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Ramadan: 65 Islamic terms and their meanings

In Deen Words these 65 terms belong to the topic Ramadan. Each one is listed with the short meaning the game shows once you have found the word in the grid.

Ajr
Reward with Allah
Akl
Eating
Amal
Deed, an act of worship
Ashr
Ten; the last ten nights
Barakah
Blessing
Dua
Supplication
Eid
Festival
Eid Mubarak
Blessed Eid greeting
Faqir
Poor person, recipient of charity
Fidyah
Compensation for a recognised reason
Fitralso: Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr, festival of breaking the fast
Ghurub
Sunset, end of the daily fast
Hawl
Full lunar year, term for Zakat
Hifz
Memorising the Quran
Hilal
Crescent moon
Iftar
Breaking the fast at sunset
Ihtisab
Fasting hoping for the reward
Ihya
Spending the night in prayer
Imsak
Start of the fast
Itikaf
Retreat in the mosque
Itq
Freedom from the Fire
Junnah
Shield; fasting is a shield
Juz
Part of the Quran, one of thirty
Kaffarah
Expiation for serious breaches of the fast
Khatm
Completing a Quran recitation
Laylatul Qadr
Night of Decree
Maghfirah
Forgiveness from Allah
Maghrib
Time of breaking the fast
Marid
Ill person, may postpone the fast
Miskin
Needy person, recipient of the Fitr
Mubarak
Blessed; a Ramadan greeting
Mudarasah
Reviewing the Quran together
Mufattir
Something that breaks the fast
Mukallaf
Person religiously accountable
Musafir
Traveller, may postpone the fast
Musalla
Prayer ground for the Eid prayer
Nadhr
A vow, such as a vow to fast
Nafl
Voluntary worship beyond the duty
Nisab
Minimum wealth for Zakat
Niyyah
Intention to fast
Nuzul
Sending down of the Quran
Qada
Making up missed fast days
Qadr
Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree
Qiyam
Night prayer in Ramadan
Quran
Revealed in Ramadan
Ramadan
The month of fasting, 9th month
Ramadan Kareem
Generous Ramadan, a common greeting
Ramadan Mubarak
Blessed Ramadan, greeting for the month
Rayyan
Gate of Paradise for those fasting
Rutab
Fresh dates, not dried
Ruyah
Sighting of the new moon
Sabr
Patience
Sadaqah
Voluntary charity
Saim
The one who is fasting
Sawm
Fasting
Shurb
Drinking
Suhuralso: Suhoor
Pre-dawn meal
Takbirat
Takbir chants at Eid
Tamr
Dried dates, sunnah for breaking the fast
Tarawihalso: Taraweeh
Night prayers in Ramadan
Thawab
Recompense for a good deed
Tilawah
Recitation of the Quran
Wisal
Fasting without iftar, discouraged
Zakatul Fitr
Charity at the end of Ramadan
Zakatul Mal
Wealth zakat, often paid in Ramadan