The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 35
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 35 ] teous son who would be endowed with special abilities, attributes, and powers. Khalifatul Masih IV — Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV, Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad rta (1928–2003) was the fourth successor of the Promised Messiah as. He was a grandson of the Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah as. Khilafat— The institution of successorship in Islam. Mahd i —‘The guided one’. This is the title given by the Holy Prophet sa to the awaited Reformer of Latter Days. Maula vi and Mullah— A Muslim religious cleric. Nab i and Ras u l —Arabic terms for Prophet and Messenger. Promised Messiah— The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian, India, who made his claim in fulfilment of the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa regarding the coming of a Mahd i and Messiah from among the Muslims. Sahib —A term of respect, similar to the diversity of English terms like mister or sir. S u rah —Arabic word for designating the chapters of the Holy Qur’an.