Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 6
! ! 6 Abbreviations The following abbreviations have been used in superscript. Readers are urged to recite the full salutations: sa sallal lā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam , meaning ‘may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’ is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. as ‘ alaihis - sala a m , meaning ‘may peace be upon him’ is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad as. ra r ad i y a llahu ’ anhu/’anha/’anhum , meaning ‘may Allah be pleased with him/her/them’ is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa or of the Promised Messiah as. rh rahimullah ta’ala meaning ‘may Allah shower His Mercy upon him’ is written after the names of deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa or of the Promised Messiah as. ab ayyadahullahu ta’ala bi - nasrihil - ‘aziz meaning ‘ may Allah be his H elper ’ and is used at the mention of the current Khalifa ab.