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Glossary Abjad A numerological system that assigns a specific numerical value to each letter in the Arabic alpha- bet. (Also known as H is a bul-Ju- mal. ) A m i n A term which literally means, ‘so let it be’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to ‘amen’. Auliy a ’ Literally means ‘Friends’ and is the plural of wal i , which is gen- erally used to refer to a saintly per- son. Shorter version of auliy a ’ul- l a h. Bai‘at Oath of allegiance to a reli- gious leader. Dajj a l A term in Arabic that liter- ally means, ‘the great deceiver’. In Islamic terminology ‘Dajj a l’ refers to those satanic forces that would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah as and al-Im a m al-Mahd i. A similar prophecy in the Christian faith about the appearance of the Anti- christ refers to the same approach phenomenon, and we have there- fore used the terms ‘Dajj a l’ and ‘Antichrist’ and synonyms. Furq a n Literally, the ‘Discrimina- tion’. Another name for the Holy Quran, meaning the discrimina- tion between right and wrong. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The plural is a ha d i th. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal mean- ing is: His/Her Holiness, Worship, Eminence, etc. Hijrah Migration. Refers to the exo- dus from Makkah to Madinah by the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as in