A Gift for the Queen — Page 77
Glossary Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at— 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 khal i fah — Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his help). The Community is also known as Jam a ‘at-e-Ahmadiyya. A member of the Community is called an Ahmad i Muslim or simply an Ahmad i. Al h amdolill a h— A phrase from the Holy Quran meaning, all praise belongs to Allah alone. All a h— Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, Muslims often add Ta‘ a l a , 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 Muhammad sa ; it means the guided leader. A m i n —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 1⁄16 of a rupee and paisa is 1⁄4 of an anna.