Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 568
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 568 Holy Prophet sas A title used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad sas. Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as over a period of twenty-three years. Ijm a ‘ Concensus of Muslim scholars re- garding a religious matter. Istighf a r Seeking forgiveness of Al- lah. Jam a ‘at Community. Ka‘bah The first house built for the worship of God. Located in Makkah. Muslims face the Ka‘bah while per- forming their daily Prayers and per- form circuits around it as an act of de- votion. K a fir Disbeliever. Kazz a b Liar. Khairul-Qur u n The Best of Centu- ries—of early Islam Khal i fatull a h Vicegerent of God. Khalq-e- A khar The sixth and high- est stage of physical and spiritual de- velopment. Literally means ‘the other creation. ’ Kh a tam-e-Nubuwwat Bearer of the Seal of Prophethood. Kh a tam-e-Wil a yat Bearer of the Seal of Sainthood. Kh a tamul-Anbiy a’ The Seal of the Prophets, a title accorded to the Holy Prophet sas. Kufr Disbelief. La‘nat Curse. Literally means ‘Absence of exaltation’. Maulaw i A Muslim religious cleric. Mub a halah A prayer duel. Mu h addath A recipient of divine reve- lation. Plural is mu h addath i n or mu- h addath u n. Mu h addith A scholar of the Hadith. Muhammad s as Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophet s as. Mujaddid A Reformer. Nafs-e-amm a rah The self that incites to evil. Naww a b An honorific title ratified and bestowed by Mughal emperors to semi-autonomous Muslim rul- ers of princely states in South Asia. The female equivalent is ‘Begum’ or ‘Nawwab Begum’. Parmeshwar A term in Hinduism for God, sometimes also written as Par- meshar. Qasidah An ode. Quran see Holy Quran. Ra hi m Merciful—an attribute of God as mentioned in S u rah al-F a ti h ah and throughout the Holy Quran.