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308 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Hafiz a person who has committed to memory the entire text of the Holy Quran. Hujaj-ul-Kiramah a book by Nawwab Siddiq Hasan Khan, relating to signs of the Latter Days. Imamayn literally, ‘The Two Leaders’ is a title of honour that refers to Hazrat Imam Hasan ra and Hazrat Imam Husayn ra , the two grandsons of the Holy Prophet sa. Isha the last of the five daily prayers, which is offered in the evening, shortly after nightfall. Ishraq is an optional Prayer consisting of two phases: two rak’ats are offered when the sun has risen for a while but not enough to have heated up the environment. Once the latter has occurred, this is the second phase, in which one may offer four or eight rak’ats. The first phase is known as salat-ul-ishraq and the second salat-ud-duha. It has been named salat-ulawwabin as well. In some Traditions, however, the Prayer offered between Maghrib and Isha consisting of six rak’ats is called salat-ul-awwabin. Maghrib the fourth of the five daily prayers and offered right after sunset. 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 Muhammad sa. Malfuzat written records of sayings, discourses and audiences of pious men, Sufis and religious divines. Mathnawi an extensive poem written in Persian by Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Rumi, it is one of the most influential works of sufism and is often referred to as ‘the Quran in Persian. ’ maulvi a Muslim cleric mi’raj literally, ‘the ascension’ was a spiritual experience of the Holy Prophet sa in which he travelled into the heavens, met various Prophets and ultimately Allah Himself. muqallid a term which refers to someone who follows the teaching of another. In general it refers to someone who follows one of the four main Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence, namely: Hanafi, Shafa’i, Malaki, Hanbali. rak’at a single unit in the formal Islamic Prayer, consisting of the standing and bowing positions, as well as two prostrations. ruku the bowing position in the formal Prayer. sama literally means ‘listening’. It is a Sufi practice that combines music, chanting and dance to induce mystical trance and spiritual ecstasy. Syed a descendant of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. tabarra a fundamental aspect of Shia doctrine which teaches disassociation with the first three Caliphs of the Holy Prophet sa and his companions, and refers to the obligation to curse them. Tadhkira-tul-Awliya literally ‘Memorial of the Saints’ is a book written by Farid-ud-Din Attar, a Persian poet and Sufi, about the life of renowned mystics and their miracles. tolah a traditional Indian unit of measurement, equivalent to approximately 11. 664 grams.