Blessings of Khilafat — Page 191
Glossary 191 Min a a a a ratul-Mas ih ih ih ih — A minaret in the Aqsa Mosque of Qadian, which was initiated by the Promised Messiah as and completed during the Khilafat of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra Mahdi— ‘The guided one. ’ This is the title given by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to the awaited Reformer of the Latter Days. Maul a a a a n a a a a or Maulav i i i i —A Muslim religious cleric. Nik ah ah ah ah — The announcement of marriage in Islam. Muhammad— Proper name of the Holy Prophet sa of Islam. The Promised Messiah— This term refers to the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian. He claimed that he had been sent by Allah in accordance with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa about the coming of al- Imam al-Mahdi (the Guided Leader) and Messiah. Sunnah— Traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa of Islam. S u u u u rah— A term in Arabic referring to a chapter of the Holy Quran. Shariah— Religious law.