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282 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad dhikr-e-arra literally, the "invocation of the saw. A Sufi invocation, commonly found among the Yasavi order and others. The sound that comes from the throat of those performing this chant aloud resemble the grinding of a saw and is symbolic for the Sufi 'sawing their desires. " Dhul-Faqar The famous sword of Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib", the fourth Caliph of the Holy Prophets. Fajr the first of the five daily prayers, which is offered at dawn before sunrise. fana-e-nadhari literally, 'annihilation of perception, is a concept held by the Sufis and saints. The Promised Messiah" explains elsewhere in Malfuzat that fana-e-nadhari or 'annihilation of perception' is when man keeps his attention towards Allah in every action and movement, and becomes so absorbed in God that he can see nothing in the world to possess any power in its own right. Such an individual can perceive and observe nothing but the power and control of Allah in all things, and he comes to realise that everything in the world happens only by God's will. fana literally, annihilation' or 'to cease to exist. The Sufis speak of three stages in man's spiritual journey to God. The first stage is fana, or the complete denial of the self and the realisation that only when a person imposes a death upon their own soul can they be truly united with God. The second stage is baga (subsistence or life) and the third stage is liga (meeting), which is the state of union with God. The state of fana fillah means to be lost or absorbed completely in the love of Allah. Al-Hakam the first official organ of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established on 8 October 1897. The first editor of Al-Hakam was Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfania. This weekly newspaper was published from Qadian, District Gurdaspur. Hujaj-ul-Kiramab a book by Nawwab Siddiq Hasan Khan, relating to signs of the Latter Days. ihsan a favour, but in the context of worship, the Holy Prophet has expounded that insan means to worship God as though one can see Him, and if this is not possible, then at least to stand before Him in worship knowing that He can see you. Isha the last of the five daily prayers, which is offered in the evening, shortly after nightfall. Maghrib the fourth of the five daily prayers and offered right after sunset. mahapralaya the Grand Dissolution of the universe. The Hindus believe that the fourteen realms (loka) are destroyed; the universe and all souls are absorbed in Shiva, and a state of non-existence, as it were, prevails. Mahdi literally 'the guided one' and also refers to the Imam Mahdi-a title meaning 'Guided Leader, given to the Reformer of the Latter Days prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa. mahram a man or woman with whom marriage is not permissible. A non-mahram, therefore, refers to a man or woman who one can marry and between whom the shariah instructs segregation in light of the Islamic injunction of veiling. Malfuzat written records of sayings, discourses and audiences of pious men, Sufis and religious divines. Magamat-e-Hariri a collection of 50 stories by Abu Muhammad Al-Qasim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman Al-Hariri, commonly known as Al-Hariri of Basra, who was an