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lengthened a bit more it is transliterated as 'ei' to be pro- nounced as 'ei' in 'feign' without the element of diphthong thus 'کے' is transliterated as 'Kei'. For the nasal sound of 'n' we have used the symbol 'n'. Thus Urdu word 'میں' would be transliterated as 'meiń'. " The consonants not included above have the same pho- netic value as in the principal languages of Europe. We have not transliterated Arabic words which have be- come part of English language, e. g. , Islam, Mahdi, Quran, Hijra, Ramadan, Hadith, ulema, umma, Sahib, Imam, etc. Please also note that the words in the text in normal brack- ets () and in between the long dashes are the words of the Promised Messiahas and if any explanatory words or phrases are added by the publisher for the purpose of clari- fication, they are put in square brackets []. May Allah accept our humble efforts and make this blessed task a source of guidance for many. Amin. The Publisher May, 2007 *These transliterations are not included in the system of transliteration by Royal Asiatic Society. [Publisher] ix