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Glossary A ha d i th plural of H ad i th A m i n A term which literally means, ‘so let it be’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to ‘amen’. Auliy a’ Plural of Wal i 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 Imam Mahdi as. Furq a n Literally, the ‘Discrimina- tion’. Another name for the Holy Quran, meaning the discrimina- tion between right and wrong. H ad i th A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. The plural is a ha d i th. 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 Prophet sas A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad sas. Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Mu- hammad sas over a period of twen- ty-three years. Imam Mahdi A title meaning ‘Guided Leader’, given to the Reformer of the Latter Days prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as.