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بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
This page explains the writing conventions used across the site. The goal is not to create a full academic transliteration system, but to keep Arabic terms readable, recognizable, and consistent.
§ 01
Transliteration Guide
In display text, I use diacritics where they help preserve pronunciation. In filenames, links, and informal notes, I may use simpler spellings.
- اa / ā
- بb
- تt
- ثth
- جj
- حḥ
- خkh
- دd
- ذdh
- رr
- زz
- سs
- شsh
- صṣ
- ضḍ
- طṭ
- ظẓ
- عʿ
- غgh
- فf
- قq
- كk
- لl
- مm
- نn
- هh
- وw / ū
- يy / ī
- ءʾ
- fatḥaha
- fatḥah elongatedā
- ḍammahu
- ḍammah elongatedū
- kasrahi
- kasrah elongatedī
For example, the site name is written formally as ʿĀbir Sabīl. A simplified spelling such as aabiru sabeel points to the same pronunciation, but the formal version marks the Arabic ʿayn and the long vowels more clearly.
§ 02
Honorifics
I try to write honorifics out rather than using abbreviations such as “SAW,” “PBUH,” or “RA.” When quoting a source that uses an abbreviation, I may expand it for readability.
- سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰsubḥānahu wa taʿālā
- Glorified and Exalted is He
- Used after mentioning Allāh.
- تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَىٰtabāraka wa taʿālā
- Blessed and Exalted is He
- Used after mentioning Allāh.
- عَزَّ وَجَلَّʿazza wa jalla
- Mighty and Majestic
- Used after mentioning Allāh.
- صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam
- May Allāh send blessings and peace upon him
- Used after mentioning the Prophet Muḥammad.
- عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُʿalayhi as-salām
- Peace be upon him
- Used for prophets, messengers, and angels.
- عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلَامُʿalayhim as-salām
- Peace be upon them
- Used for multiple prophets, messengers, or angels.
- رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُraḍiyallāhu ʿanhu
- May Allāh be pleased with him
- Used for a male Companion.
- رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَاraḍiyallāhu ʿanhā
- May Allāh be pleased with her
- Used for a female Companion.
- رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُمْraḍiyallāhu ʿanhum
- May Allāh be pleased with them
- Used for multiple Companions.
- رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُraḥimahullāh
- May Allāh have mercy on him
- Used for a deceased male Muslim, often a scholar.
- رَحِمَهَا ٱللَّٰهُraḥimahallāh
- May Allāh have mercy on her
- Used for a deceased female Muslim.
- رَحِمَهُمُ ٱللَّٰهُraḥimahumullāh
- May Allāh have mercy on them
- Used for multiple deceased Muslims.
These are working conventions for this site. When precision matters, especially in an Islamic claim, the Arabic source should be checked rather than relying on transliteration alone.