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42 Drought Dry weather. Erect Construct Expedition Journey undertaken with a particular Purpose. Expel Force (someone) to leave a place, especially a country. Generosity The quality of being kind and generous Gracious Kind. Grief Stricken Overcome by deep sorrow. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. The plural is ahaadeeth. Haq Mahr Settlement by the hus- band on his wife in marriage. Hermit A person living in solitude. Holy Prophet saw A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad saw. Illicit Unlawful. Incumbent Compulsory. Integrity The quality of being hon- est and having strong moral prin- ciples. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khalifah, which means ‘successor’. In Islamic termi- nology, the word righteous khal- ifah is applied to one of the four khulafaa’ who continued the mis- sion of Hazrat Muhammad saw , the Holy Prophet of Islam. Ahmadi Muslims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiah as as Khalifatul- Masih. Khulafaa’ is the plural of khalifah. Khalifatul-Masih see Khalifah. Laat Name of an idol. Luxury Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury. Memento An object kept as a re- minder or souvenir of a person. Merchandise Goods of a merchant. Miscarriage To lose the baby in womb. Monastery Abbey. A house for monks. Monk A male inhabitant of monas- tery vowed not to marry. Monotheistic A religion, which de- clares that there is only one God.