Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 281
Glossary Many of the Arabic terms used in this translation are found in The Oxford English Dictionary, including, Islam, Quran, Hadith, Sunnah, etc. Such words have not been italicised in the text, and generally, are not glossed here. In various places, the Promised Messiah" has explained various words in a linguistic context or expounded their deeper spiritual meaning, as is the case, for example, with labw, ghamrah, istiqamat, rujz, among others. Such words, though italicised in the text, have not been included in the glossary. Similarly, foreign terms which can adequately be translated into English-though given in the text on certain occasions-have not been elaborated here. Therefore, please note that only such terms are included in this glossary which require an explanation above and beyond a simple translation in English. albamdulillah literally, 'all praise belongs to Allah, which is an expression in Islam for showing gratitude to God. Asr the third of the five daily prayers, which is offered in the late afternoon. athra an illness caused by a weakness in the womb. On this account, a woman is either unable to conceive at all, but if successful she repeatedly miscarries; those who do give birth either deliver stillbirth or lose their children in young age. Badr the second official organ of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established on 31 October 1902. This weekly newspaper was published from Qadian, District Gurdaspur, in the Urdu language. Bayazid Bastami Abu Yazid Tayfur ibn Isa ibn Surashan al-Bastami, commonly known as Bayazid Bastami was a Persian Sufi from north-central Iran. He is considered by some to be one of the pioneers of the concept of fana. Bustan literally, "The Orchard' is a famous collection of Persian poetry by the renowned Sheikh Sa'di comprising his wise judgements on life and other anecdotes. cowrie the flattened yellowish shell of the money cowrie, formerly used as money in parts of Africa and the Indo-Pacific area. Cowrie is derived from the 17th century Hindi word 'kauri. ' Dar-ul-Harb literally, "Territory of War' and refers to such territories where no treaty of peace with the Muslims exists. Various schools of thought and jurists believe that an Islamic territory taken by non-Muslims becomes a Dar-ul-Harb when Islamic law is replaced. Dharam Mahautsav the 'Conference of Great Religions' held at the Lahore Town Hall on 26th-29th December 1897 on the efforts of Swami Sadhu Shugan Chandar. The purpose of the conference was for the learned representatives of various religions to set forth the excellences of their respective faiths. For more information, please see The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace.