Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 535
Glossary 535 Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as over a period of twenty-three years. H ud u r see Hadrat. H ujjatull a h The Proof of Allah, a term used to honour the men of God. Ijm a‘ Consensus. Refers to the agree- ment by all or the vast majority of Muslim scholars on a matter relating to Islamic belief etc. Ilh a m Divine revelation from God, used interchangeably with wa hi in Islamic terminology. The plural is ilh a m a t. ‘Ilmul-Yaq i n Knowledge by inference. The weakest of three levels of cer- tainty. Insh a ’All a h An Arabic term meaning ‘God-willing’. Istighf a r Seeking Allah’s forgiveness. Jalsa Salana Annual Convention, Con- ference, or gathering. See Annual Convention. Jam a ‘at Community. Although the word Jam a ‘at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jam a ‘at generally refers to the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. Jizyah A tax paid in lieu of military service by non-Muslims living in a Muslim State. Ka‘bah The first house built for the worship of God, located in Makkah. Muslims face Ka‘bah while perform- ing their daily Prayers [i. e. S al a t ] and make circuits of it as a part of the pil- grimage and also as an act of devotion. K a fir A person who is not a Muslim; disbeliever. Kalimah The declaration of the Islamic faith: L a ilaha illall a hu Mu h amma- dur-Ras u lull a h, ‘There is no one wor- thy of worship except Allah; Muham- mad is the Messenger of Allah. ’ Kadhdh a b A great liar. A title of Mu- sailimah, who claimed falsely to be a Prophet in Arabia in the 7th century CE. Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’ The Seal of the Prophets, a title accorded to the Holy Prophet s as. Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n The Seal of the Prophets. A title accorded by God to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as in the Holy Quran. A variant is Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’. Kh a tamur-Rusul Literally means ‘Seal of the Messengers’. An alternate way of expressing the title, ‘the Seal of the Prophets,’ of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word ‘khal i fah’, which herein means ‘successor’. Khulaf a’ is the plu- ral of Khalifah. Khalifatul Masih see Khalifah.