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GLOSSARY 181 Khilafat The literal meaning of the Mujaddid Reformer. Holy person- term is successorship. Madinah The ancient Arabian city to which the Holy Prophetsa em- igrated from Makkah. Home to al-Masjid an-Nabawi and the tomb of the Holy Prophetsa, the second holiest site in Islam. Mahdi Literally means 'Guided. see Imam Mahdi. ages within Islam who appeared in at the head of every century. Qamar Moon Qasidah An ode. Quraish The leading tribe in Mak- kah during the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. He himself was from the Banū Hashim clan of the Quraish tribe. Makkah The ancient Arabian city of the Holy Prophet Muhammad's sa Quran see Holy Quran. birth, settled by Prophet Ibrāhīmas, and home to the Ka'bah, the holi- est site in Islam. Maulawi A Muslim religious cleric. Mi'raj The spiritual ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas to Heaven, described in the Holy Quran and related in detail in ha- dith literature. Mubāhalah Prayer duel. As de- scribed in Sūrah Al-e-Imran, a contest between claimants to di- vine support wherein each party prays for God to curse the lying party. Muhaddath A recipient of divine revelation. Plural is muhaddathin or muhaddathūn. Ramadan The ninth month of the lunar calendar, in which fasting is prescribed for all adult, able-bod- ied Muslims, except those trave- ling, ill, pregnant, or nursing. Sha'ban The eighth month in the lu- nar calendar, preceding Ramadan directly. Shariah Religious law of Islam. The term is also used in the general sense of any revealed law. Sūrah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Taqwa Righteousness. Fear of God.