Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 57
glossary Aameen Ceremony: a happy occasion celebrating the first reading of the Holy Quran. Bahishti Maqbarah: heavenly graveyard established by the Promised Messiah as. Bait-ud-Du’a : literally means, ‘house of prayer’. It is the name of a small room in the house of the Promised Messiah as where he would pray alone. Chapatti: homemade flat-bread. Cholera: a bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. Dars: a reading from the Holy Quran accompanied by its explanation. Dar-uz-Ziafat: the guest house established by the Promised Messiah as. The phrase literally means ‘the house of hospitality’. Firni: rice pudding from the Indian subcontinent, made by boiling milk, sugar and rice. Gol Kamrah: lit. round room. A room in the house of the Promised Messiah as. Hazrat: his/her holiness—used as a title of respect. Huzoor: your holiness Istighfar: an Arabic phrase which means seeking forgiveness from Allah the Almighty.