Approaching the West

by Mubasher Ahmad

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A pproaching the West—206 Khal ī fatul-Mas īḥ , Khal ī fat-ul-Mas īḥ , Khal ī fah al-Mas īḥ düêùs÷ÖüÆCøö÷»üêùÇ÷f : Successor to the Promised Messiah, ‘alaihis- sal ā m. Kharij ī s (Kharijites): Seceders. Outsiders, ecternal, foreign. Khil ā fat, Khil ā fah ö÷ºÌùf : succession, caliphate Khil ā fat-i-A ḥ madiyya ç÷ûéùj÷Öüb÷CùR÷ºÌùf : A ḥ madiyyah Khil ā fat. Khulaf ā D÷»÷Çøf : Plural of khal ī fah. Khulaf ā ’-ur-R ā shid ū n: Righteous Successors L ā Il ā ha Illall ā hu, Mu ḥ ammad-ur-Ras ū lull ā h,’[There is no God but All ā h and Mu ḥ ammad is His Messenger]. Madrasah, madrasa: School Mahd ī èùjüæ÷Õ : Rightly guided. Majlis-i-Mush ā warat: Advisory council. Consultative Committee. Malf ūẓā t: sayings of the Promised Messiah, ‘alaihissal ā m. Maul ā n ā D÷ÙC÷ÆüÝ÷Õ : our master, our lord, our chief. Title of respect for Muslim religious scholars. Revered person. Maulaw ī , Maulw ī èùÝ÷ÆüÝ÷Õ : Muslim priest, Muslim divine. Promised Messiah (Second Coming): Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad (1835-1908) (peace be on him). MTA: See Muslim Television A ḥ madiyya mub ā halah: mutual imprecation. prayer duel. Muft ī Mu ḥ ammad Ṣā diq (1872-1957): A companion of the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, who was the first Ahmadiyya missionary to the US (1921-192). He founded the Muslim Sunrise in the US in 1921. Mu ḥ ammad j÷ûÖ÷cøÕ : Praiseworthy, commendable, laudable. Holy Prophet of Isl ā m (571-632), peace and blessings of All ā h be on him. Mu‘ ī n-ud-D ī n Chisht ī : A Muslim saint (d. 1236) mujaddid: rejuvenator, religious reformer muj ā hid: struggler, fighter, warrior muj ā hid ī n, mujahideen: plural of muj ā hid. Mujtab ā : Chosen. Elect. Mull ā : Muslim clergy mursal: envoy, sent mursal ī n: pl. of mursal