Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page vi
vi Publisher's Note The biography of Hadrat Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra , the companion and the first successor, Khalifa, of the Promised Messiah as was written by Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra and was published sometimes in the eighties (no date of publication was given) in England by the London Mosque, 16 Gressonhall Road, London SW18. We are publishing the second edition of the biography with a new typeset. The first eidition did not have index and references (except those of the Holy Quran). This edition is published with index and most of the references have also been given. We found some spelling and other minor mistakes which have been corrected. However, the text has not been altered and strictly follow the original edition. Another feature of this edition is the transliteration of unfamiliar Arabic, Persian or Urdu words. In this we have followed the system of transliteration of Royal Asiatic Society, which is given below. The name of Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol sa , which is an abbreviation for the salutation 'may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ' The names of other prophets and messengers are followed by the symbol as , an abbreviation for 'on whom be peace. ' The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, but they should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full in each case. The symbol ra is used with the name of the Disciples of the Holy Prophet sa and those of the Promised Messiah as. It stands for Ra di All a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum (May Allah be pleased with him/with her/with them).