Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 57
Glossary Ahmadiyyat or Ahmadiyyat ( اَحَْدِیّت ) a religious community within Islam founded by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad who claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi. Ansar or An sa r ( اَنْصــار ) literally ‘helpers’; denotes the early Muslims of Medina who helped the Holy Prophet sa after his migration. Bai‘at or Ba i ‘at ( بَیْعت ) an oath of allegiance traditionally to a khalifa, imam or other spiritual leader. Hadith or H ad i th ( حَدِیْــث ) the recorded sayings and traditions of the Holy Prophet sa. Hazrat or Hadrat ( حَضْت ) an honorific Arabic title. Iblis or Ibl i s ( س ي اِ بْلِ ) one of the names of Satan used in the Holy Qur’an.