A Gift for the Queen — Page 78
78 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD Hadrat —A term of respect used for a person of established righ- teousness and piety. Holy Prophet sa —A term used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Holy Quran —The Book sent by Allah for the guidance of mankind. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa over a period of twenty-three years. H u du r —Your Holiness; His Holiness. Jihad —The literal meaning of this word is ‘striving’. The term is used to mean self-purification as well as religious wars in some instances. Jizyah — The tax that is taken from the free non-Muslim subjects of a Muslim government whereby they ratify the compact that ensures them protection or because it is a compensation for the protection which is guaranteed to them, the non-Muslim subject being free from military service. ( Dictionary of the Holy Quran , by Malik Ghulam Farid, p. 136) Mahdi —The literal translation of this word is ‘the guided one’. This is the title given by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to the awaited Reformer of the Latter Days. Muhammad —Proper name of the Prophet of Islam.