The Detroit Address — Page 38
38 as ‘alaihis-sal a m, meaning ‘peace be on him’, is writ- ten after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. ra ra d iyall a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum, meaning ‘may Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas or of the Promised Messiah as. rta ra h matull a h ‘alaihi/‘alaih a /‘alaihim, meaning ‘may Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is writ- ten after the names of those deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a la bina s rihil-‘Az i z, meaning ‘may Allah the Almighty help him with His pow- erful support’, is written after the name of the pres- ent head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aba, Khal i fatul- Mas ih V. Readers are urged to recite the full salutations when read- ing the book. In general, we have adopted the following system established by the Royal Asiatic Society for our transliteration.