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not included in the Rūḥānī Khazā'in. References to Malfūzāt and Ishtihārāt are also based on the London edition. . The following abbreviations have been used in this book,. Readers are requested to recite the full salutations when reading the book:. SA. An abbreviation for sal-lallahu 'alaihi wa sallam, meaning "May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him," is written after the name of the Holy Prophet. Muḥammad SA. AS. An abbreviation for 'alaihis salām, meaning "May peace be upon him," is written after the name of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet SA. . RA. An abbreviation for radi-Allāho 'anhu/‘anhã/ 'anhum meaning, "May Allāh be pleased with him/her/them," is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet AS and of the Promised. Messiah AS. RH. An abbreviation for rahimahullāh, meaning, "May. Allāh have mercy on him," is written after the names of deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions. . In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society. at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a, i, u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the. English word 'honour. " th, pronounced like th in the English word 'thing. '