Arabic & Fársí transcription list and glossary for Bahá’ís Contents

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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’im Shahr Qá’im Shahr Qaem Shahr (Qáemshahr and Qá’em Shahr; formerly (pre-1979) known as Sháhi) is a city in and the capital of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Originally known as Aliyabad (‘Alí-Ábád). 155 km ne of Tihran.

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

Qabid Qábiḍ, pl. Qábiḍún, Qábáḍ constipating, costive (medical); grievous, distressing, embarrassing; receiver, recipient; gripper, clamp, claw, catcher, tongs, holder (technology);—(pl.) (tax) collector

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

Qadam (Ghadam), Aqdam Qadam, pl. Aqdám a foot; a footstep, track, trace; a foot's length; step, pace; merit, pre-excellence; bold, heroic; very meritorious

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

Qadi-Kala Qáḍí-Kalá name of a number of villages in Iran (TN p. 22)

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

Qadim, Qudama’ Qadím, pl. Qudamá’ ancient, olden; archaic; former; without beginning or end (eternal)

Qadimi Qadímí ancient, olden; an old inhabitant; one holding by hereditary descent

Qadin, Quda, Qawadin Qáḍin decisive, conclusive; deadly, lethal;—(pl. quḍá(h)) judge, magistrate, justice, cadi;—pl. qawáḍin requirements, exigencies

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, Qadiriyyih Qádiríya, Pers. Qadiriyyih Qádiríya Ṣúfí 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

Qaf Qáf name of Arabic letter ق. Jabal al-Qáf, in Islamic cosmology, name of the mountains surrounding the terrestrial world.

Qafqaz, (Kawkaz, Ghafghaz) Qafqáz (Ghafgház) Pers. Caucasus

Qahhar Qahhár conquering, vanquishing; al-Qahhár the Subduer, the Almighty (God)

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(h or t), 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. Sometimes includes tá’ marbúṭa: Qahwahchí,Qahvahchí, etc.

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(h or t), pl. Qilá‘, Qulú‘ fortress, stronghold, fort (especially on the top of a mountain); citadel. Pers. also Qal‘ih

Qala (Qawl) Qála (Qawl) to speak, say, tell (something, to someone)

Qalam, Aqlam (Qilam, Qulam) Qalam, pl. Aqlám reed pen; pen; writing, script, calligraphic style, ductus; handwriting; style; office, bureau, agency, department; window, counter; item, entry. Qilám (Qulám) appears to be another plural.

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 (Ghamar), Aqmar Qamar, pl. Aqmár snow blindness; moon—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

Qamari Qamarí of or pertaining to the moon, moon-shaped, moon-like, lunar

Qamariya al-Ashhur al-Qamaríya(h) al-Ashhur the lunar months (Qamariyyah also used)

Qamariya al-Huruf al-Qamaríya(h) al-Ḥurúf the moon letters (grammar) (Qamariyyah also used)

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 name of servant and companion of Imám ‘Alí

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

Qanit Qánit godly, devout, prayerful. Hence, Persian form: Qánitih, the attendant of Ṭáhirih at Badasht.

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

Qantara (Kantara), Qanatir Qanṭara, pl. Qanáṭir arched bridge, stone bridge; vault, arch; archway, arcade; arches, viaduct, aqueduct (especially pl.); dam, weir. al-Qanṭara is a north-eastern Egyptian city on the western side of the Suez Canal located in the Egyptian governorate of Ismailia, 160 km north-east of Cairo and 50 km south of Port Said. Known as Kantara by the British during the First World War.

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

Qarin Qarín, pl. Quraná’ connected, joined, linked, combined, united, associated, affiliated; companion, mate, fellow, associate, comrade; husband, spouse, consort

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”) (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, 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)

Qasida, Qasa’id (Kasida) Qaṣída(h), pl. Qaṣá’id “intention”; an ancient Arabic poem having, as a rule, a rigid tripartite structure. The verses have uniform length and rhyme. Therefore, poems are often named with reference to their end of line rhyming letter (): ‘ayníya, lamíya (ending in the letter lám), Núníya, etc.

Qasida Lamiya, Qasidiy-i-Lamiyyih al-Qaṣída al-Lámíya Pers. Qaṣídiy-i-Lámíyyih ode with lám as the last consonant on each line

Qasida Ta’iya, Qasidiy-i-Ta’iyyih al-Qaṣída al-Tá’íya Pers. Qaṣídiy-i-Tá’íyyih ode with tá’ as the last consonant on each line

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

Qatil, Qatla Qatíl, pl. Qatlá killed; killed in battle, fallen; one killed in battle, casualty. Qurratu’l-‘Ayn called Sayyid Káẓim “al-Qatíl” (the killed one)—he died in Karbalá in sh 1259/ad 1843—it is believed he was poisoned.

Qawa’id al-‘Aqa’id Qawá’id al-‘Aqá’id the ‘foundations of (Islamic) belief’

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

Qawiy, Aqwiya’ Qawíy, pl. Aqwiyá’ strong; vigorous; potent; mighty, powerful, forceful; intense, violent, vehement; firm, solid, robust, hardy, sturdy

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

Qawlawayh (Qulawayh) Qawlawayh (Ar. Qawlawíh) Persian historian Ja‘far b. Muḥammad, etc., better known by the name of Ibn Qawlawayh or IbnQulawayh

Qaws (Qaus), Aqwas, Qusiy, Qisiy Qaws m. and f., pl. Aqwás, Qusíy, Qisíy bow, longbow; arc (geometry); arch, vault (architecture; of a bridge); violin bows, fiddlestick; semicircular table

Qaws-i-Nuzul, Qaws-i-‘Uruj Qaws-i-Nuzúl, Qaws-i-‘Urúj see explanation under Maqám-i-Nuzúl, Maqám-i-‘Urúj

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

Qayyim Qayyim valuable, precious; straight, right; caretaker, curator, custodian, superintendent; al-qayyima the true faith

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 of 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

Qidam Qidam time long since put, old times; remote antiquity, time immemorial; oldness; ancientness; infinite pre-existence, sempiternity (eternity), timelessness (of God); seniority

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; (mathematics) 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

Qistas al-Mustaqim al-Qisṭás al-Mustaqím True Balance (Qur’án 17:35, 26:182)

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

Qiyama, Qiyamah, Qiyamat Qiyáma(h or t) 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.

Qiyas Qiyás analogical deduction

Qubba, Qibab, Qubab Qubba(h or t), pl. Qibáb, Qubab cupola, dome; cupolaed structure, dome-shaped edifice; domed shrine, memorial shrine, kubba (especially of a saint)

Qubbat al-Khadra’ Qubbat al-Khaḍrá’ “green dome”, name given to the horse mounted formation of Muḥammad and His escort wearing shiny green coats of arms

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 Qúch Pers. a horned fighting-ram; a buck

Quch-Hisar Qúch-Ḥiṣár Pers. formerly a village, about 10 km sse of the centre of Ṭihrán (in Ray district), which was once owned by Bahá’u’lláh.

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 (should be Kullu’ṭ-Ṭa‘ám) error in Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh and Child of the Covenant—see Kullu’ṭ-Ṭa‘ám and Lawḥ-i-Kullu’ṭ-Ṭa‘ám (Tablet of All Food)

Qum Qum (Ghom) Holy city 130 km ssw of Ṭihrán, location of the Shrine of Ma’ṣúmih, the sister of Imám Riṣá, the eighth Imám

Qumi Qumí

Qumruq-Kilisa Qumruq-Kilísá village, possibly near Edirne (Memorials of the Faithful, p. 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 Qur’an or Koran. See Furqán

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

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

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

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 Amínu’lláh 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 (astronomy, geography, electricity); pivot; leader; authority, leading personality, celebrity (chiefly used in the plural). 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). Quṭb ar-raḥá pivot (of something; figuratively.)

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