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Glossary A ha d i th see Hadith A hm adi yy a The Divinely appointed name for the Muslim Commu- nity established by the Prophet of the Latter Days. The root, Ahmad, is based on a proper name of the Holy Prophet saw. A m i n A term which literally means, ‘so be it’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in meaning to ‘amen’. Am i r Governor, president, or leader. Title for the national head of a chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. ( also Emir) An sa r Lit. ‘Helpers’. Title accorded to the Muslims of Madinah who welcomed the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw upon his migra- tion; pl. of N as ir. Auliy a ’ A shorter version of Auliy a ’ - ull a h , which means, ‘Friends of Allah’; pl. of Wal i. Ayy a m see Yaum Bur u z Title applied to a person who is the spiritual reflection of an earlier holy personage and his qualities. The Promised Messiah as was the reflection of the Holy Prophet saw. Dajj a l An Arabic word literally meaning the ‘great deceiver’. In Is- lamic terminology, dajj a l refers to those satanic forces which would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah and Im a m Mahdi as.