Ismaili Dictionary & Encyclopedia
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Will be created
Various Sources UpjeEncyclopedia TopicCreated, come out from
Various Sources UpjeEncyclopedia TopicCreated
Various Sources UpnaEncyclopedia TopicProduct, out put, income
Various Sources UpnuEncyclopedia TopicCreated
Various Sources UpvasEncyclopedia TopicFast, abstinence
Various Sources UpvasEncyclopedia TopicFast, starvation, abstention
Various Sources Urang urangEncyclopedia TopicWorldly love, a life of luxury and pleasure
Various Sources USHREncyclopedia TopicThe tax on land produce was collected at 10% if the land was watered by a stream or rain. This tax was known as ushr.
Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddingeneral Ushr :Encyclopedia TopicUshr means tenth part, a tax levied only on the Muslims as a land revenue chiefly on agriculture.
Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddingeneral USUL'I DIN & FURU'I DINEncyclopedia TopicThe word usul is the plural of asl, which means a root or a principle, and furu is the plural of far which means a branch. The former is also called aqaid (pl. of aqida, lit. what one is bound to) or belief, and the latter ahkam (pl. of hukm, lit. an order) or the ordinances and regulations of Islam.
Roots are the parts of a tree, which thrive above the earth, and are seen. Those articles of the religion, which are concerned with the practice of it, and which are visible, are called the furu (branches). Mere roots without the branches are not called a complete tree, nor they can ever thrive underground, and the existence of such hidden thing without the proof of its being there, without any manifestation above the earth, can neither be believed in, nor can they be logically proved. Similarly, the usul'i din can neither remain safe, nor can be believed to be genuine in their existence, and nor they can be reasonably asserted to exist without the furu'i din, which are nothing but the evidential implementation of the usul. In short, as a tree is complete, prosperous and green, only when it has its roots as well as branches.
The religion of Islam may be divided into two parts
Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddingeneral UtadsheEncyclopedia TopicWill give rise to
Various Sources UtamEncyclopedia TopicBest, superior
Various Sources Utar daloEncyclopedia TopicForsake, leave, quit
Various Sources UtaraEncyclopedia TopicResidence, accommodation, stay
Various Sources UtarshoEncyclopedia TopicWill reach
Various Sources UtarvaEncyclopedia TopicTo remove, to be forgiven
Various Sources UtavdaEncyclopedia TopicSpeedily, quickly
Various Sources UtavdiEncyclopedia TopicQuickly, speedily
Various Sources UtavdoEncyclopedia TopicHasty, in hurry, quickly, impetuous
Various Sources UthaeEncyclopedia TopicCarry
Various Sources UthaiEncyclopedia TopicThere
Various Sources UthapsheEncyclopedia TopicWill rout, will uproot
Various Sources Uthda tuthdaEncyclopedia TopicWeak, powerless
Various Sources UTHMANEncyclopedia Topic"Uthman, the son of Affan was born in Mecca in the 6th year of the Elephants. He belonged to the Umayyad tribe. His father was a richest merchant. He was first among the Ummayad to become a Muslim. He also participated in the migration of Abyssinia. He took leading part in serving the cause of Islam and earned the title of Ghani for spending his wealth.
During the apostasy wars, Uthman remained at Medina to act as Abu Bakr's adviser. During the rule of Umar, a severe famine broke out and there was shortage of food supply. At that time, a caravan of Uthman carrying large supplies of food arrived in Medina for sale. Uthman distributed the entire stock of food grains among the poor.
Before his death, Umar nominated a committee of six persons, viz. Uthman, Abdur Rahman bin Awf, Sa'd bin Abi Waqas, Zubayr bin Awwam, Ali and Talha. The committee selected Uthman as the third caliph when he was about 70 years old.
During his rule, the Muslim dominions had expanded considerably in the east and the west as far as Morocco to Kabul. The last four years of his caliphate were full of intrigues, conspiracies and revolts. He expelled some conspirators from Kufa and Basra. It did not improve the matters, but worsened the situation because the conspirators spread the sphere of their activities to other areas, especially Egypt. The simple and kind character of Uthman was also responsible for the many problems. His leniency encouraged his enemies and conspirators to carry out their plans. The rebels insisted that Uthman should abdicate or he should be deposed, but Uthman refused to abdicate. The rebels besieged Uthman in his house, and did not allow food and water to reach him. Ali bin Abu Talib deputed his sons, Hasan and Hussain to protect Uthman. The siege lasted for fifty days when some of the rebels jumped into Uthman's house and killed him. This tragic event took place in 35/656 after ruling for 11 years, 11 months and 14 days. Wardi writes in Wu'az al-Salatin (p. 217) that, "It was the Umayyad who engineered the murder of Uthman, with Muawiya instigating the murder and Marwan working out the death."
Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddingeneral UthsheEncyclopedia TopicWill be manifest, will rise
Various Sources UtpatEncyclopedia TopicDestruction, topsy turvy
Various Sources UtreEncyclopedia TopicCome down, descend
Various Sources UtreEncyclopedia TopicWill be removed
Various Sources UttamEncyclopedia TopicBest, highest
Various Sources UttarEncyclopedia TopicAnswer, reply, north
Various Sources Uttar khandEncyclopedia TopicThe land of north, Iran and Iraq (where Imams used to reside)
Various Sources UvanEncyclopedia TopicThere
Various Sources UvateEncyclopedia TopicOn the wrong path
Various Sources UvateEncyclopedia TopicOn the wrong path
Various Sources UvekhEncyclopedia TopicHatred
Various Sources VachEncyclopedia TopicFarman, word, promise, advice, admonition
Various Sources VachaEncyclopedia TopicWord, promise, command
Various Sources VachaEncyclopedia TopicWords, sayings, Fannans, utterances
Various Sources Vacha ki bandhiEncyclopedia TopicBound by promise
Various Sources VachanEncyclopedia TopicSaying, word, advice, Farman, promise, teaching
Various Sources VachanEncyclopedia TopicFarman, word, advice
Various Sources VachanEncyclopedia TopicWords, sayings, Fannans, orders, teachings
Various Sources VachaneEncyclopedia TopicAccording to farman
Various Sources VachanharaEncyclopedia TopicOne who says, one who reads
Various Sources VacheEncyclopedia TopicIn between, in the middle of
Various Sources VachhEncyclopedia TopicCalf
Various Sources VachhdaEncyclopedia TopicCalf
Various Sources VachhruEncyclopedia TopicChildren
Various Sources VadEncyclopedia TopicQuarrel, argument
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