Muhammad the Liberator of Women — Page ix
PUBLISHER’S NOTE Please note that according to our system of counting 5uranic verses, the verse Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m (in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) is counted as the first verse of the chapter which it precedes. Some publishers of the Holy 5uran, however, begin counting following Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m. Should the reader not find the relevant verse under the number mentioned in this book, he or she is advised to deduct 1 from the number. For example, if this book quotes S u rah F at ir, citing Ch. 35:25, then some copies of the Holy 5uran will list the same verse under Ch. 35:24. The name of Muhammad saw , the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol saw , which is an abbreviation of s allall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam , meaning ‘peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’. The names of other Prophets as are followed by the symbol as ‘alaihis- sal a m, meaning ‘peace be on him’. The actual prayers 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 saw and those of the Promised Messiah as. It is an abbreviation of ra d iyall a hu