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Glossary of Important Terms For the benefit of our readers, some important Islamic terms are explained below. Allah : Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, the Muslims often add “ Ta‘ a la ,” “the Most High,” when saying His holy name. Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at : The Community of Muslims who have accepted all the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian as the Promised Messiah and Ma h d i. The Community was established by the Promised Messiah as , and is now under the leadership of his fifth khal i fah , Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his help). The Commu- nity is also known as Jam a ‘at-e-Ahmadiyyah. Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam : A group of Ahmad i Muslims who, during the time of the Promised Messiah as accepted all the claims of the Promised Messiah as including that of being an Ummat i Nab i —a Prophet subordinate to the Holy Prophet sa and within his ummah. They also took a pledge of allegiance at the hand of the first khal i fah of the Promised Messiah as , Hadrat Al ha j Maulav i N u r-ud-D i n ra , but did not accept the khulaf a’ who followed him. Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam is also known as