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Glossary A ha d i th Plural of hadith, see Hadith. 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’. A ryah Sam a j A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Dayanand in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Par - meshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, that all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Parmeshwar. Auliy a ’ A shorter version of auliy a ’ - ull a h , which means ‘friends of Al - lah’; plural of wal i. Bai‘at Oath of allegiance to a re - ligious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Dajj a l An Arabic word literally meaning ‘great deceiver’. In Is - lamic terminology dajj a l refers to those satanic forces which would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi as. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. The plu - ral 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 meaning is his/her Holiness, Worship, Emi - nence, etc. It is also used for God in the su - perlative sense. H anaf i A school of jurisprudence founded by Imam Abu Hanifah rh.