A Letter to a Dear One — Page 108
108 Letter to a Dear One Glossary ab·: father of Ab· Bakr: The first successor to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him. Adh å n xZeZ : Call for formal Islamic Prayer. [Az å n] a™åd∏th XŒûd£äZ : Plural of ™ad∏th. A™mad∏ X}døäZ : A follower of ©añrat Mirzå Ghulåm A™mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him. A™mad∏s: Plural of A™madi A™madiyyat XÕûdøäZ : Muslim sect believing Hañrat Mirzå Ghulåm A™mad to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, peace be on him ‘ alaihissalåm wαöZ ‰√æì : peace be on him al ™ amdulillah: All praise belongs to God. ‘ Ali: The fourth successor to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad. all ā hu akbar: God is the Greatest. Ā m ī n „≈õÚ : So be it. Am∏r Æ≈õZ : Commander, Head. assal å mu ‘alaikum ‚º√æì wαöZ : Peace be on you. ā yah: a verse ā y ā t: verses ayyadahull å hu ta‘ å l å bina ” rihil-‘az ∏ z, ØûØ∑öZ yÆ≥¿Ö ˘£∑Ü ‰æöZ y¨ûZ : May Allah support him with His Mighty Help Ban ū : Sons of, from the progeny of, tribe of. bismillåh-ir-rahmån-ir-rahim: In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. [Bismillåhir-Rahmånir-Rahim, Bismillåh al-Rahmån al-Rahim, Bismillåh-ir-Rhmån-ir-Rahim] Bukhår∏ }f£™Ö : The most reliable source of the sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him. Chanda y¨¿å : Monetary contribution, donation. du‘ å £ìd : prayer, supplication Fajr: The dawn-to-sunrise formal Islamic worship. Fitrana: specified alms to be given at the ‘Id al-Fitr © adith Œû¨ä : Saying of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallahu alaihi wasallam. © a ñ rat \Æ¥ä : His Holiness [ Hazrat, Hadhrat ] © aj: Formal pilgrimage to Mecca during appointed time of the year. © ij ā b: pardah, modesty ™ u ñ ū r f¬¥ä : Your Honor/Holiness, His Honor/Holiness [huzur, hazoor] ‘ Ī d ¨≈ì : Islamic celebration at the end of Ramadan and at the conclusion of Pilgrimage. [Eid] im ā m w£õZ : Leader. Person leading sal ā t.