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A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 49 ] birth of a righteous son who would be endowed with special abilities, attributes, and powers. Khalifatul Masih IV — Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV, Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad rta (1928–2003) was the fourth successor and a grandson of the Promised Messiah as , the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Mahd i —‘The Guided One’. This is the title given by the Holy Prophet sa to the awaited Reformer of Latter Days. Maula vi or Maul ana —Literally, ‘my lord’, a title of rever- ence used for religious clerics. Maulana, ‘our lord’. Promised Messiah— The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian, India, who made his claim in fulfilment of the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa regarding the coming of a Mahd i and Messiah from among the Muslims. Sahib —A term of respect, similar to the diversity of English terms like mister or sir. Sunnah —Traditions/Practices of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. S u rah —Arabic word for designating the chapters of the Holy Qur’an. Ummah —The larger community of Muslims.