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200 SIRRUL-KHILAFAH-THE REALITY OF KHILAFAH Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal mean- ing is: His/Her Holiness, Worship, Eminence, etc. It is also used for God in the superlative sense. Holy Prophetsas A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Khalifatul-Masih Ahmadi Mus- lims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiahas as Khalifatul- Masīḥ. Khulafa' is the plural of Khalifah. See also Khulafā. Khātamul-Anbiya' see Khāta- mun-Nabiyyīn Khātamun-Nabiyyin The Seal of the Prophets. A title accorded by God to the Holy Prophet Mu- hammadsas in the Holy Quran. A variant is Khātamul-Anbiyā. Holy Quran The final and per- fect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for Khulafa' Plural of Khalifah. Caliph all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas over a period of twenty-three years. Imru' al-Qays Junduh ibn Hujr al- Kindīy An Arabic poet in the 6th century AD. He is sometimes con- sidered the father of Arabic poetry. Ka'bah The first house built for the worship of God, located in Mak- kah. Muslims face Ka'bah while performing their daily Prayers [i. e. Şalāt and make circuits of it as a part of the pilgrimage and also as an act of devotion. Khairur-Rusul The Best of the Mes- sengers a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. Khalifah see Khulafa' is derived from the Arabic word khalifah, which herein means 'suc- cessor. In many divine revelations someone commissioned by God Almighty is referred to as His Khalifah. In Islamic terminology, the title Khalifa-e-Rashid' [guided Khalifah] is applied to each of the first four Khulafā' who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. Ahmadi Muslims refer to each successor of the Prom- ised Messiahas as Khalifatul-Masīḥ. Mahdi Literally means 'Guided. A title given to the Reformer of the Latter Days prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas; see also About the Promised Messiah on page xi. Maulawi A Muslim religious cleric.