The Noble Son — Page x
x rta rahmatullaah ‘alaihi/‘alaihaa/‘alaihim , meaning ‘may Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is written after the names of those deceased Khalifahs or pious Muslims who were not companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahullaahu Ta‘aalaa binasrihil-‘Azeez , meaning ‘may Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support’, is written after the name of the present head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Since the speech was delivered during the era of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II ra in 1957, the salutation used by Hazrat Maulana Jaluluddin Shams ra was ayyadahullaahu Ta‘aalaa binasrihil-‘Azeez. For this reason aba has been used throughout this book next to the name of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II ra.