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g l o s s a r y Ab u Bakr —A close friend and companion of the Holy Prophet sa and the first caliph in Islam. He was the first among men to confirm the truth of the claim of the Holy Prophet sa. Allah —Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, Muslims often add Ta‘ a l a , ‘the Most High’, when saying His Holy name. Ahmad i Muslim or Ahmad i —A member of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at. Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at —The Community of Muslims who accept the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian as being the Promised Messiah and Mahd i ; the Jam a ‘at was established by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as in 1889, and is now under the leadership of his fifth Khalifah, Ha d rat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad aba. Al-Im a m al-Mahd i —The title given to the Promised Re- former of the latter days; it means guided leader. Arya or A ry a Sam a j —A movement founded in 1875 by Sw a m i Day a nanda in India with the objective of promoting the teachings of the Vedas. A ryan —A member of the A ry a group. A ryawart —Land of the A ry a s—India.