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Glossary A m i n A term which literally means, ‘so let it be’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in meaning to ‘amen’. A ha d i th Plural of hadith. Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community A Community of Muslims who have accepted the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian as the Promised Messiah. The Community was established by the Promised Mes- siah as in 1889, and is now under the leadership of his fifth Khalif a h, H a d- rat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah strengthen him). The Community is also known as Jam a ‘at Ahmadiyya. A member of the Community is called an Ahmadi Muslim or an Ahmadi. Allah Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper rever- ence for Him, the Muslims often add Ta‘ a l a , the Exalted, when saying His Holy name. Annual Convention (Jalsa S a l a na) A conference held annually and at- tended by Ahmadi and non-Ahmadi Muslims and other people through- out the world in large numbers. The annual conference was initiated by the Promised Messiah as in 1891. It is known by its original Urdu name, Jalsa S a l a na. Aq ta b Plural of qu t b, which means the polar star. Metaphorically applied to a saintly leader who guides people out of darkness. A rya Sam a j A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmeshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Parmeshwar. ‘A s r Late afternoon. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers [i. e. S al a t ] in Islam. Auliy a’ Literally means ‘Friends’ and is the plural of wal i , which is gener- ally used to refer to a saintly person. Shorter version of auliy a ’ull a h. Adh a n The formal call for Islamic daily Prayers