Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page xii
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT xii Mahd i : The literal translation of this word is “the guided one. ” This is the title given by the Holy Prophet sa to the awaited Reformer of Latter Days. Mu h addath : A recipient of frequent converse with Allah. Mujaddid : Reformer. Mulham : Recipient of Allah’s revelation. Nab i : Nab i means a Prophet. See also Ummat i Nab i and Z ill i N ab i. Nubuwwat : Prophethood. Promised Messiah : The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at , Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian. He claimed that he had been sent by Allah in accordance with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa about the coming of a Mahd i and Messiah from among the Muslims. Qiblah : The House of God in Mecca towards which Muslims face while offering Prayers. Ras u l : Messenger [of God]. The noun form is Ris al at , indi- cating Messengership. S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah : An institution established by the Promised Messiah as to run administrative matters of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at. Shar i ‘ah(‘at) : Religious law. Ummah : Followers. Ummat i Nab i : Ummat i means one who follows the Holy Prophet sa. The term Ummat i Nab i means a follower