Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 83
Publisher's note Please note all references provided are from the Urdu edition and thus, are mostly books, periodicals or addresses published in Urdu. We have added the references to the Holy Quran citing the name of the s u rah [i. e. chapter], followed by a chapter number: verse citation, e. g. , S u rah al-Jumu‘ah, 62:4. Salutations are recited out of respect when mentioning the names of Prophets and holy personages. These salutations have been abbreviated and inserted into the text where applicable. Readers are urged to recite the full salutations for the following abbreviations: s as s allallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam , meaning ‘peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. as ‘alaihis-salaam , meaning ‘peace be on him’, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. ra raziyallahu ‘anhu/‘anhaa/‘anhum , meaning ‘Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as.