qindil, Qanadil Qindíl, pl. Qanádíl lamp; candlestick; candelabrum

Qiran (Kran) Qirán (Krán) close union, close connection: conjunction (astronomy); marriage, wedding. Persian coin used between 1825 and 1932.

Qirsh, Qurush Qirsh, pl. Qurúsh shark (zoolological); (pl.) piaster (currency)

Qisas Qiṣáṣ requital, reprisal, retaliation; punishment, castigation, chastisement; accounting, clearing, settlement of accounts

Qisasi, Qasasi, Qisasyun Qiṣaṣí, Qaṣaṣí, pl. Qiṣaṣyún narrative, epic; (pl.) storyteller, writer of fiction, novelist, romancer

Qisasu’l-‘Ulama’ Qiṣaṣu’l-‘Ulamá

Qishla, Qishlaq Qishlá, Qishláq, Qishlaq Pers. a warm place where kings, &c., pass the winter; winter-quarters

Qisma, Qisam Qisma dividing, division, distribution, allotment, apportionment; (math.) division (by); (pl. qisam) part, portion, share, allotment; lot, destiny, fate (foreordained by God)

Qismat (Kismet) Qismat Pers. division, distribution; partition of inheritance; lot, share; fate, destiny, decree of God; fortune; a perfume-phial; a druggist's tray

Qissa, Qisas Qiṣṣa, pl. Qiṣaṣ manner of cutting; cut; (pl.) narrative, tale, story

Qital Qitál fight, struggle, contention (against); combat, strife, battle. See jihád

Qiyama (Qiyamah), Qiyamat Qiyáma, Pers. Qiyámat resurrection; tumult, turmoil, upheaval, revolution, overthrow; guardianship. At the end of time, the Qiyáma of bodies follows the annihilation of all creatures and precedes the Day of Judgment. In Bábí doctrine, it is the termination of a prophetic cycle and the start of a new one. Qiyáma ends with a tá’ marbúṭa

Qiyas Qiyás analogical deduction

Qubbata’s-Sakhrah Qubbata’ṣ-Ṣakhrah Dome of the Rock, on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem

Quchan Qúchán city and capital of Qúchán County, NE Iran; 90 km south of the border city of Ashkhabad (Ashqábád)

Quch-Hisar Qúch-Ḥiṣár (“Fence or border”) A village in the vicinity of Ṭihrán.

Quddus, Qaddus Quddús, Qaddús most holy, All-Holy (God). Al-Quddús “The Most Holy” One. The title of Muḥammad-‘Alí of Bárfurúsh, last of the 18 Letters of the Living, second only to the Báb in rank among the Bábís.

Qudrat Qudrat being able; power, ability, potency; prowess, courage, audacity; one of the attributes of God, omnipotence, providence, prescience; the creation, universe, nature; destiny

Qudratu’llah Qudratu’lláh “Power of God”

Quds, Qudus, Aqdas Quds, Qudus, pl. Aqdas holiness, sacredness, sanctity; (pl.) sanctuary, shrine

Qudsi, Qudsiyan Qudsí, pl. Qudsiyán holy, sacred; saintly; saint

Qudsiya, Qudsiyyih Qudsíya, Pers. Qudsíyyih holiness, sacredness, sanctity; saintliness (Ghodsieh)

Quffa (Quffih), Qufaf Quffa, pl. Qufaf large basket; (Mesopotamian) round boat, gufa (Iraqi)

Qulam-’Ali Qulám-‘Alí

Qulam-’Aliy-i-Najjar Qulám-‘Alíy-i-Najjár (MF)

Qulam-Husayn Qulám-Ḥusayn

Qulhak Qulhak (Gholo-hak or Gulahek)—once a village and one of the well-known and delightful summer resorts of Tihrán [now in the NE of the city]

Quli Khan ‘Alí-Qulí Khán Better known as Ali-Kuli Khan. In the early days the nom-de-plume Eshte'al al-Ebn Kalanter (Ishti‘ál Ibn-i-Kalántar) was used in his writings and translations.

Quli Qulí (Kuli or Gholi) (“Son of”)

Quliy-i-Sabzivari Qulíy-i-Sabzivárí Qulíy-i-Sabzivárí, Muḥammad

Qullu’t-Ta’am Qullu’ṭ-Ṭa‘ám Tablet of—see Lawḥ-i-Kullu’ṭ-Ṭa‘ám (Tablet of All Food)

Qum Qum (Ghom) Holy city in Persia, to the south of the capital, where the Shrine of Ma’ṣúmih, the sister of Imám Riṣá, the eighth Imám, is situated.

Qumi Qumí

Qumruq-Kilisa Qumruq-Kilísá village (MF 63)

Quniyah Qúníyah now Konya, Turkey

Qur’an Qur’án recitation, reading, the word (“The Reading, or the Book that ought to be Read”. Titled, “The Perspicuous Book”) Imám ‘Alí explains that al-Qur’án is the essence of all Holy Books and the essence of al-Qur’án is contained in its first chapter. Further, the essence of the first chapter is in the first verse, and the essence of the first verse is in the first letter, B. The duration of the cycle of al-Qur’án (Islám) is 1,260 years. English Quran or Koran. See Furqán

Qur’ani Qur’ání (adjective) of or pertaining to the Quran (al-Qur’án). English Quranic.

Quraysh (Quraish) Quraysh “Koreish”, name of an Arab tribe in ancient Mecca (that of Muḥammad)

Qurashi Qurashí of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Quraysh (Koreish) tribe; Qurayshite (Koreishite)

Qurayzat (“Qurayzih”) Qurayẓat a Jewish tribe at Khaybar (Khaibar), 140 km north of Medina. Battle of Khaybar ad 628.

Qurban, pl. Qarabin Qurbán, pl. Qarábín (Ghorban) sacrifice, offering, immolation, oblation; Mass (Christian); Eucharist (Christian). The name of the father of Mírzá Taqí Khán.

Qurban-‘Ali-i-Banna Qurbán-‘Alí-i-Banná DB 421

Qurban-’Ali Qurbán-‘Alí

Qurbanpur Qurbánpúr

Qurrat al-’Ayn, Qurratu’l-’Ayn Qurrat al-‘Ayn, Pers. Qurratu’l-‘Ayn consolation for the eye; delight of the eye; joy, pleasure, delight; darling. “Solace of the Eyes”—title given by Siyyid Káẓim to Fáṭimih Umm-Salámih of Qazvín (Ṭáhirih—the Pure One and Zarrín-Táf—Crown of Gold).

Qurrat Qurrat being cool and cheerful (eye); being charmed by the sight of a beloved object (the same); joy, gladness

Qurrat-i-’Ayni Qurrat-i-‘Ayní “Solace of my eyes”

Qustas, Qistas, Qasatis Qusṭás, Qisṭás, pl. Qasáṭís balance, scales

Qutb, Aqtab Quṭb, pl. Aqṭab axis, axle; pole (astron., geogr., electricity); pivot; leader; authority, leading personality, celebrity (chiefly used in the pl.). Quṭb, is one of the highest titles of Sufism and Muḥammad assumes the title of quṭb al-aqṭab (pole of the poles or the major polestar).

Qutr, Aqtar Quṭr, pl. Aqṭar region, quarter; district, section; tract of land; zone; country, land; diameter (of a circle); diagonal; calibre, bore (of a tube)

Qutrih Quṭrih Qatruyeh, village east of Nayríz

Quzih-Kuh Qúzih-Kúh may refer to a part of the mountain range to the south of Bavánát