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Glossary A ha d Those a ha d i th that have a soli- tary chain of narration. A ha d i th Plural of H ad i th Ahl al-Bait Members of the progeny of the Holy Prophet s as 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. Bayyin a t Arabic word meaning ‘clear proofs’. Dajj a l Lit. ‘the great deceiver’. In Is- lamic terminology, refers to those satanic forces that will be un- leashed in the Latter Days to op- pose the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi as. Faij-e-A‘waj Reference to a crooked group to rise during the period after the three blessed centuries af- ter the Holy Prophet s as. 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 s as. 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. It is also used for God in the superlative sense. H akam Arbiter, Judge. A title given to the Imam Mahdi by the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Holy Prophet s as A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad s as. 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