A Message of Peace & a Word of Warning — Page xiv
xiii Publisher ' s Note The name of Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol sa , which is an abbreviation for the salutation ( ) S allall a hu ‘Alaihi Wasallam (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The names of other Prophets as and messengers are followed by the symbol as , an abbrevia- tion for ( / ) ‘ Alaihissal a m/ ‘ Alaihimussa- l a m (on whom be peace). The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, but they should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full in each case. The symbol ra is used with the name of the Companions of the Holy Prophet sa and those of the Promised Messiah as. It stands for ( / / ) Ra di All a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a / ‘anhum (May Allah be pleased with him/ with her/with them). rh stands for ( ) Ra h imahull a hu Ta‘ a l a (may Allah’s blessing be on him). at stands for ( ) Ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a l a (May Allah, the Al-Mighty help him). In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the following system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society.