The Economic System of Islam — Page 147
Glossary 147 Khalifatul Masih II— Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II, Mirza Bashir- ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra (1889–1965), was the second successor of the Promised Messiah as. He is also called Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d be- cause he was born in accordance with the prophecy made by the Promised Messiah as in 1886 concerning the birth of a righteous son who would be endowed with unique abilities and attributes. Khalifatul Masih V— Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V, Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa , is the fifth successor of the Promised Messiah as and the current Imam of Jam a ‘at-e-Ahmadiyya. He is the great grandson of the Promised Messiah as. Khilafat— The institution of successorship in Islam. See also Khalifah. Khumus— See page 61 Laghw— See page 45 Lubad— See page 23 Mahdi— ‘The guided one. ’ This is the title given by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to the awaited Reformer of the Latter Days. Muhammad sa — Proper name of the Holy Prophet sa of Islam. Rib a — See under heading Barriers to Illegitimate Accumulation of Wealth in Islam: Prohibition of Interest (Riba) on page 53