The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 349
Glossary of Terms Volume I A’immah-e-Arbi‘ah: Literally means ‘The Four Leaders’ and particularly refers to the jurists Imām Abū Ḥanīfah, Imām Shāf‘ī, Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal and Imām Mālik. A’immah-e-Ḥadīth: Literally means ‘The Leaders of Ḥadīth ’ and is a term used to describe prominent scholars in the field who collected narrations of the Holy Prophet sa. Adhān: The formal Muslim call to the compulsary five daily prayers or Ṣalāt. Aḥādīth: Traditions pertinent to the sayings or deeds of the Holy Prophet sa as recorded by his faithful companions. Ḥadith is the singular form of this word. Ahl-e-Kitāb: Commonly refers to the Jews and Christians and literally means ‘People of the Book’. ‘Ajamī: A term which refers to non- Arabs and literally means ‘those who cannot speak’ or ‘mutes’. Amīn: A famous title given to the Holy Prophet sa , which literally means ‘The Trustworthy’. Al-Badw: Bedouins of Arabia who reside outside of the city. Al-Ḥaḍr: Those who live in socially civilised towns and cities. Allāh: The personal name of God in Islām. Amīnul-Millah: The title endowed to Abū ‘Ubaidah bin ‘Abdullāh bin Al- Jarrāḥ ra by the Holy Prophet sa. Amīrul-Mu’minīn: Means ‘Leader of the Believers’, and is used to refer to the Caliph of the time. This term was first coined in the era of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra as a term for the office of Caliphate in Islam. ‘Āmul-Fīl: A term used to refer to the year in which Abrahah, the viceroy of Yemen brought his armies in an attempt to destroy the Ka‘bah and literally means ‘Year of the Elephant’. ‘Āmul-Ḥuzn: A term used by the Holy Prophet sa to refer to the 10th year Nabawī , in which Ḥaḍrat Khadījah ra and Abū Ṭālib passed away, one after the other and literally means ‘The Year of Grievances’. Anṣār: Literally means ‘The Helpers’, which was a title of veneration given to the Muslims of Madīnah, on account of their giving protection to the Holy Prophet sa and his companions of Makkah, when they migrated to Madīnah. ‘Anṣārī’ is the singular form of this word. Anṣārī: Refer to ‘Anṣār’ ‘Arab-e-‘Āribah: A term used to refer to the Arabia composed of the pure