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X wuhin سوق. The words/phrases listed below as well as the abbreviations to the right have been placed here for the benefit of those readers who are not familiar with their meanings and usage. With the exception of the first three abbreviations listed, the remainder are placed as a superscript after the word or phrase they are linked to (for example, the abbreviation 'sa' would be placed as follows:. Holy Prophet Muhammadsa, etc. ) The reader is advised that when encountering an unfamiliar word or phrase in this souvenir (e. g. in a caption, fact box, essay, etc. ), he or she should refer back to this page for assistance, as we have tried our best to ensure that every such word/phrase is included on this page. . Ahmadiyya:. Amir:. Ansarullah:. Bai'at:. Hazoor:. Hazrat:. Ijtema:. Jalsa Salana:. Jama'at:. Ka'aba:. Khalifa:. Khalifatul Masih:. Khilfat:. Khuddam:. Lajna Imaillah:. Mahdi:. Majlis:. Majlis-e-Irfan:. Majlis-e-Shura:. Musleh Maudra:. Nazim:. Glossary. MTA. C. E. . B. C. E. sa as ra aba. Abbreviations. Muslim Television Ahmadiyya of the Common Era before the Commona Era 'salla'llahu alaihi wa salam': an Arabic phrase which means, 'May the peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him!' 'alaihis salaam': an Arabic phrase which means, 'Peace be him!" upon 'razi allaho anho' (male); 'razi allaho anha' (female); Arabic phrases which mean 'They were pleased with Allah. " 'ayadahullah' taala bin asrihil aziz': an Arabic phrase which means, 'May Allah assist him with. His help' of or pertaining to Ahmadiyyat (Ahmadi: a follower of Ahmadiyyat) president an Ahmadiyya auxiliary organization consisting of men over 40 years of age a formal rite of initiation and allegiance into the fold of Ahmadiyyat 'your honor' or 'the honored one' 'the respected' 'gathering' 'annual gathering' an Ahmadiyya organization site located at the Sacred Mosque in Mecca (first house of worship) caliph; literally 'vicegerent'; a successor -- for our context -- of a prophet of God caliph of the Messiah; for our context, the caliph of the Promised Messiahas the institution of successorship in Islam in which caliphs succeed prophets of God and continue their mission an Ahmadiyya auxiliary organization consisting of men between the ages of 16 and 40 an Ahmadiyya auxiliary organization consisting of women between the ages of 16 and 40 'rightly guided' 'body of people' or 'gathering' a question and answer session in which the caliph answers the queries of people gathered a session of the executive body of the Jama'at held for the purposes of evaluating proposals and considering ways to improve the Jama'at as a whole in several key areas 'The Promised Reformer'; a name given to the son and second caliph of the Promised. Messiahas 'manager'. Promised Messiahas: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (b. 1835) whose advent as the 'Messiah' was foretold. Quran:. Sahibzada:. Tehrik-e-Jadid:. Waqf-e-Jadid: by earlier prophets the most authoritative and sacred text of Muslims revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa 'respected son' scheme initiated by the second caliph of the Promised Messiahas in 1934 to build mosques and missions of the Jama'at around the world a scheme initiated in 1957 which was designed to help the people of Pakistan and India― initiated by the second caliph of the Promised Messiahas. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souven