Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page xi
Glossary of Important Terms xi Khalifah : Caliph is derived from the Arabic word “ khal i fah, ” which means successor. In Islamic terminology, the word righ- teous “ khal i fah ” is applied to one of the four khulaf a’ who continued the mission of Hadrat Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet of Islam. Ahmad i Muslims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiah as as Khalifatul Masih. Khulaf a ’ is the plural of khal i fah. Khalifatul Masih I : Hadrat Maul a n a N u r-ud-D i n ra , the first successor to the Promised Messiah as. Khalifatul Masih II : Hadrat Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad ra. He is also called Musle h -e-Mau‘ u d (the Promised Reformer) because he was born in 1886 in accordance with the prophecy of the Promised Messiah as regarding the birth of a righteous son who would be endowed with special abili- ties, attributes, and powers. His entire life is a testimony to the fulfilment of the prophecy. Kh a taman-Nabiyy i n : Seal of the Prophets, a title bestowed upon the Holy Prophet sa in the Holy Qur’ a n. The noun form of the concept is called Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. Khilafat : The institution of successorship in Islam. Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyyah : K hil a fat established in the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at after the demise of the Promised Messiah as. Kufr : Disbelief. Maj a z : Acquisition of a spiritual status by way of reflection.