Religion:Hidayah

Short description: Arabic word meaning "guidance"

Hidāyah (Arabic: هداية, Hidaayah IPA: [hɪdaːja]) is an Arabic word meaning "guidance". According to Islamic belief, guidance has been provided by Allah to humans primarily in the form of the Qur'an. Not only through the Quran, but Hidayah, or guidance, is also provided through Muhammad (SAW), and how he lived his life, which is known as the Sunnah of the Prophet. Through his teachings and the guidelines in the Quran, Muslims hope to attain a better lifestyle. Also they are 2 types of hidayah: hidayah at- tawfeeq (God's right to only guide us) and hidayah ad-Dalaalah (guidance from the prophets,messengers, scholars, ectr.

See also

• Fatwa
• Fiqh
• Islamic advice literature
• Khutbah
• Nasîhat
• Tafsir