Glossary of Terms: T
"Explanation;" general term for commentaries on the Quran
"Great Ultimate," Chinese philosophical term referring to the eternal source and cause of all events
"Grand Ultimate Fist," ancient Chinese form of exercise, drawn from principles of T'ai Chi (such as harmonizing yin and yang); also called "Chinese boxing"
Seventeenth-century tomb constructed by Mughal Muslim ruler Shah Jahan as a burial place for his favorite wife; located in Agra, north-central India
"Embellished, excellent;" one who memorizes the Quran text and learns to "recite" it
The Arabic formula “Allahu Akbar” (“God is most great”) which is part of every act of formal prayer for Muslims
The Quran's reference to itself as "sent down"; A major revelation having a celestial source
"specialists in the Way," contributed to the development of religious Taoism by establishing the basis of Chinese medicine, chemistry, and astrology; in earlier times called "fangshi"; also, "master of the Tao," Taoist teacher, priest, or priestess
Lit. "Path"; The Muslim spiritual path toward direct knowledge of God or Reality
“Making one;” in Islam, the oneness of God, in the sense that he is one and there is no God but he; see Shahadah
Allegorical or symbolic interpretations of the Quran
“Condolence;” among Shiite Muslims, the commemoration of the martyrdom of Husayn (grandson of Muhammad) in 680 CE
"rule by God" (Greek), type of government over which one or more gods are considered to reign
Theravada New Year's Day
in Scientology, a spiritual being that has neither intellect nor shape, but lives in others' bodies
A mark Hindus apply to their foreheads to indicate their religious sect; produced from ash, sandalwood, turmeric, clay, cow manure, and charcoal.
Twelfth Night/Epiphany Eve
See Ithna Ashariyah
Jewish religious obligation to perform charity and philanthropic acts.