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GLOSSARY Amin Let it be so. Arabic equivalent Barāhīn Convincing and conclusive to amen. Āryah A Hindu sect founded by Pan- dit Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. Their first and foremost be- lief is that Parmeshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Par- meshwar. 'Āşa'-e-Mūsa The staff of Moses. Also the name of a book written by an opponent of the Promised Mes- siahas. Auliya' Literally means 'Friends' and is the plural of wali, which is generally used to refer to a saintly person. Shorter version of auliyā'- ullah. Bai'at Oath of allegiance to a re- ligious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. arguments, evidence, and proof; the singular is burhān. Short name for Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, the five- part magnum opus of the Prom- ised Messiahas. Dajjal A term in Arabic that liter- ally means, 'the great deceiver. In Islamic terminology 'Dajjal' refers to those satanic forces that would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah as and al-Imam al-Mahdi. Durūd Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. Frontier Region In this booklet the term Frontier Region refers to the North Western Frontier Province of India (now Pakistan) and con- tiguous regions of Afghanistan. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. The plural is ahādīth.