A Gift for the Queen

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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A Gift for the Queen — Page 77

GLOSSARY Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamāʻat-The Community of Muslims who have accepted the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. The Community was established by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as in 1889, and is now under the leadership of his fifth khalifah-Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his help). The Community is also known as Jamāʻat-e-Ahmadiyya. A member of the Community is called an Ahmadī Muslim or simply an Ahmadi. Alhamdolillāh-A phrase from the Holy Quran meaning, all praise belongs to Allah alone. Allah-Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, Muslims often add Taʻālā, translated here as 'the Exalted, when saying His Holy name. Al-Imam al-Mahdi-The title given to the Promised Reformer by the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa; it means the guided leader. Āmīn-May Allah make it so. Currency values-The booklet uses rupees, anna and paisa. Rupee was the main unit of currency in India, anna is 16 of a rupee and paisa is ¼ of an anna.